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I am wondering if anyone out there has experienced bone loss due to menopause rather than low calcium? An endocrinologist wanted me to take Prolia but I refused because of the side effects. I wanted to try just taking calcium, Vitamin D and collagen supplements first. Then I learned from my NP that my calcium levels are normal and increasing my calcium levels would be problematic. I will continue taking the collagen and vitamin D, and my normal diet has the right amount of calcium. I am a yoga teacher and very healthy except for neck and back pain, but now I’m really at sea. Will exercise alone help?
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Hi @dkt58, since you are a Yoga Teacher, why don't you check out Dr. Loren Fishman's 12 Poses vs Osteoporosis and his work at http://www.sciataca.org? He has a study underway and a previous one in which selected yoga poses improved subjects' bone density. There is also an interview with him you can Google, More Than Anatomy, on his work.
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Hi dtk58,
I think many of us on this site have post-menopausal bone loss. I had early menopause at 43, 20+ years ago. My gyn prescribed Fosamax (before we knew all the bad things that can happen on that) and never bothered to refer me to an endocrinologist (which I think she should have). I was on Fosamax for 10 years without any side effects. My bone density was pretty stable at that time. During a 10 year drug holiday I had slow but progressive bone loss. Tried to avoid drugs by exercising and with supplements, but slid into osteoporosis of -2.9 in the lumbar spine and am now back on Fosamax.
I have normal calcium levels, but my endocrinologist told me to make sure that I get 1200 mg of calcium, from food as much as possible and the rest from supplements. I also take magnesium, vitamins D, K2, collagen (just started that). I am not a fan of meds, but very scared of sustaining a fracture. I have read enough sad stories of difficulties following a fracture on this website to be willing to try another course of Fosamax.