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Reclast & Hair Loss
- By dawnbath · New reply 4:17 pm
- In Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 31 replies
- Can anyone tell me if they have heard anything about this new infusion causing excessive hair loss? Thank you ...
What To Do? Drugs or Natural?
- By Barefootpop46 · New reply 3:56 pm
- In Men with osteoporosis or osteopenia · 11 replies
- I am currently taking Actonel 150 mg (once a month) and I do not like how it makes me feel. I would like to stop taking it but I’m not sure other strategies work. The worst T-score in my back and hips ...
Raising Vitamin D and Thyroid Disease
- By SantaFe · New reply 2:05 pm
- In Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 21 replies
- Since so many of us with osteo also have thyroid disease, I thought this might be helpful to post. A few others here, like me, have had a hard time increasing our vitamin D intake for bone health as it ...
Please help
- By Granny19530 · New reply 12:34 pm
- In Pain relief · 5 replies
- I am 56 and was diagnosed with osteoporosis last night- -3.2 on spine and -2.5 on hips. It was deep back pain that has lasted for four months that took me to the doc. I had Dexa and spine x-ray. Is this ...
Jumping Up and Down
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Reclast
- By HarleyDavidson · New reply 11:39 am
- In Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 1 reply
- Today is my first IV infustion with Reclast - I am 60 yrs old. Can someone who had this recently respond with how i might feel afterwards ...
bone or muscle pain?
- By Gatekeeper · New reply 10:59 am
- In Pain relief · 22 replies
- How does one tell the difference between the two? I have been assuming that if bone pain it wouldn't go away with massage, acupuncture or the use of muscle relaxers? Or would it? What does "bone" pain ...
Why hasn't the FDA approved Vit. D3?
- By huessysignoret · New reply 10:30 am
- In Vitamins and supplements · 25 replies
- It seems to be universally agreed that Vit. D3, not Vit. D2, is what we need to help our bones absorb calcium. In fact, some experts believe Vit. D2 is virtually worthless. But the FDA has approved Vit ...
Taking vitamins - best time of day
- By lin14534 · New reply 10:25 am
- In Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 12 replies
- Recently had blood work done by gyno. Vit D level was 37, Calcium was 10. I take a multivitamin, fish oil capsule 2X a day, OsCal 600+D 2X a day, Vit D (1,000) once a day and other meds for HBP and cholesterol ...
Vitamin D prevents Fractures in Osteoporosis
- By nathji · New reply 10:12 am
- In Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 33 replies
- There has been a great deal of discussion about high doses of Vitamin D and its relevance in Osteoporosis. People have spoken of raising the Vit D levels in the blood and people have also spoken of the ...
Why hasn't the FDA approved Vit. D3?
- By huessysignoret · New reply 9:47 am
- In Vitamins and supplements · 3 replies
- It seems to be universally agreed that Vit. D3, not Vit. D2, is what we need to help our bones absorb calcium. In fact, some experts believe Vit. D2 is virtually worthless. But the FDA has approved Vit ...
Another Vitamin question
- By gjw · Posted 9:18 am
- In Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 0 replies
- I'm nearing the bottom of the bottles of my supplements and am wondering if I should switch brands/forms/amounts of anything. I'm currently taking Oscal 500 + D3(200) twice a day. This is in the form ...
Vit.D level at 10, need info please
- By waahaawoman · New reply 9:10 am
- In Vitamins and supplements · 15 replies
- my vitamin d levels has just been tested and my number is 10.25.. i would like to know if anyone else has been this low and what is done about it, i go back to doctor in a couple of days, she did tell ...
THE CORRECT WEIGHTED VEST FOR WOMEN
- By beachkat · New reply 9:10 am
- In Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 8 replies
- I have osteoporosis and I wrote a while ago about the importance of getting and using a weight vest , they are so important to rebuild density of bones and also to keep the bone strong and to put a halt ...
Myths about Diets in Osteoporosis
- By nathji · New reply 3:24 am
- In Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 26 replies
- I recently came across these finding on the web through a web MD article which I thought would be of great interest to the members here. As always I am looking for answers and have little knowledge about ...
Broccoli
- By Catkin · New reply yesterday at 10:48 pm
- In Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 15 replies
- Does anyone have any yummy suggestions for cooking broccoli? It's just quite boring to steam/boil it (or am I being too fussy?) Anyone know an easy way to spice it up? Thank you ...
Bone Pain
- By Ranita · New reply yesterday at 8:33 pm
- In Pain relief · 12 replies
- I am an active 35 year old with Severe Osteoporosis. I learned from this site that many use an Endocrinologist so I got one to help me with my issues. I am very happy with the care I am getting. I started ...
Bioidentical hormones
- By VictoriaLynn · New reply yesterday at 8:19 pm
- In Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis · 32 replies
- I am 61... I was on Fosamax for over 8 years...no growth but things stayed sort of the same. Then I had a couple of fractures and the DR suggest Forteo. I did it for 18 months and had a loss of 2 ...
