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Afraid it the treatment meds for osteoporosis
I’m 68 with latest spine score of-37. My body type is very thin with BMI 19- but I eat extremely healthy diet and do excellent exercise every day - no falls. I have no other health issues so dont need to take medications. I’m totally petrified to take any of the medications I’ve been told I need for treatment of osteoporosis. I don’t know what to do! I know breaking bones will be awful but I’m so weary of these poisons they want to put in my body.
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@nycmusic Well said.
@dtevis I looked this up last night, and did a little research. The clinical trials really did look promising. Important to note that calcium supplements, diet, exercise, and in some cases, a bone-building drug to accompany the vibration belt appeared to provide optimal results.
I’d think the fact that it is FDA approved would allow for some insurance coverage, but we are in an upside down world on that front. It’s a shame it’s so expensive.
How fabulous would it be for people to have a drug-free way to maintain bone! Seems to me, insurance covering just a portion of it is actually cheaper for them. They don’t have to pay for the drug, and all the necessary bloodwork that comes with it, not to mention additional therapies for side effects.
Thanks for that info, it was great to know!
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2 Reactions@karenjaninaz
You are the best judge of what works for you and only you may decide that.
Research is a different matter though.
You are mistaken when you say that strontium displaces calcium in the bone. It is more accurate to say that strontium has the capacity to bridge the large osteoporic gaps in the bone and then calcium adheres and then bone grows.
You seem to imply that strontium has a part in cardio events.
Strontium Citrate has never been tied in any study to cardio events.
Strontium is found in much of the world's ground water and in some areas of the world is found in high concentrations. If strontium was a cause of any heart conditions then those areas would have shown a definite change in cardio events. In the history of the world, no such population study or research has ever shown a problem in those areas with high strontium content in their ground water.
You may be alluding to that one population study, which has never been able to be reproduced, which showed a rise of cardio events in the population of those on strontium ranelate, people who also had existing cardio problems. Other population studies which eliminated existing heart patients found no tie of even SR to cardio events. Denmark studied the SR for a year and found no tie to cardio events.
Still, it is always best to be safe:
Evenity, prolia and Forteo all have ties to some type of cardio event. In addition, calcium supplementation has also been associated with cardio events.
Strontium citrate has never been associated with any cardio events.
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5 Reactions@karenjaninaz that’s a lot of medicines !….and of concern to me as time goes on and new health issues come up, so I am personally researching the simplest ways to take care of my present needs to avoid negative drug/supplement interactions, especially as time goes on. What often happens is people end up taking meds to deal with med side-effects, very common with cancer drugs !
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1 Reaction@mahonlye
OP is a complicated disease, compounded by the medications that work better for some than others, and with some terrible side effects. I was recently diagnosed at 69 years with spinal Deg Disc Disease and as result I have scoliosis in my lower spine. PT helped a lot with specific exercises, I also bike and swim as often as I can. Never took HRT, and was menopausal at 52. Dexascan with good numbers and have never suffered a fracture. I realize I need to take care of my spine if I want to have a good quality to my remaining years. Recently OB put me on Estrogen cream which has helped my bladder ( uti type symptoms) and vaginal dryness. I also find that my back pain from scoliosis is better on the days I use the estrogen. OB does not consider the Estrogen a long term treatment, and I cannot use every week due to side effects. I also recently started a statin Atorvastain Liquid as my stomach could not tolerate most other statin pills. My research revealed that statins can help with BMD in low doses. There are alot of studies linking this effect, but has not been proven. What I have found is when I take the statin my back pain decreases. Statins are also known to be anti inflammatory, and I am hopeful that I won’t progress to OP, that my BMD will stabilize, only time will tell. You are your own best friend when it comes to medications, recommend do research and listen to your doctors and ask questions.
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3 Reactions@sharonba
Very interesting - thank you for this input. Good luck to all of us !
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4 ReactionsI’m 79 and was diagnosed decades ago AFTER taking Fosamax and later Actonel, neither of which helped in the slightest. In fact as the years rolled by, my DEXAs showed additional regression. I was doing my own research when I happened upon this: Anti-depressants leach vitamin D from the bones and I’d been on Zoloft for approximately the same timeframe. Apparently the docs didn’t know?
I’ve stayed with Zoloft/sertaline, and am taking calcium(600mg) + D3(400IU) twice a day, AND an additional 5,000IU of D3 daily. Total D each day? 5,800IU. Surprise! My DEXA improves slightly every time… maybe not for everyone but I couldn’t be more pleased!!
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3 Reactions@sharonba very interesting about statins, BMD and back pain…will research to discover the connections there…i have also heard that statins can make more muscle pain….in the end,it’s my great medical team that guide me. You are right, each of us knows our own body and how meds affect us.
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2 Reactions@kathleen1314 so which strontium do you recommend and by which company?