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Has anyone improved bone density without meds?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Nov 25, 2023 | Replies (487)Comment receiving replies
@lashu as you may know, @artscaping is referring to the medication journey she and I share. We did Tymlos to build bone and then she did/ I am about to do a bisphosphonate to "lock in" our gains.
The pill that @artscaping mentions is, therefore, a follow-up not the primary initial medication.
Reclast is a bisphosphonate that is infused. (@artscaping did you do Reclast or Prolia?). I am going to have a test dose that is 20% of the usual amount to see how I handle it. My docs are nervous because of some other health issues. If I cannot handle it I will do what @artscaping did: switch to alendronate (Fosamax) or other bisphosphonate pill. (Chris did you do alendronate?) I have GERD so that may be hard.
Our endocrinologists know that it is better to start with a bone builder and then "lock in" gains with bisphosphonates. But insurance likes it the other way around. Unfortunately, as my docs have said, and studies have shown, the bone builders are more effective if taken first!
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Good evening @windyshores and @lashu, Great to hear from you and be able to share health experiences for the benefit of others.
So after the two years with Tymlos, my endocrinologist at the time told me Prolia was the only follow-up. After a year of frightening jaw pain, I requested a consultation at the Mayo Clinic. His recommendation was Alendronate......and a weekly dosage with some "rules" about taking it. The weekly arrangement prevents me from having way too much medication in my body at any given time. The half-life was too long.
I sure do agree with our endocrinologists......build the bone and then "lock it in" so that it is protected. I sure wish the medical insurance folks didn't try to run the show.
May you both, @windyshores and @lashu, be safe, protected, and free of inner and outer harm.
Chris