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Alternatives to standard Osteoporosis drugs

Posted by annie1 @annie1, May 19, 2025

Has anyone tried Calciven and did it increase your bone density as effectively as Evenity or Forteo ? My Dr. doesn't recognize any drugs besides the standard treatments. End of discussion. The other major problem is that Medicare may no cover it.

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eileenvan | @eileenvan | Mar 29 1:19pm

Fortibone is good. Stay away from Calcitrate imo

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eileenvan | @eileenvan | Mar 29 1:20pm
In reply to @her2 "Thank you for sharing. I too have osteopenia in my left hip. Hypercalcium level in blood..." + (show)
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Thank you for sharing. I too have osteopenia in my left hip.
Hypercalcium level in blood lab. I am awaiting a scheduled PET scan to see if my HER 2 cancer has metastasized somewhere. Trying to find an answer to what elevated calcium refers to. I stopped Vitamin D and Calcium supplements a week ago. I went to the Caribbean for sunshine and a volcano mud soak. I feel much better.
I had 19 infusions of chemo infusion treatments in 18 months. The break was good.

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@her2 hyperparathyroidism?

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kfhoz | @kfhoz | 15 hours ago
In reply to @kfhoz "@oopsiedaisy Did your exercise include impact? If so, which did you do? Thanks for noting your..." + (show)
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@oopsiedaisy Did your exercise include impact? If so, which did you do?

Thanks for noting your hypercalciuria as possible culprit. I plan to do a self-pay test for that based on your and a few others experiences with it.

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@oopsiedaisy Thanks again for your notes about hypercalciuria and/or hyperparathyroidism.

Based on your notes and others such as @sebutler about hyperparathyroidism, and in part because of the low cost, I did add in a CALCIUM, 24 HOUR URINE NW (W/O CREATININE) test. It was only a $15 addition to the CTX and P1NP tests that I ordered from Jason Health. I am in the "normal" range.

The JH test includes the collection "hat" and the collection jug but you have to visit the lab in advance to pick those up. You also have to read about full prep instructions elsewhere as the instructions from JH where inadequate.

The whole 24-hour urine pee-in-the-hat was more tricky than I anticipated. Fortunately I practiced for a day before my actual collection. The following additional notes may seem like TMI, but it may help someone else.

Some of us find it challenging to 100% separate urination from bowel movement. In other words, it is not uncommon for women that, when pooping, some additional pee tends to come out. Fortunately I already owned a female urination device for sports. With that I was able to catch every drop in the "hat", which is important for the accuracy of this test.

If you need to buy a FUD, which are easily available for hikers and pregnant people, then be sure to get one that is fairly small (such as one for hiking) and that directs the urine somewhat more forward than down. That way you can sit and hold the FUD funnel going into the "hat" while your back end is doing #2.

My brand is "Freshette" brand. The "EllaPee" on Amazon looks good. Be sure to practice in advance!

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