Hi all,

I realize that some of the symptoms I mentioned may be rare since the sample of people on Fosamax is limited. However, I am borderline osteoporosis/osteopenia and like to know more about a powerful drug before I commit to it. I also am concerned that the most serious issue I have may not be my back but the weight loss as I'm now below my young man weight that I held for several years due mostly to muscle loss. I have had many tests to determine if there is some sort of a problem but so far nothing. I am only 77 years old - I say only because the results of my physical always look good and I always felt healthy until I broke 5 vertebrae and slipped a disc in my spine. Up to that point I was very active and am still active on an average level but limited by back pain.

I don't know much about Fosamax but if it is helping you that is a good deal. People's success or failures with the same treatment vary. Almost every medicine has side effects, so it is a matter of choice - pros and cons. I like my primary health care physician, and I don't want to lose him by not taking Fosamax. He has tried his best to figure out the weight loss problem. However, he strongly disagrees with my conservative spine Doctor concerning Fosamax and I have my own reservations.

I am doing the usual recommendation of calcium and vitamin D3 but I wonder if I could do better.

Dan