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.
- By Monet2008 · September 5, 2008
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- My mom is scheduled for a Reclast infusion this coming Monday and I am totally against it. She is 80 years old with osteoporosis, but she still an active, healthy woman who looks great for her age in ...
- By Dandelion · August 29, 2008
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- 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 ...
- By mmtwrite · August 28, 2008
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- Boniva was too hard on my digestive system. Now I am trying Evista. A week into treatment. Concerned about side effects and dangers ...
- By Poet-Lady · August 26, 2008
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- My mother has taken Fosamax for several years. She has just started to take the generic version of the drug. She says that it is causing her a lot of digestion problems. Has anyone been able to use Fosamax ...
- By Posy · August 21, 2008
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- I am scheduled my first Reclast infusion next Tuesday,August 26. I must admit that I am a bit nervous about it, but I'm optimistic about the resulting increase in bone density. I have been taking liquid ...
- By leener · August 14, 2008
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- My dr has recommended the choice of either Reclast or Boniva injection for my next treatment for osteoporosis. I have doubts about both. Have any of you experienced negative or positive results for either ...
- By sdivas · August 13, 2008
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- www.boniva.com for 1 month free ...
- By sdivas · August 10, 2008
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- Please check www.actonel.com for $20 prescription rebate. Expiration 12/31/08 ...
- By pgreene · August 3, 2008
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- Hopefully the link will work: http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNew s/idUSLAU37863320080103 If not, copy and paste the entire link into your browser. Peggy ...
- By Floridagal · August 3, 2008
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- I have been reading and reading and cannot find much on estrogen therapy for Osteoporosis. I am curious if anyone out there has been put on Premarin for Osteoporosis. I read that it prevents it, but I ...
- By trafficjam · August 1, 2008
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- My wife was just diagnosed with the big O, the Dr. prescribed Evista, but she is very hesitant to go with it because of the blood clot/stroke statements. She is basically a healthy person, age 59, good ...
- By JoannieA · July 31, 2008
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- I have been advised by my Doctor to start taking Reclast and I have read almost everything I can find on the Web. I am looking for people who are already taking Reclast to verify the real side effects ...
- By OsteoDoc · July 29, 2008
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- There is a new treatment for osteopenia and osteoperosis called Fosteum. You can see several comments on this webpage. The webpage www.fosteum.com is a great resource for information. I have done some ...
- By EllenEpstein · July 29, 2008
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- A friend's mother who is 90+ was recently started on Forteo. Her mother is extremely petite, probably not weighing even 110. She is active, drives, travels, etc. The friend says her mother has started ...
- By LibbyDubby · July 26, 2008
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- Has anyone found a source to purchase Forteo for less than $900 a month? I'm asking about the total cost (patient co-pay plus insurance company payment ...
- By addie1863 · July 23, 2008
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- What do you do when you have to travel internationally with forteo? How do others handle this? (keeping it cold on the airlines, time changes etc ...
- By Jacqueline · July 21, 2008
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- I am confused about the difference between Vit. D and Vit. D3. Can someone help me? Also, I spoke with a doctor with expertise in HRT therapy yesterday. He is from Australia and said we should be taking ...
- By Poet-Lady · July 16, 2008
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- This in information that I got from the makers of Fosteum -- About 20,000 prescriptions have been written for Fosteum. Fosteum does not work like Fosamax or the other bisphosphonates. Fosteum re-balances ...
- By b1 · July 16, 2008
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- hi, did anyone see the ny times article yesterday entitled osteoporosis drugs taken may weaken bones. link below. very scary. any thoughts on this? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/15/health /15well.html?ex=1216785600&en=02dd6c110b ...
- By KMFDallas · July 10, 2008
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- Osteoporosis drug linked to fractures Reuters Health Wednesday, July 9, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Prolonged use of Fosamax, also referred to by the generic name bisphosphonate alendronate, may ...
