Dear Shirley74, please don’t let me scare you off Fosamax. I’ve just had a evening chat with my best friend Noeline, X-nurse and my age. She finished Fosamax after 7 years on it shortly before I started. She swears by it… She’s ‘still’ tall and has a straight back. I’m a bit of an invalid. So if you like me have osteoporosis Fosamax will definitely help you. As I said earlier, I cannot remember I had problems with pain when I started it’s the last year my back doesn’t want to be kind to me even though my Dexa scan has dramatically improved and only shows a little bit of osteopenia. Nothing to worry about at my/our age. You will notice a big gain at your next Dexa scan, guaranteed. Gain against pain, if any. Xx