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Osteoporosis Drugs - Managing joint pain side effects
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jun 30, 2024 | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
I am really sorry to hear about what is happening to you.
I don't know your personal health situation but if you are able to exercise and can afford the time and expense to adjust your diet there is hope.
I did take fosamax for 7 months but it made me feel very stressed so I have put my efforts into diet and exercise.
Even when I gained some improvement the endocrinologist put it down to my resumption of taking hrt and wanted me to continue.
I am going to continue my exercise in the hope of further improvement, I just hope I can keep active enough.
I'm currently 63.
You may of course be well advised to seek a suitable medication, I am not trying to persuade you otherwise. The problem is the medical establishment would have it that drugs are the only way and that it is impossible or unlikely you can build bone.
This is not true. I have an improvement from -4 for my spine, to -3.6, some way to go. Luckily my hip and femoral neck are better, back into osteopenia range.
Good luck and I hope you can find a peaceful path forward.
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What exercises are you mostly doing? I’m brand new to this and SO confused. I bike, walk a lot, lift lighter weights, do yoga, etc.
That's fantastic that you went from -4 to -3.6! Way to go! How long did that take and what exercises and food choices helped this progression if you don't mind my asking? My spine is -4 and despite all the supplements I take it has stayed that way for three years. Your post is very encouraging.
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Im already wheel chair bound from not being able to have both knees operating on as I caught shingles for 6 years, and my immune system is done. I dont heal well, doctors only give me a 2% chance of standing. While I can walk with a can about 1/2 block, basically Im in the chair. I was always osteopenia, but dexa scan now shows osteoporous in left hip. Said its at 14%. After the Boniva my ribs and hip were so painful, I could not sit, plus I have Narcolepsy/Cataplexy which I get attacks from pain. It was a horror. I for now decided to just not take anything and be careful when I do stand. I have too many other morbidities. I take 23 pills a day, and they all know where they have to go. So Im just leaving well enough alone. I will see my next dexa scan and see if there is a drastic change. But I live in a senior development and they have different exercise classes all day, so Im going to start them at least improve the upper body strenght. I wish everyone luck. Arthritis is so painful no matter what. Bless us all!