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Anyone been on a clinical trial for osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Aug 16, 2022 | Replies (21)
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Chris,
I found the information about choosing a weekly dose as opposed to a monthly or yearly dose very interesting. I will pose that question to a rheumatologist at my first appointment. My worst DEXA score was one -2.7 at the femoral neck. All other scores were better than a -2.5. One doctor felt that it was marginal osteoporosis. I’m hesitant to begin getting any treatments unless it seems absolutely necessary. Thank you for your informative post.

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Chris Trout, Volunteer Mentor | @artscaping | Aug 15, 2022

Hi there @bruceandruth1970 .....nice to see your names again. The medication is Alendronate. It is a biphosphonate just like the Boniva which was my first Rx and gave me such a horrible beginning to this journey. However, with the dosage calendar changes, there are no side effects. Good luck to you. Isn't knowledge powerful? Who would have thought about or even questioned dosages and frequencies?

Good luck to you. Let me know how things work out for you. BTW....my Dexa scores were like -1.6 or -1.7 in the hip areas. I didn't know those were possibly osteopenia, not osteoporosis.

My best....Chris

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