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Posted by gravity3 @gravity3, Feb 19 6:29am

On issue regarding osteoporosis drugs that I have not seen discussed is this:
How much discomfort, aches and pains should we experience as a result of drugs that are helping us to maintain bone health and add bone?
It seems to me that it would be naive
not to expect a certain amount of discomfort with those processes at work in our bodies. Of course all of us are different. Some never have a noticeable side effect while some of those at the other end of the spectrum may be very sensitive to any drug and may have acute side effects
Anyone else been pondering this? I would love to hear what others think.

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sodita | @sodita | Feb 27 8:46am

I had nausea like 24 hours after the shot, I changed for night shots and I was fine…only very random nausea. By the way the symptoms where for 5 to 10 minutes

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Helen, Volunteer Mentor | @naturegirl5 | Feb 27 9:33am

I have posted the following in other Discussion threads in this Support Group.

I experienced 12 months of Evenity in 2024- two injections each month. Other than occasional soreness at the injection site I had no side effects or symptoms. At the end of the 12 months a bone density scan showed significant gains in both my hip and lower back. I then had a Reclast infusion within one month of finishing the Evenity. This was in December, 2024. I had no side effects with Reclast. I continued on with my usual exercise routine including strength training with considerable focus on hips and lower backs. One year after the Reclast infusion in December 2025 I had another bone density scan. That scan showed a 10% increase in bone density in lower spine and 6% in my hip. This was in comparison to the bone density scan that was done in 2024. My endocrinologist recommended another Reclast infusion at that time which I did. Again, no side effects or symptoms associated with the Reclast.

So, each of us is different and will respond in our own individual ways to medications. I'm relieved to have made these gains in bone density under the care of my endocrinologist.

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anatomary | @anatomary | Feb 27 3:54pm
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@janism

Thanks for sharing more of your history and feelings about aging. Strangely it doesn't sound negative at all. I can relate and it is reassuring to hear how you and others are moving down the path.

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@gravity3 me too!

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anatomary | @anatomary | Feb 27 3:59pm
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Thanks for those suggestions, I have looked into melioguide and lift more, balancing, onero, and more but have not seen videos…will check it out! The aging thing…I feel that after people hear you are 65 you are treated as if you were either invisible or someone who is so old and decrepit they need many various docs and lots of meds to get through the day! I was shocked at having to “draw the clock” at a checkup; I was gonna be sassy and draw a realistic digital clock radio (I am a bit of an artist)! There is the aging process we all have to deal with as the body wears out (and sometimes in youth) some lose senses, some lose bone health, some have cancer, some have hearts wearing out, the list goes on and on. Then there are preventive measures; for example hubby is diabetic and is on statins only because he is diabetic. And if anyone has info on studies that show why the bone health goal is that of a 30 year old woman let us know! Nothing about me is ever going to be that of a 30 year old woman from my hair color to my wrinkles to my waistline!

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@jozer LOL .. yeah, I suppose 30-year-olds are the gold standard to which we all should strive to be!

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beachesanddreams | @beachesanddreams | Feb 28 11:27am
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I had nausea like 24 hours after the shot, I changed for night shots and I was fine…only very random nausea. By the way the symptoms where for 5 to 10 minutes

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@sodita This is such a long thread, so I hope you don’t mind my asking…which injection are you referring to?

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beachesanddreams | @beachesanddreams | Feb 28 11:32am
In reply to @jozer "Thanks for those suggestions, I have looked into melioguide and lift more, balancing, onero, and more..." + (show)
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Thanks for those suggestions, I have looked into melioguide and lift more, balancing, onero, and more but have not seen videos…will check it out! The aging thing…I feel that after people hear you are 65 you are treated as if you were either invisible or someone who is so old and decrepit they need many various docs and lots of meds to get through the day! I was shocked at having to “draw the clock” at a checkup; I was gonna be sassy and draw a realistic digital clock radio (I am a bit of an artist)! There is the aging process we all have to deal with as the body wears out (and sometimes in youth) some lose senses, some lose bone health, some have cancer, some have hearts wearing out, the list goes on and on. Then there are preventive measures; for example hubby is diabetic and is on statins only because he is diabetic. And if anyone has info on studies that show why the bone health goal is that of a 30 year old woman let us know! Nothing about me is ever going to be that of a 30 year old woman from my hair color to my wrinkles to my waistline!

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@jozer I’m not sure the goal is to go back to having the strong bones of a 30-year-old, so much as the goal is to build back lost bone, then maintain it as best we can.

I wish gynecologists would do a lot more to educate women in their 20’s on up about the importance of bone density and how to maintain it from a young age. None of mine ever did. I’m constantly telling my daughters and my friends.

I can only hope they take me seriously.

I have read stories here about women in their 30’s and 40’s (some in their 20’s too) who have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, and my heart goes out to them. That’s a long time to deal with this condition.

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gravity3 | @gravity3 | Feb 28 12:00pm
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@jozer I’m not sure the goal is to go back to having the strong bones of a 30-year-old, so much as the goal is to build back lost bone, then maintain it as best we can.

I wish gynecologists would do a lot more to educate women in their 20’s on up about the importance of bone density and how to maintain it from a young age. None of mine ever did. I’m constantly telling my daughters and my friends.

I can only hope they take me seriously.

I have read stories here about women in their 30’s and 40’s (some in their 20’s too) who have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, and my heart goes out to them. That’s a long time to deal with this condition.

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I do the same. I think that the medical profession waits much too long to refer women for dexa scans

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sodita | @sodita | Feb 28 3:20pm
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@sodita This is such a long thread, so I hope you don’t mind my asking…which injection are you referring to?

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@beachesanddreams
Forsteo

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jozer | @jozer | Mar 1 7:08pm

Yea they wait much too long…how about a yearly dexa at the point of menopause? Such a cheap test. I could have paid way more attention to diet and weight lifting had I known about lack of estrogen and bone health. We have annual mammogram starting at 40, even colonoscopy at least every 10 years. I think we are at the edge of that changing. I have told my daughters 29 and 33 - to be vigilant about calcium and vitamin d and since older daughter is on synthroid (thyroid med known to mess up bones) I have told her to flat out insist on early dexa…or take matters into your hands and pay outa pocket

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beachesanddreams | @beachesanddreams | Mar 2 1:57pm
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@beachesanddreams

I do the same. I think that the medical profession waits much too long to refer women for dexa scans

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@gravity3 In the relative absence of information from our primary care doctors and gynecologists, I think all we can do is talk to our daughters, nieces, sisters, and friends about the importance of being proactive with our bones.

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