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Has anyone treated their osteoporosis without drugs?
Hello all … I am a 68 y/o lady, 5’1 and 115lbs. I have always been petite and of small stature. I recently went to a new physician who ran a battery of tests on me, which all came back great, except for my Dexa scan which came back with a T score of -3.8. The physician immediately wanted to write me a script for Fosamax. After reading about it, I am freaked out. Here’s a bit of background on me. I have never smoked, don’t drink and am fairly active. I still work part-time and love being active. Have any of you tried to combat osteoporosis from a “natural” healing angle? I have NEVER taken any meds, gosh I never even have the need for aspirin, as I don’t experience headaches. Looking for some input from actual people. It’s way too easy for a physician to write a script as I truly believe they are in cahoots with the pharmaceutical industry. My apologies if I have upset anyone. Any information, experience or feedback you can offer is greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading my post.
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I completely relate as I am also 68 and in a similar situation. I am not confident about the meds BUT diet, resistance training and an active approach to life have not made any difference. My numbers have continued to decline. I have osteoporosis in my wrists ... I have elected to do the Evenity shots. I agree that medications are not the answer but I want to avoid the consequence of "brittle bones" and remain active. The research on the weighted vests is another approach but inconclusive. Worth a try. Unfortunately, I think we are "victims" of a medical field that just did not pay enough atttention to choices we were making in our 40's and 50's.
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7 ReactionsThere are a number of threads here under the category osteoporosis that address your interest in treating op "naturally". There is also plenty of support.
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3 ReactionsSo many of us, like you, are not into meds, only taking ones very necessary…my docs all agree that exercise that addresses OP issues,in addition to walking, etc. is key…paying attention to calcium and vitamin D in diet does help…my cancer team, PCP and osteopath all agree that taking a combo supplement can also be helpful … I researched, looking for plant-based, organic and 3rd party tested and found a few. Gave the exact lists of ingredients/amounts to docs to review and approve…I will be taking PT for OP at NYPresbyterian to get maximum benefit from the exercises. And I love my walks and simple, self-created dancercise at home. Yes, it’s effort, and each person needs to find their own best path, and then try to put worries off to the side.
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2 ReactionsHeart attack last year two Stinson heart on statins blood thinners blood pressure and cholesterol and ever since I can hardly move my body aches my bones aches ever since I started this medicine what do I do My neck is so tense I have arthritis or could it be my arthritis
I have commented about this elsewhere, but I am a 78 year old woman who had surgically-induced menopause at age 30 after a total hysterectomy. I took Premarin until about age 62 but despite this developed osteoporosis. Took 3 doses of Fosamax and developed iliotibial band syndrome, pain from my hip to knee. I stopped the Fosamax and started looking for other things to try. I came across AlgaeCal Plus and Strontium Citrate. I began these and also started OsteoStrong about the same time, 15 months ago. My May 2024 DEXA T-scores before starting were lumbar spine -4.1, left femoral neck -2.9 and left total hip -2.6. I had a repeat DEXA September 2025. My T-scores had improved to -2.9 lumbar spine, -2.4 left femoral neck, and -2.0 left total hip. I plan to keep on this regimen!
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