Has anyone treated their osteoporosis without drugs?

First let me say I am not the least bit offended by your comment about big Pharma and osteoporosis meds. I was diagnosed with it a couple months ago and right then my doc scheduled me for the first of 3 Reclast infusions: one per year for 3 years. I read up on it and have seen some disturbing posts from some women who have had horrible side affects from their first infusion and will not continue further infusions. I saw a good YouTube video with a doctor who has spent the last 20 years learning and researching osteoporosis and has strong opinions about the lack of progress in up to date studies on the causes, diagnosis and treatments for OP. I’m a retired RN and I did a lot of reading after my diagnosis. He sounded like a well educated, smart and dedicated physician with a specialty in an alternative approach to the long standing outdated medical treatment of OP. I just got his book “Fracture-Proof Your Bones” by Dr. John Neustadt, ND. Do a YouTube search on him. He was the guest on another docs video on OP and explained his research and treatments in detail. I am planning to follow his program soon after I finish the book. It’s time for the medical establishment to sit up and take notice of this debilitating condition and engage in some research instead of relying on decades-old conclusions that have not produced enough relief for us. I don’t mean to discredit or discourage people from choosing whatever treatment advised by your doctor. I’m just offering a possible alternative for anyone so inclined to choose a different path.

First let me say I am not the least bit offended by your comment about big Pharma and osteoporosis meds. I was diagnosed with it a couple months ago and right then my doc scheduled me for the first of 3 Reclast infusions: one per year for 3 years. I read up on it and have seen some disturbing posts from some women who have had horrible side affects from their first infusion and will not continue further infusions. I saw a good YouTube video with a doctor who has spent the last 20 years learning and researching osteoporosis and has strong opinions about the lack of progress in up to date studies on the causes, diagnosis and treatments for OP. I’m a retired RN and I did a lot of reading after my diagnosis. He sounded like a well educated, smart and dedicated physician with a specialty in an alternative approach to the long standing outdated medical treatment of OP. I just got his book “Fracture-Proof Your Bones” by Dr. John Neustadt, ND. Do a YouTube search on him. He was the guest on another docs video on OP and explained his research and treatments in detail. I am planning to follow his program soon after I finish the book. It’s time for the medical establishment to sit up and take notice of this debilitating condition and engage in some research instead of relying on decades-old conclusions that have not produced enough relief for us. I don’t mean to discredit or discourage people from choosing whatever treatment advised by your doctor. I’m just offering a possible alternative for anyone so inclined to choose a different path.

@louisy
Check out the OsteoBoston group on YouTube. They have a guest speaker once a month covering a wide ranging topics regarding Osteoporosis. Excellent

@louisy you are so right about reliance on old meds for OP… many older people have other health issues like cancer and these meds can be too harsh for them…your post very good. Thanks !

@nycmusic that’s SO true! I’m on Jardiance for heart issues. That med can cause kidney damage so my cardiologist checks bloodwork regularly. Reclast has a high risk of kidney damage too. I expressed my concern to my primary doc about the 2 meds and she simply said that her concern was my bones and I’d have to work that out with the cardiologist about the Jardiance! What?! I thought doctors consulted with each other for the benefit and safety of their shared patient! I felt she basically said I’d have to decide which was I willing to accept: kidney failure, heart failure or bone fractures! Omg. And she’s been an excellent doctor until this diagnosis. And that’s just an issue with one medication. There’s also my meds for other issues. I always think wait until they get to our age and they’re faced with competing diagnoses and meds. Ugh. I don’t know who came up with the idea of our “Golden Years”! lol.

@louisy hi, first, i wish you all the best of health going forward !!…you say it so well…competing meds, actually a serious problem that demands much more care from most docs…for me, everything goes through my internist and cancer team—then I can usually come to a decision I can live with…nurse practitioners are often the really helpful ones, as to how to approach this..and I do my research so I can ask better questions, which I always write down,…and give a copy to the doc(s). They scan them for my medical records. Pray, pray !

Try ocean essence. Over the counter meds….i know a gl who took it for a year and went from osteoporosis to osteopenia

AlgaeCal did not agree w/me--gave me loose stools. I have no idea what ingredient was the culprit (type of magnesium? algae? filler?) So my criteria was to find a product that had the same/more amount of bone-supporting minerals in the ingredients. However, I did not want the product to include Calcium, Magnesium, D-3, K2-Mk7 or C, as I already take the amounts/types that work for me separately & I have the freedom to adjust when needed after lab results. I also took Strontium Citrate separately (VitaCost), as recommended.

The product that I found is LDA Trace Mineral complex by SFI Health (Amazon, but I think I found it for less thru FullScript $18 for 30 capsules). It requires only 1-capsule a day.

I had a dr scare me into starting the Evenity drug, so I plan to continue taking Strontium Citrate when the course of injections are over. I continue to take the trace minerals product daily.

Sorry if this is TMI, but thought it would be helpful to understand my decision-making process.

Blessings on your decision-journey!