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Treating Osteoporosis: What works for you?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Sep 2 10:11am | Replies (1085)Comment receiving replies
Many people cannot tolerate oral bisphosphonates due to GERD. My doc mentioned doing a low dose of Reclast first, but that is for maintenance not bone growth. I think the dose of Zometa that stage 4 cancer patients get is higher than that for osteoporosis, and most of the osteonecrosis of the jaw happens with those.
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The GERD thing is a problem, I know. Injections avoid esophageal irritation or worse but there's something about a 6-month dose of something injected into the body that, for me, is a concern. I'm the kind of person who'd rather a little inconvenience and the kind of self-administration gadget that your osteoporosis drug uses.