Any good treatmant or medicine for osteoporosis?
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a pill called fosamax taken once a week works to slow the process but i dont think anything brings back bone already lost, not sure though!
My mom took Fosamax, and after two years saw an increase in bone density. She went from having osteoporosis to not having it at all.
They have just come out with a warning for the drug Fosamax. It is eating away jaws in women's mouths. I have to go back in the place where I saw the article and read it again.
You can take Caltrate with D. Take 1 pill twice a day. Also take a good one a day vitamin. Take vitamin C (400 mg) 2 pills a day and one vitamin E. (400 mg.)
My primary doctor told me to take the above vitamins. He also prescribed the Fosamax.
There is Fosamax that you can take and it does help increase your bone density but there are other ones too just depends on what your insurance will pay for, Boniva is taken once a month, and then Actenol is taken once a week like Fosamax.
As with ALL medicine you are taking a slight risk with side effects and as for the necrosis in the jaw when taking the Fosamax, I'd much rather have a pt. try it and have bone density increase than not take it and possibly have weaker bones. Although, Caltrate +D works it is not as effective as the biophosinates that are as mentioned above. Also, if your osteoporosis is really severe then there are some studies out for I.V. biophosinates (example:Pamidronate) that are a little more effective than the oral ones.
Aside from the medications you should avoid foods and beverages which attribute to bone loss such as alcohol, eat vegetables with high levels of calcium, and if your doctor ok's it, start a weight lifting program appropriate for someone with your level of osteoporosis
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