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Thinning Bones? How to Tell if You Need an Osteoporosis Medication

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I'm nearly 81 with "mild" osteopenia. It is borderline, quite near normal on the chart. My doctor wanted to put me on Fosamax. I refused, and he has me on Rx Vitamin D2 50,000 i.u. weekly, as well as calcitonin-salmon nasal spray. Something is making me feel ill. Could it be either of these?

Anne of VA 11:25AM November 27, 2010

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nXbvZkYZaXTHdIW of OK 8:05PM March 18, 2010

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Susan Brown, Ph.D. of NY 1:07PM January 01, 2010

I was surprised to find out last year that the two diabetes drugs I had been taking for the past several years had been leaching the calcium from my bones and I had severe osteopenia (at age 64). The two drugs are Avandia and Actos. I am now on the Fosamax generic and taking extra Vitamin A to combat this. I can really tell the difference. No more back pains!

S of VA 1:35PM December 31, 2009

Okay, those links didn't go through. Here they are again...
Top 10 Myths - http://www.betterbones.com/osteoporosis/top10myths.aspx
NPR story: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121609815

Jacqueline of NH 9:09AM December 31, 2009