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Would like to know people's experience using Fosamax

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Aug 17 7:59pm | Replies (186)
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@foxy23

Hello: I was dx last February with osteoporosis at 73yr and put off medication until now.
After my 5th week on Fosamax my left knee started hurting, after 6th week it really hurts and now the right knee.
I have a call into my endocrinologist but plan on getting off fosamax. My hip T score is -2.8. I am taking vitamins and exercising every day but stopped jumping and heal drops because of pain in my calves. I am terrified of taking Reclast because it stays in your body a long time.

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gravity3 | @gravity3 | Jan 31 5:52am

I wonder why they didn't start you on a bone builder first.

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lauratys | @lauratys | Jan 31 7:12am

I had a lot of muscle and joint pain with Fosomax after taking Evenity which was pretty debilitating due to those same adverse reactions. I avoided Reclast for same reason you stated. But I am on Actonel and am doing well. A little achy but very tolerable.

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greenlilac | @greenlilac | Jan 31 12:08pm

For me, a hip score of -2.8 is a goal. Do you know if your 5 weeks helped? I understand your fear of a longer lasting injectible.

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evieinnz | @evieinnz | Jan 31 1:03pm

My Mum was on fosamax. She was the healthiest lady I knew aged 89! Running with the Grandies, walked for miles up hills, swam, and many voluntary jobs. She got extremely tired for about 3 months then had a wee stroke. Bloods weren’t good and she had to have bone marrow check. Hardly any Red cells! Leukaemia! We read up on fosamax and it wasn’t good. Kills bones!??? So maybe started that process of killing bone marrow?? Think it caused all this 😞

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