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Has anyone taken Alendronate?

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: 2 days ago | Replies (39)

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@colleen7

Dawn, Did you have any warning before this happened, such as bone pain in femurs? Did you do CTX bone markers to monitor what alendronate was doing prior to the fractures? I am very sorry this happened to you. Pray you get stronger daily.

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no. just a scan due to my age, apparently. I'm 65. Didn't feel a thing. I actually stretch and walk everyday and eat quite healthy. I was shocked. I started eating more calcium and have begun taking Citracal. But I'm holding off on an RX for a year to see if I can improve it myself.

I did not see the warning because t think it has been more apparent and visible since the 2024 lawsuits. Because I was only on for 2 1/2 years I didn’t get a dexa scan.
However since the surgery it shows severe osteoporosis in my arms. Because of deterioration in my spine and titanium in my legs they were unable to dexa scan there.
I am 91 next month and because there is such minimal improvement and possible severe side effects with osteoporosis drugs I have decided to not take any and just be careful.
I walk 3 miles a day and exercise 4 or 5 days a week to try to make myself stronger.

Sorry forgot to tell you in my earlier message that I had no pain in the femurs.
My brother recently fell and both femurs broke and his surgery was much more difficult.
Will take much longer for him to rehab.
So grateful my orthopedist wanted to do the surgery the next day after initial appointment.