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Osteoporosis medications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved medications to prevent and treat osteoporosis. While the FDA has approved these medications for postmenopausal women, none have been approved yet for premenopausal women. Only some are approved for men. No natural or alternatives treatments have been studied enough for us to know if they will help with osteoporosis.
Forteo/dizzyness/aching in arms and leg
- By Schon1jaknighly · New reply November 18, 2009
- 3 replies
- I have been on Forteo now for six months. When I started I had mild dizzyness and some aching in my arms and legs. The aching in my arms and legs do not seem to be as bad, but the dizzyness has increased ...
Is Reclast the Culprit?
- By 2young2bethisold · New reply November 16, 2009
- 12 replies
- I am a 59 year old post-menopausal woman who never took hormones. I was diagnosed with osteoporosis in 2001. For the last 3 years my dexa scans have shown marginal deterioration. Took Fosomax for 6 years ...
Strontium Ranelate and related products
- By AussieLass · New reply November 16, 2009
- 85 replies
- Biphosphonates give me an uneasy feeling as do HRT medications and Forteo Am researching strontium based products to evaluate the wisdom of this alternative. Strontium ranulate( Protos in Australia) has ...
Fosteum & Breast Cancer
- By BetteMiddler18 · Posted November 15, 2009
- 0 replies
- I read on drugs.com that Fosteum should NOT be taken if you or your mother has/had breast cancer. I can't find out more information about this anywhere online. If anyone can help me with information ...
Reclast Research Info (aka Zoledronic Acid-Novartis)
- By windblown · New reply November 13, 2009
- 47 replies
- Since so many of you have been asking about the Reclast, and Zometa infusions, I thought I would post the New England Journal of Medicine's article on Zoledronic Acid (Reclast), the once yearly infusion ...
Importing medication from US to Spain?
- By esporlesbabe · New reply November 13, 2009
- 4 replies
- Hallo again. I am considering changing from Strontium Ranelate (Protelos) to Strontium Citrate to lessen the risk of Aspartame. I live in Spain. Does anyone know if the customs allow it to be brought ...
Mainstream going anti-bisphosphanates
- By huessysignoret · New reply November 12, 2009
- 54 replies
- An oral-surgeon friend of mine recently returned from a convention of his peers. One of the speakers detailed at great length the objections many of us have raised against bisphosphanates -- and said ...
strontium ranelate v strontium citrate
- By Dandelion · New reply November 9, 2009
- 48 replies
- Does anyone know if strontium citrate is safer to take than strontium ranelate? I'm just wondering if strontium citrate ingested is more similar to the way that it is ingested naturally. I understand ...
Access to bone drugs - UK view
- By esporlesbabe · New reply November 8, 2009
- 3 replies
- This came up on the BBC news today. Just thought you may be interested. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/824356 3.stm ...
Forteo
- By Kathleen43812 · New reply November 8, 2009
- 24 replies
- Forteo * Newest messages * Delete * Mark as unread Kathleen43812 * By Kathleen43812 * October 11, 2009 at 12:09 am I am a 61-year-old with premature ovarian failure (age 28), and severe osteoporosis with ...
Forteo Training
- By Kathleen43812 · New reply November 7, 2009
- 8 replies
- My first Forteo shipment will arrive tomorrow. Since there is not a "training class" in my area they are proposing to "train" me over the phone. Has anyone else done this? Sounds tricky to me. Couldn't ...
Gastric bypass surgery & Osteoporosis
- By kit8114 · New reply November 5, 2009
- 6 replies
- Help with information from others that have had the bypass surgery and now must take osteoporosis medication. Has anyone done the reclas IV? If so what side effects have you experenced ...
Bisphosphonates - to take or not to take?
- By Mayaluga · New reply November 4, 2009
- 8 replies
- My DH has recently been diagnosed. We don't even have aspirin in our house on a regular basis, and generally look for holistic solutions, so these bisphosphonates are really scaring us. "The" pre-eminent ...
Bones are hurting
- By JMT816 · New reply November 4, 2009
- 1 reply
- I was diagnosed with osteopenia 4 years ago at the age of 52. I have had both knees totally replaced due to degenerative arthritis. The first replacement was at the age of 48 and the 2nd at the age of ...
Gap of one week in a forteo injection course
- By pawan · New reply November 2, 2009
- 5 replies
- I have been taking forteo injection for 10 months without any break. There are ensuing conditions in which I may not be able to maintain the cold chain; therefore, I may miss my daily doses for atleast ...
Severe leg pain 4 months after Reclast IV
- By marielle1 · New reply November 1, 2009
- 12 replies
- I am 54 years old, and was diagnosed with osteoporosis in May '08. Had the Reclast infusion in June '08. In October, I began to experience pain from my knees down to my ankles whenever I sat down to watch ...
Gum Problems After Reclast Infusion
- By mothersdaughter · New reply October 31, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hello All, I am trying to find out some information for my mother. She is nealry 76 years old and wa diagnosed with "OP" about a year ago. Just recently she took Reclast, and almost immediately began ...
Do you know the answer to this question?
- By millie123 · New reply October 31, 2009
- 12 replies
- One of my member friends wrote me (name withheld) that she had visited an endocrinologist, had done all the tests, and got a diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism. Yet the endo doc didn't want to treat ...
actenol and stomach pain
- By mistig · New reply October 31, 2009
- 9 replies
- After failing my Bone scan I was put on Vitamin D and Actenol. After my very first time taking Actenol I started having severe abdominal pain And severe Diarrhea like water. It has been 3 days and still ...
Time of day to take Strontium Ranelate?
- By esporlesbabe · New reply October 31, 2009
- 8 replies
- I am about to start taking Strontium Ranelate for the first time. I am aware that I have to take it two hours either side of any Calcium - presumably dairy plus supplements. For example, if I finish eating ...
