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Drugs or exercise and vitamins?
I recently went to a rheumatologist to get some questions answered regarding my osteoporosis. He said I had Senile osteoporosis and that he felt I definitely should take Alendronate Sodium once a week. I have also heard such horrific stories about osteo meds and am terrified to take them but also terrified not to of I need them. I am taking calcium and Vitamin D and exercise almost daily since the diagnosis. Is this enough to stop it from getting worse or should I start the meds. I want to hold off until my next scan but that isn’t until Oct. 24. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? Thank you.
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Yes, I started the Grow Bone System in November, 2025, after having a bad reaction 4 months after taking Alendronate...stomach issues and severe eye inflammation requiring steroids for 3 months. My ophthalmologist told me to never use biophosphonates again. That said, I have used the Grow Bone system for 6-months full dosage, but was told after that to go to 2 Calcium and 1 Strontium. My dex went from -2.7 to -2.8 in my lumbar. I'm still researching what's next. Many good reports on strontium citrate, but...?
@golfer8302 The person you responded to hasn't posted here in nearly two years. You jumped into a very old thread.
I don't think any pill is going to help a -2.8 T-score very much. If it were that easy, nobody would have osteoporosis. Have you considered an anabolic drug like Forteo or Tymlos?
@susanmariewilliams can yiu share the link or provide more information about Loren Fishmans research?
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It does not sound as though you have been offered anabolic bone med. Is there a reason for that?
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I have been offered by endocrinologist, however, I’ve never reacted well to any med, including aspirin, and after almost losing my eyesight with Alendronate, I decided to give the Grow Bone System a chance. I may end up with anabolic med, I’m always reading and researching.
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2 ReactionsAre you doing weight bearing exercise regularly (not just weighted vest walking) and proper supplementation with hormone therapy? There’s a lot of research to check out - OsteoCollective and Dr Doug on YouTube ( do free stuff) has good info to start your research exploration.
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1 ReactionYes, I do weight bearing and supplements , but no hormone therapy. Thank you for the referrals, I’ll check those out.
Careful with HORMONE Therapy. Individually, it's NOT for just any woman as we all have our particular reactions RX meds. Then there's MENOPAUSE factor. Historically, hormone therapy NOT recommended if we're POST-menopausal. How long is 'post"-menopausal ? One benchmark is 10 yrs since menopause.
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There is so much conflicting info abouot HRT. I had a REMS scan yesterday (very helpful) and the doc who did it said that low dose bio-identical HRT can be safely started well after menopause and shown to be helpful. Recommended finding a doctor of integrative medicine to help explor e this option.
Does anyone have experience with a late start on HRT of the bio-ID kind?
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3 Reactions@fcoop2 -- sure hope someone on this thread can assist you re: your request for a reply from someone with experience in "late start ..HRT of the bio-ID kind". I canNOT take regular HRT..and the bio-ID kind my gynecologist steered me away from. -- Thankfully, at this point in time I'm doing ok.
Best of luck to you.