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@nataasat @gbooth54 Do you have any more information on why your doctors used Risedronate (brand name Actonel) compared to other possible bisphosphonates?
The below paper would make me want alendronate (brand Fosamax) over Risedronate. I have acid reflux/GERD, but had no problem with alendronate for 18 months by simply following the directions. And the paper below says they found no problems that way.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18324951/
EXCERPT: "Conclusions: Alendronate 70 mg OW yielded significantly greater BMD gains and larger decreases in bone turnover marker levels than risedronate 35 mg OW over 24 months, with no difference in UGI [gastrointestinal] tolerability. "
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@kfhoz I was with other doctors before, and first I had 2 shots of Prolea. After the 2nd shot, I had some side effects, like pain in my lower back. Then the doctor gave me alendronate. It was OK. Then I moved to my current place, I have another doctor, and he decided to give me risedronate even though he knew I had alendronate before. I don't know why he decided so, and he wants me to take it for at least 3 years.
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@kfhoz my doctors put me on Risedronate because I already took Fosamax a few years ago. I developed an L1 compression fracture so they said I failed Fosamax.