Thanks. You're right about making the best decision for you. I didn't even make it 2 months with the Forteo due to gastrointestinal side effects causing asthma. They then put me on a 1/4 dose of Reclast for a 6 month period and then a 1/2 dose of Reclast for a 6 month period. The 1/4 dose went over pretty well but the 1/2 dose was ballistic. Have yet to have a bone density scan to see if there is any improvement - it is coming up in August. The 1/2 dose of Reclast is making me take the maximum asthma medicine (which contains cortisone) and restart Prilosec (which is bad for the bones), so it is counteracting the Reclast. The Reclast is also causing labored breathing with exercise so I'm not able to do that as much to help build bone. It should be interesting to learn the extent of the improvement. Reclast is supposed to be the gold standard but it has about 118 side effects listed on the Mayo Clinic drugs section (look up zoledronic acid infusion), many of which are very quality of life threatening and some even life threatening, in my opinion, if you already have some issues which are then exacerbated by the Reclast. My primary doctor now has not told me not to take any bisphosphonates again either, even to try the once a week pill version, and to focus on exercising daily, etc., once the Reclast has left my system.

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