User Reviews for Viactiv oral

I got viactiv because my Dr. told me to get it for Osteoporosis. After taking it for a week and following the directions for 2 chews per day I started getting bad back pains, and terrible body aching. I generally felt horrible. I ended up with kidney stones after having severe back pain so will not touch them again. I called viactiv and the guy there could care less about this.

Took these chews for over a month and got a severe back pain that wraped around to the front. It was a kidney stone. Very very painful. I will not take these anymore because I don't feel they are safe for me.

Took 2 viactiv a day. They taste weard but continued. Then my lower right side of my back started hurting bad. Pain went around the front. Passed a kidney stone. Won't touch these lousy chews or anything that even vagley resembles them. Terrible and they could care less.

I new it wasbthis making me feel sick and aching..

I have stage 4 metastatic breast cancer and must be on specific chemo drugs for the rest of my life to keep the cancer from eating my bones and killing me painfully. I have had 4 bone scans in the past year and it is clear that the calcium supplement I relied on, Viactiv chews, is not helping me at all. I chew two a day and thought the bone loss would be at a minimum. Turns out that calcium carbonate that is in Viactiv is the worst/cheapest calcium supplement and is not absorbed into your bones and teeth. My scan was so bad that they had a nutritionist contact me for a teleconference appointment and they told me I was essentially eating chocolate antacid this whole time. Now I am on a proper calcium regimen with red algae calcium (highly absorbed by the bones) with Vitamin K1 K2 (MenaQ7) D3 (from lichen) and Cissus Quadrangularis along with other minerals that chemo drugs have stripped from me. Viactiv is yummy but worthless if you have bone loss. Read More Read Less

I was encouraged by the fact that Viactive has vitamin K, to counteract low blood calcium and other negative symptoms. However I've noticed Viactive gives me knee pain and stomach discomfort (constipation-like). Viactive seems to have the ideal formulation but it causes negative symptoms in some people like me.

Obgyn said I needed more calcium to prevent osteoporosis. Every time I take viactiv, I am awakened in the middle of the night with severe shoulder or hip pain. I stop taking viactiv and no pain. I start up again, pain in hip and/or shoulder joints when sleeping. I only take viactiv with food.

I took this supplement for a week and a half. Two chewable a day. I noticed a headache after a few days, but thought nothing of it. Three days ago though, I started having severe body/ muscle pain (like the flu), hot flashes, and night sweats. The muscle pain is especially severe at night. Also, Iâ??m 44 years old and have never had a hot flash so I donâ??t think this is perimenopause. The bad thing about this whole experience is that the Covid 19 virus has been going around Illinois, and weâ??ve been on lockdown for almost three months. I was terrified that I had the Corona virus until I read these posts today. I havenâ??t been anywhere since the shelter in place began, my husband keeps reminding me this. But still, this has been a terrifying and painful experience. I stopped taking Viactiv three days ago, but Iâ??m still having these awful symptoms. Iâ??m hoping it just takes some time to get out of your body? Never again will I take this and I caution all of you, if you develop any of these symptoms, stop taking Viactiv immediately.Read More Read Less

I'm taking the generic Viactiv because they had caramel chews and Viactiv only had chocolate. They seem to work as any cuts I had seemed to heal fast as they weren't healing at all before but I'm having extreme fatigue and muscle an bonepain and fast heartbeat. I've been taking these about 2 weeks now and I'm probably going to stop I can't stand the fatigue or pain anymore

MY CALCIUM LEVELS ARE BETTER....BUT DON'T RELAY ONLY ON THIS, MY DIET IS HEALTHY

I started this medication because my Dr. told me to for Osteoporosis. After taking it for a week and following the directions for 2 chews per day. I started getting terrible flu like symptoms, and terrible body aching. I generally felt horrible, like not myself. Also had some constipation. But the biggest problem was the total body aches & pains.

I had taken Viactiv for many years with no ill-effects. Then over time, I developed Pseudogout (calcium crystals, not uric acid)and could not pinpoint why I had such intense flareups, never never suspecting it could be the Viactiv. Then my podiatrist suggested, that although he is not a chemist, maybe flareups are related to the amount of calcium I take (was only taking one per day). I thought I'd give it a try and stopped taking the viactiv for a couple of months. Slowly the symptoms disappeared. Then one day I thought I was feeling pretty well and took a viactiv supplement. THE DIFFERENCE WAS DRAMATIC! Within about an hour, I had pain, swelling and flareup of the pseudogout site (ankle) which lasted for a couple of days. That is all I needed to convince me. No more viactiv for me! It is a good product but absolutely does not work with my chemistry!Read More Read Less

I realized, today, that the way I have been feeling all week is connected with the fact that, recently, I began taking Viactiv. Each morning, I’ve awakened to a slight headache. My throat began hurting this week and I thought I was getting a throat infection. Today, I awoke with severe indigestion. After being in bed all morning and most of the afternoon and taking pain pills, antacids, and digestive enzymes, I pondered if my problems might be associated with Viactiv. I, therefore, checked the packaging but it contained no warning or side effects. I therefore decided to research it on the Internet. Although I am relieved to learn why I have been feeling so lousy, all week, I am disappointed that I had to learn of these side effects from the Internet and not Viactiv. I am stopping this supplement immediately.Read More Read Less

easy to use,no trouble swalling, tasty

I am concerned that Viactive has Glycerine, a laxative, in it and it creates overly soft stool when I take 2 per day. The glycerine is no doubt added to the product to nullify the constipating effects of calcium. But can it be safe to be taking laxative every day?

I have taken this med only a short time but noticed headaches and really bad leg pain and cramping. It took me some time to realize the connection. I have also experienced fatigue. I plan to stop the med to see if I feel better but I'm confident it is the cause.

I started to take Viactiv because my physician told me I should increase my amount of calcium. The problem I noticed is the constant headache, I noticed every day I would take a tablet I would experience the headache so I decided to stop. I am not sure if happens to everybody but just in case pay attention and see if you have the same reaction.

I have only been using this product for a little over a month. I am very satisfied and have not experienced any of the side effects others have reported. I have recently been treated with breast cancer and my oncologist has recommended supplements of calcium and vitamin D.

i also have flu like symptoms, plus spotting, i will stop taking these easy to chew and see what happens

My Dr suggested I take Viactiv and I have taken it for a week now. I experienced bad leg pain that affected my walking and very tired. I had loose stools and a lot of gas, then diarrhea. I wondered if it could be the Viactiv and started looking for information. I will not continue taking it after reading so many negative comments about it. I would think the label should include possible side effects. Thank goodness for the internet.