Has anyone improved bone density without meds?

Same thing happened to me . I was taking a really good supplement and was off the charts lol . Can’t win

I have a -3.8 in my spinal disc. And osteopenia elsewhere. Am 82, have only taken vitamins up until now, and my doctor wants me on Evenity. But he sees it as my only option, due to my health conditions/limitations. So what happens when I complete that treatment, if follow up treatment with other meds that I cannot take is necessary? Tsk

Have you checked the side effects of Evenity? I would do so before taking anything. Good Luck lashu.

I have just looked up the side effects of Evenity and they don't look good. Please, look it up before you begin this treatment. I am terrified of the side effect of 99% of the drugs related to Osteoporosis. Expecially Prolia.

This is why so many of us are searching. Somebody needs to come up with a better drug if that's all the medical profession is pushing. And doctors need to be trained in other ways of treating us so that drugs are not their only line of defense.

I agree. I live in Florida and it is soo over crowded and the doctors are soo overwhelmed that they don't seem to have the time to properly diagnose or study what could help those of us who are in the Winter of their lives. It is sad and it is true. I am concerned.

I am so grateful for Tymlos. With the adjustable dosing pen I was finally able to tolerate a medication at a dose I was okay with (and am now taking full dose). In 18 months my spine gained 20%. My 2021 fractures were very motivating.

Hi thisnthat:

I also have scoliosis, osteoporosis, and knee osteo arthritis, and had a lunpectomy in Nov. 2022.
What safe exercise program have you found to work with scoliosis and osteoporosis????

I do not want to take any injectable meds for osteoporosis......

Yes, I too am afraid of the side effects, especially since I have a complicated, long history of problems with my gums and jaw. I have ordered "Good Bones" and Barnes and Noble is holding a Mayo Clinic book for me on osteoporosis that I will pick up tomorrow. These works address ways to strengthen bones through diet and supplement.
The descriptions I've read of "osteoblast", that process of erosion of bone, and the way these meds strengthen bones makes these pharmaceuticals tempting. But I am looking into how possible it might be to strengthen bones without them. These discussions on this site, they really help.

McCormick's book "Great Bones" has a lot of info on meds, the combinations and sequencing, how to manage transitions, how to monitor.

McCormick's other book is "The Whole Body Approach to Osteoporosis" and can be used before, during or after meds. McCormick himself used meds.

Osteoblasts build new bone and osteoclasts break bone down (turnover). My understanding is that bisphosphonates and Prolia work by affecting turnover, Forteo and Tymlos increase growth, and Evenity does both.