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New Findings on Osteopenia and Osteoporosis
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Posted in Back Pain on November 23, 2006
Reviewed November 2011
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I have been taking fosamax/alendronate for nearly 8 yrs. My current t-scores are -2.1 spine, -1.6 neck, -0,4 hip. I believe these are "young adult" scores. I am 68 yrs. old, so my z scores are much better. My tests over the years appear to show some slight inmprovement from year to year. I am of slight build, 5'2" tall, 111 lbs. At 23 yrs. I was 5'3", 117 lbs. I have never smoked and I drink little alcohol. I am active and do weightbearing exercise. I get plenty of calcium and D (but not in my young adult years) My mother, who is essentially immobile and overweight, recently broke a hip (86yrs.)
I tolerate alendronate OK, but wonder whether it makes any sense for me to continue taking.
Posted by: suzannepepin | May 5, 2009 1:29 PM
I would urge extreme caution using Fosomax. I used it for about 4 months. I now have permanent damage to my stomach lining. It has been 6 years since I first used it. Ever since then I have had to take Nexium every day, sometimes supplementing it with Mylanta and Pepcid other antacid medications. One day I ended up in the ER thinking I was having a heart attack. They had to give me morphine to ease the pain. My blood pressure shot up to 180/115. It turned out to be an acute case of heartburn. As soon as the pain eased, my BP started going down again. Please, if you decide to take it, STOP at the very first sign of heartburn or indigestion or acid reflux.
Posted by: elf | July 10, 2009 3:38 PM
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I have osteopenia for a long time now and take Fosamax. I also have Rheumatoid Arthritis, and female aged 52, and have very tiny bones, so am very likely to get Osteoporosis. So for me, Foxamax is a good thing and important for me to take. It has done me no harm and it's benefits--in my case--far outweigh the disadvantages, if there are indeed any.
Posted by: RevNancy | December 14, 2008 2:24 PM