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i have osteo..60 yrs old ..been on nexium for the last 9 months and synthroid for the last 30 yrs..my concern is that i read about a increased hip fracture risk from nexium..(proton pump inhibitors)...it scares me..dont know what to do..can anyone shed any info on this..thanks
Protonix Nexium Fractures Prevacid Osteopenia Synthroid Tagamet Osteoporosis Prilosec
hi robyn, i really have no idea which is better to take. you should check with your dr. ive stopped taking my nexium for now..i dont know, sometimes this whole thing can be so overwhelming..i read before that some people with osteopenia can fracture and some people with osteoporosis dont..this is just for me, if i dwell on it too much, i get caught up in so much fear, so its just easier for me to take it one day at a time.
Which is better to take Tagamet HB or Prilosec otc?
Thanks,
Robyn
Hi Lulubell,
I googled Nexium & Calcium.
From what I saw was, Nexium keeps Calcium Carbonate from abosrbing in the bones.
I have read in other places where Calcium and anti acids do not work well together. But this one said, if you take Calcium citrate with it , its ok.
Then I googled Nexium side effects.
Yipppss there are so many side effects!
Take Care,
April
i think i just googled "does nexium take calcium from your bones" and it came up in one of the many answers..
Hi Lulubell,
I love your screen name! Oops, maybe that's your real name? Don't mean to offend, it's cute.
I'd like to ask a favor of you. If you could find that article you read about PPI's would you please post it? I've been on Protonix for 7 years, due to a nearly deadly bleeding ulcer. I'd like to show this to my doctor, and see if I should discontinue the PPI. Sure don't want any hip fractures at the youthful age of 67! Thank you,
Tom
I've also been taking synthroid for 30 yrs..another calcium stealer..but who knew that at the time..i stopped taking the nexuim for about 10 days now, and i dont see that much of a difference..i read that if i fall, i will have a 50% more of a chace to break a hip due to the nexium..so easy to get caught up in the fear.. i do take citrcal w/ vit d and mag. i also take 1000 units xtra of vit d..just trying to do the best i can. unfortunatley i have a diet pepsi habit..drink nothing else, except water and i know i need to stop..made an appt with an endo dr..had to wait 6 months and the week before my appt, they closed up shop..imagine that..just went to my gyn and he mentioned the forteo..i have to read up on it..i live and work in atl city and things are not going well here in the casinos..just taking it one day at a time..
I believe all Anti-Acids will deplete your bones of calcium, that is why tums put in some Calcium..But not enough to make a differents. You also need take Vit D. with your Calcium for good bone health.
Coffee, soda, alcohol, sugar, salt, smoking etc, leach the calcium from your bones also....
i've taken Prevacid (also a PPI) for many years and my GI Dr is the one who sent me for osteo workup. The recommendation is to take calcium citrate. It is not affected by the lower stomach acid. Of course, for years, I took calcium carbonate (Tums, and the calcium in many vitamins). Read labels carefully.
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