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Since I am only now in my 3rd month of taking it and have 21 more...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1129482/

Discussion: Tymlos for life? My endo is telling me this

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Aug 23 3:22pm

i was on Fosamax several years ago for about five years. Then I went on Evista...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1133193/

Discussion: Drug vacations

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Aug 30 7:57am

@guinivere Evenity, Forteo and Tymlos are not bisphosphonates. Prolia isn't either. Alendronate (Fosamax) and Reclast (zoledronic...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1027806/

Discussion: Undecided choice of drugs for Osteoporosis

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Mar 5 7:04am

My T score is close to yours. Do you have a back fracture? I have pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1153232/

Discussion: Only 53 with severe osteoporosis and about to fearfully take Evenity

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Oct 6 11:52pm

Hi, @rareeby. my experience was with Fosamax, taken by my wife. She didn't have the discomforting...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/90399/

Discussion: Treating Osteoporosis: What works for you?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Nov 29, 2016

I just turned 74 yrs old. My doctor prescribed Fosamax for OP. I took one dose...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/954758/

Discussion: Undecided choice of drugs for Osteoporosis

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Oct 27, 2023

@semurray How would you describe your pain?I took Fosamax for three months and about month 2...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1090106/

Discussion: Fosamax Feedback

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Jun 19 10:11pm

I had the same issue with fosamax. I wasn’t told that it was effecting my calcium…but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/737712/

Discussion: Would like to know people's experience using Fosamax

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Aug 15, 2022

I have heard that Tymlos does not work well after Prolia. Not sure about after Fosamax...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/922750/

Discussion: Tymlos vs Prolia

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Sep 1, 2023

I was supposed to start taking prolia but cannot bring myself to take prolia or fosamax...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1038587/

Discussion: Tymlos vs Prolia

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Mar 22 10:22pm

A caveat about looking to the dr who prescribes Fosamax, I would rely on that only...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1076559/

Discussion: How fast can a T score go down in one year?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: May 28 2:45pm

My stomach could not tolerate Fosamax either. I had my first Reclast infusion last year in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1007912/

Discussion: Where to even start with bone drugs

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Feb 1 2:14pm

I'd suggest an endocrinologist, or maybe look for medical centers that have osteoporosis specialists. Primary care...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1153263/

Discussion: Only 53 with severe osteoporosis and about to fearfully take Evenity

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Oct 7 5:06am

@dannyanddebbie did you get my private message (envelope upper right). Fosamax and Reclast are two of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1171321/

Discussion: Reclast side effects

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Nov 10 3:06pm

Has anyone gotten once yearly injection for osteoporosis. Seems easier than taking Fosamax but I would...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/930070/

Discussion: Anyone taken Evenity (romosozumab) for Osteoporosis?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Sep 14, 2023

Hello…I was denied Tymlos when my doc first recommended it. Insurance wanted me to begin a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1075117/

Discussion: Need Advice - What drug to Follow Up Evenity

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: May 26 12:38pm

I took fosamax for 5 years. I stopped this past June. A five year limit. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/764465/

Discussion: About to start Prolia: What's your experience?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Oct 23, 2022

@contentandwell Have you looked into the Meclizine nasal spray for osteoporosis My rheumatologist wants me to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/316882/

Discussion: Are you taking Reclast for osteoporosis?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Jul 24, 2020

@ggopher i’m also on Fosamax but haven’t seen any good results. I’m wondering why you’ve been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/629922/

Discussion: Would like to know people's experience using Fosamax

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Aug 25, 2021

I will be taking Fosamax for about 5 years. You can then take a break for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/965045/

Discussion: Forteo: What is your Experience?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Nov 14, 2023

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