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My success story with strontium citrate

By charella · New reply 4:47 pm
Discussion in Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis · 21 replies
Just wanted to add to my story some of you already know. I have had trouble with osteoporosis for several years, and have been to osteoporosis clinics- etc. Did all they said to do without results. Tried ...

how to build muscle on alkaline diet

By bulld · New reply 4:32 pm
Discussion in Diet and nutrition · 4 replies
I have basically eater alkaline diet for 20 years, rarely eat meat....my question is because Ihave osteoporosis my muscle mass is going fast and there is not enough protein in this diet ...

Help on the way, hopefully

By elainethesane · New reply 4:31 pm
Journal · 6 replies
I have an appointment tomorrow to see an ENT in Cincinnati tomorrow. He will be able to remove my parithyroid. My Dayton surgeon couldn't get me in until the end of July!!! Obviously there are more ENTs ...

DEXA LUNAR vs HOLOGIC ---PARADOX

By Coveman · New reply 4:07 pm
Discussion in Diagnosing osteoporosis · 23 replies
After 6 tests on HOLOGIC DEXA MACHINES, this year I took a LUNAR DEXA. The results are puzzling. My femoral neck T SCORES got worse: It went from -3.1 to -3.5, BUT the BMD improved from .654 to .698 ...

Microcrystalline Hydroxyapatite Complex

By Deejay60 · New reply 3:13 pm
Discussion in Supplements and vitamins · 28 replies
Has anyone had experience using microcrystalline hydroxyapatite? It appears to be effective in reversing bone loss, more so than calcium and magnesium supplementation. It is not cheap, especially the ...

Forteo and follow up tests while taking it

By Susanahope · New reply 2:51 pm
Discussion in Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis · 4 replies
I am on my 13th syringe of Forteo and I was under the impression when I started it that I should be having some type of blood or urine tests while I was on it. I am not seeing the prescribing Dr anymore ...

Results of MRI, Good D levels, 5-HTP

By SoCalKim · New reply 2:44 pm
Journal · 19 replies
Phew. I had my MRI Monday, and met this my ortho MD today to discuss results. The test was to evaluate my left femoral head for AVN (Avascular Necrosis...bone death) after my two pelvic fractures (on ...

Bones are improving. My status after 3 years.

By ScottsIrishGreenEyes · Posted 2:42 pm
Discussion in Premenopausal women (ages 25-50) with osteoporosis · 0 replies
I am 46 and have been receiving treatment for 3 years. I take Alendronate 70mg once a week. I take 1500mg calcium and 4000 IU Vitamin D. I was walking with a 20 lb weighted vest every day for 30 minutes ...

Bones are improving. My status after 3 years.

By ScottsIrishGreenEyes · New reply 2:37 pm
Journal · 7 replies
I am 46 and have been receiving treatment for 3 years. I take Alendronate 70mg once a week. I take 1500mg calcium and 4000 IU Vitamin D. I was walking with a 20 lb weighted vest every day for 30 minutes ...

What is the best supplement for arthritis

By FernM · New reply 1:47 pm
Journal · 48 replies
My back has been hurting for 4-5 months and after taking Osteo-Bi-Flex and finding it has really helped with the pain I feel my problem is arthritis in the spine. From a stomach exray the Dr had told ...

Actonel induced fibromyalgia?

By AnnahD · New reply 12:25 pm
Discussion in Medication side effects · 15 replies
On March 8th, this year, I took my first ever bisphosphonate pill (Actonel 150 mg per month) and had some nausea, GERD and a general sense of not feeling very well. By March 12th, I was feeling better ...

The living dead

By SillySally · New reply 11:54 am
Journal · 100 replies
I feel I've reached the point of no return. I am totally bed bound. I have hair so long that I can sit on it! It's always been my pride and joy! but now, I can't brush it, can't wash it, have had it hidden ...

MK4 and MK7

By cglynn · New reply 11:30 am
Discussion in Diagnosing osteoporosis · 24 replies
Good Morning all, Well, I have now been on my regimen a good couple of months or so and so far so good I think...or at least I hope. I have my new treadmill and have faithfully been exercising 5 days ...

Alendronate & Fibromyalgia

By Cindy0824 · New reply 11:10 am
Discussion in Medication side effects · 26 replies
I have been taking meds for osteoporosis for approx. 8 years. In March of 2012 my OBGYN's office called to tell me my numbers were up to where I no longer needed to take them. I was on Actonel for 4 years ...

Endocrine Disruption and Developmental Abnormalities

By KMFDallas · New reply 10:57 am
Discussion in Diseases, conditions and other causes of bone loss · 5 replies
"Neonatal DES exposure induced persistent reduction of calcium and phosphorus in the pelvis and femur in aged mice (Fukazawa et al., 1996), indicating that neonatal DES and tamoxifen exposure result in ...

FORTEO AND MUSCLE DAMAGE

By Merime · New reply 10:52 am
Discussion in Medication side effects · 5 replies
I was very interested in beginning the FORTEO treatment for severe osteoporous when a rep from ELILILY came to talk to me about it. supposedly it was so safe that there did not need to be any follow up ...

Fosomax and muscle pain

By sharding · New reply 10:38 am
Journal · 3 replies
I just started taking weekly fosomax and experience severe muscle pain for at least 3 days starting 24 hour after the dose. I'd put up with it but it conflicts with my work as a yoga teacher. Is it possible ...

Influence of Vitamin D Status and Vitamin D3 Supplementation

By faylou · New reply 9:59 am
Discussion in Supplements and vitamins · 1 reply
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles /PMC3604145/ Our data suggest that any improvement in vitamin D status will significantly affect expression of genes that have a wide variety of biologic functions ...

Nobel Prize winning research on Low Acid Diet

By Bsunny · Posted 9:44 am
Discussion in Complementary and alternative medicine · 0 replies
Food for thought, the affect of a low acid diet on the body and healing has been known since 1931!!! Just heard this info on a radio interview and looked a little further. Thought I would share it with ...

D level needed to maintain a favorable bisphosphonate response

By faylou · New reply 7:54 am
Discussion in Treatment and medications · 1 reply
Osteoporos Int. 2012 Oct;23(10):2479-87. doi: 10.1007/s00198-011-1868-7. Epub 2012 Jan 12. The 25(OH)D level needed to maintain a favorable bisphosphonate response is ≥33 ng/ml. Carmel AS, Shieh A, Bang ...

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