We're the same age. At 47, I had osteopenia and by my early 50's osteoporosis. I kept saying no to medication until two years ago. My numbers just kept getting lower and lower. I think its tricky business for many of us.

I'm so sorry Sue. I also had osteopenia in my early 40s (and ignored the doctors - well, to be fair, I had some more serious health problems) and I'm 69 now with a DEXA of -5.7. But I did so many things wrong - chief among them was a life-long two six-pack a day habit of Diet Pepsi. I had a pituitary tumor that also robbed me of key hormones: Human Growth Hormone, adrenal, thyroid, ect. And menopause dealt the final blow. The pituitary tumor had me bedridden for ten years - as all the muscles wasted out of my body while I waited to be diagnosed - and being inactive didn't help. It got so bad, I was on a ventilator! I wish you all the luck getting your bones built back up. I promise to post. my DEXA score once I am cleared to go get one - and then I'll know if supplements and exercise work. This is such a rotten problem to have and I think if it happened to men more often, we would know more about it! I honestly don't think anybody has found the key to stopping this and building up our bones safely - but it's a problem we need a cure for desperately. I remember when I was 20, there was a little boy that lived next door that had a terrible case of osteoporosis and he was only ten years old! That was 1970! He'd be out riding his bicycle one day - and in a cast the next. I wish us all good luck. I hope everybody will post what has worked for them so we can all learn. Again, I recommend a Facebook group called Osteoporosis Natural Remedies. It's a fairly active group - some days I can't keep up with all the posts.