I do know lots of people have taken Fosomax and had no problems with it whatsoever. I took it and improved my scores roughly 15%, but unfortunately I took a drug holiday ( per my Endo MD for 2.5 years and my scores went down to worse than they were before. Now Forteo is recommended by my endocrinologist, but the potential side effects look way worse than anything that ever would’ve happened with FOX so I’m deliberating.
Frustrating because I have been extremely health oriented and fit and get lots of calcium and D 3 magnesium K2 Selenium and the right kind of exercise. I’m extra motivated because my mom and I were both 5 foot four at age 50. I’m now 72 and I’ve only gone down about a quarter of an inch but by the time my mother was 72 she was down 3 inches and believe it or not she lost 8 inches overall with very severe osteoporosis and chondritis till she passed away which I think in the end was taking too many from taking too many medications. So I’m not a fan of meds unless there’s no other option.
Those were her only serious medical issues that said she didn’t break a bone till she was 85 then both broke both femurs two years in a row and was confined to a wheelchair

Lately been reading about phytates and trying to adjust my food timing so that foods containing them which seem to be about 75% of what I eat- are not too close to calcium consumption. So that’s something to watch out for potentially especially with Forteo if you read about the side effects - by the way has anyone had an experience with phytates and managing the timing of them?

Lately I’m thinking of going to a nutritionist before if I do go on Forteo because some of the side effects are related to the timing of when the shot is given and when calcium and other supplements are consumed. Very interesting stuff if you look it up.
Messing with your parathyroid isn’t nothing! Phytate experience anyone?
Good luck to you!