

Key personal information, including major stresses or recent life changes and your and your family's medical history.Your symptoms, including those that seem unrelated to the reason for which you scheduled the appointment, and when they began.Take a family member or friend with you, if possible, to help you remember the information you're given. When you make the appointment, ask if there's anything you need to do in advance, such as fasting for a specific test. The program limits use to people whose calcium levels can't be controlled with calcium and vitamin D supplements and who understand the risks. Because of the potential risk of bone cancer (osteosarcoma), a risk observed in animal studies, this drug is available only through a restricted program. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved parathyroid hormone (Natpara) for low blood calcium due to hypoparathyroidism. If your calcium levels remain low even with treatment, or if the amount of calcium in your urine is very high, thiazide diuretics can help decrease the amount of calcium lost through your urine. If your magnesium level is low and you're experiencing symptoms of hypoparathyroidism, you may need to take a magnesium supplement. This is different from the usual supplements you can get without a prescription. Calcitriol is a prescription from your health care provider for active vitamin D. High doses of vitamin D, generally in the form of calcitriol, can help your body absorb calcium and eliminate phosphorus. However, at high doses, calcium supplements can cause digestive side effects, such as constipation, in some people. Oral calcium supplements - as tablets, chews or liquid - can increase calcium levels in your blood. The goal of treatment is to relieve symptoms and to bring calcium and phosphorus levels in your body back into a standard range.
