@surefire - I actually haven’t taken any drugs for osteoporosis to date . When I met to see what path McCormick felt was viable for me that’s what he recommended. Forteo 2 years , mostly likely Actonel for 1 year. I think he may have first said Reclast as follow up and I said I was a bit leery of that med, then he offered Fosamax , but when I mentioned a bit of GERD history he said Actonel would be better. Though I have read that Actonel can be a bit reactive if you have GERD. I also told him I my goal was NOT to be meds forever/ long term. And his response was you could do what I did 2 years Forteo , followed by one year Actonel as a substitute for Fosamax ( which he did).Hope that clears it up. I mean I could probably try Reclast. The thing that scares me is it’s obviously a big dose since it covers soo much time before the next dose. If you have issues, in my mind , you’re kind of stuck there with just hope that it decreases overtime.
But I understand it is a more potent maintainer. Good luck to you and all out there making these decisions!!!