Does taking 2 effervescent calcium tablets in a short time have any effect? How to avoid low calcium?

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Hello pharmacist. I'm 25 years old, I used to have low calcium before, the pharmacist told me to take 1 effervescent calcium tablet Calcium sandoz 500 in the future. Tonight, I felt numb in my hands, feeling anxious. .. I took 1 pill, but almost 2 hours later, I didn't feel any less, so I took 1 more pill. May I ask, in a short period of time taking 2 effervescent calcium tablets has any effect? How to avoid low calcium?
Khanh Linh (1995) Reply
Hello. Through the symptoms you describe as hand numbness, anxiety, we don't see you talking about blood tests, so we have not definitively concluded this time that you have low calcium. This time, in a short time you take 2 tablets of Calcium sandoz 500 can be accepted (Because the recommended adult dose can be 1000mg of calcium divided into 2 times or in case of need to increase a large amount of calcium, it can be up to 2000mg of calcium divided into 2 times. ), but this is only a temporary solution. To avoid hypocalcemia, you need to find the cause of the calcium deficiency. From causes such as: due to an unbalanced diet (lack of calcium supply), too much exercise while the dose is low, other diseases that reduce or affect calcium absorption such as thyroid disease. , parathyroid glands...
To do this, you need to see an endocrinologist, do some more in-depth tests to find the cause of low calcium, and then have a positive treatment. You can visit directly at the hospital of Vinmec Health System for expert advice as well as more advice on the question "Is there any effect of taking 2 effervescent calcium tablets in a short time? How to avoid low calcium?".
Wishing you good health always.
Answered by Pharmacist Nguyen Thi Bich Phuong - Clinical Pharmacist - Faculty of Pharmacy - Vinmec Ha Long International Hospital