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Are you taking Reclast for osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Feb 14 5:27am | Replies (267)Comment receiving replies
@becsbuddy, In addition to @bonnieh218's response, you may also be interested to hear about the experiences of @faith123 @cindydee @contentandwell with respect to Reclast and tolerance. I also recommend reviewing these discussions:
- Reclast Infusion https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/reclast-infusion/
- Treating Osteoporosis https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hi-im-new-to-the-site-and-am-interested-in-treating-osteoperosis/
Becky, why did your endocrinologist suggest switching medications?
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@colleenyoung and others,
I am still not on anything. This is such a difficult decision. I have a new DEXA scheduled in October and appointments with the endocrinologist that I went to last year who recommended Reclast and am also trying to make an appointment with the endocrinologist I see for diabetes and hypothyroidism so I can get a second opinion. Both of them are very highly regarded. I am having so much trouble making that appointment though that I'm getting paranoid!
As it is I am exercising, doing weight-bearing exercises along with others, (balance, core, cardio), taking calcium, vitamins D and K. I am scared to death about the medications though. I have a history of having problems with medications. I had to be changed from tacrolimus, the 1st medicine of choice for liver transplant patients, to sirolimus due to problems. When I was on a BP medication a number of years ago I had problems and had to be switched, and recently I had to discontinue a cholesterol medication due to problems. You probably think that it's all in my mind, but actually I never read the side-effects! I went to my doctor for constant cough after she put me on lisinopril and she immediately knew that was the cause, and I was having terrible pains in my legs and a friend asked me if I was on a cholesterol drug, which I was! Who would think that a BP med could cause a cough and that a cholesterol med could cause muscle pains? I also have had problems with some PPIs and with a medication that I was given prior to transplant that that made me sick for two days. So, you can see my reluctance to start on a medication with such serious, well-known side-effects. I still do not know what I will do, I need to do a lot more research before I made a decision but I don't retain medical info well so I want to do it a bit closer to my appointments.
I am trying to follow these discussions to gain as much knowledge as possible to help me with this decision. Right now I am favoring Tymlos for starters.
JK
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Hi @colleenyoung He suggested changing it because after 2 years on Fosamax my bone scan hadn’t changed at all.