Hi becsbuddy, Thank you for your reply.

I just started prednisone in mid-May for Giant Cell Arteritis at 40 mg a day. The rheumatologist told me to taper down by 5 mg every two weeks unless my symptoms came back. I'm now down to 10 mg for a month and scheduled to taper down to 7.5 mg next taper.. The rheumatologist ordered a bone scan when I went on prednisone and it came back positive for osteoporosis - so I started on alendronate. I was determined not to get osteop because of a strong family history, by exercising for years, but it wasn't enough. Also, I've been reading that the groundwork for strong bones starts early in life, and I made a lot of mistakes in my younger years. Funny thing is, before COVID started I went to Judo a couple of times a week, taking all kinds of falls when working out with the kids, no injurieds or fractures.

Do you take any supplements or exercise much to try and increase bone density?