Comments on: Osteoporosis Scare Tactics: Has a Doctor Ever Done This to You?

By: Skeptik

Skeptik — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:16:05 +0000

Just fill the scrip and dump it.

By: Marg

Marg — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:46:37 +0000

I must admit I feel as you do. I am almost 64 and have avoided taking anything for my bones until May when I discovered my L1-L4 T Score is now -5.1. I began taking Fosomax but am worried about long term side affects. I have signed up for the save our bones programme and took my last Fosomax on Wednesday. I am very apprehensive as really can’t afford to lose any more bone, but I really want to give this programme a try. If it is a hoax, it is very amoral and we are the ones going to suffer.

By: BEVERLEY-ANN LAURIE

BEVERLEY-ANN LAURIE — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:18:20 +0000

I was told this and refused to take the drugs. Did everything naturally. Im a raw food eater. Im 63 and work in a paint shop picking up 10l pales of paint and mixing the colours all day long for retail and trade customers> A bit scary based on Drs coments. My bone density has not changed in 3 years. But they do try and put you on drugs and change your diet.

By: Vivian Goldschmidt, MA

Vivian Goldschmidt, MA — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:49:05 +0000

It looks like the Mayo Clinic site may have changed some of their links, Lucia. Here’s the current url for this study: http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196%2811%2961711-4/fulltext

By: Lucia

Lucia — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:04:51 +0000

Just clarifying, the URL http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/81/5/662.full
that was not found is one given by Vivian in this comment section.

By: Lucia

Lucia — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:01:23 +0000

Tried to access this URL http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/81/5/662.full
but it came up “Page not found” ??? Also said it was not valid.
I’m wondering why?

By: Gloria Jones

Gloria Jones — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:32:27 +0000

This may be slightly off-topic, but maybe not. I’ve read all these reports of the terrible side effects from biphosphonates, and have refused to take them. I threw away the prescription the doctor wrote, but because of this, I was unable to obtain a Medicare supplement insurance policy. There is an organization that keeps tabs on the prescriptions people take or don’t take, and they send these reports to insurance companies, and if something doesn’t set well with them, i.e., a woman refusing to fill or take a prescribed medication, such as Fosamax or Actonel, they can report back to the insurance companies and in turn, you can be banned from getting insurance. That’s one of Big Pharma’s sneaky ways of getting you to take their poison. According to an article in “Prevention” magazine, most states in the U.S. have gender bias; wherein a woman usually pays four times more than a man for similar insurance coverage, just because she’s female, and “goes tot he doctor more frequently”. They can refuse coverage to a woman who has been sexually assaulted, or who has had a caesarean section, or any other asinine reason to reject her. So beware. If you have refused your doctor’s prescription, even though it might kill or disable you for life, you may not be able to get an affordable insurance policy, or any insurance at all. Just a word to the wise.

By: Gloria Jones

Gloria Jones — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:58:39 +0000

Stay away, far away, from statins. They cause some terrible side-effects, such as muscle damage. The latest reports I’m hearing are that they are not effective in lowering cholesterol in women, anyway. I have refused to take them, as well as all the other drugs advertised on TV. They list the mile-long report of side-effects, many of which include death. I often wonder who in their right mind would take something that might kill them????

By: Gloria Jones

Gloria Jones — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:53:41 +0000

Sally Field and other celebrities are paid plenty to advertise certain products, whether they take them or not. Don’t believe everything you hear, especially TV advertisements, unless they emphasize the horrific side-effects which they are supposed to do. Never take anything without hearing both sides of the stories. TV promotions all pertain to the money paid to get the message out to the unsuspecting public. I say shame on Sally Field. I used to admire her, but not anymore.

By: Gloria Jones

Gloria Jones — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:45:16 +0000

No, my doctor does not use “scare tactics”, at least not for bone density. He always recommends calcium supplementation with vitamin D3, and told me I was not a candidate for any osteoporosis drugs like Actonel, Foxamax, Boniva, Forteo, or Reclast, as he knows my system would not tolerate these drugs. Also, I have a recurrent duodenal ulcer that contraindicates those drugs, which are also hard on the stomach. What’s really scary about them is the rotting jaw syndrome which has been reported and confirmed. He does have me on calcitonin, in the form of a nasal spray, and totally bypasses the digestive system. He is neither pro nor con about strontium, which I take alternately with calcium (One day on calcium and the next on strontium, since they cannot be used concurrently at the same time. He also recommends weight-bearing exercises. So I feel he is on the right track, and since he has been our family physician for years, I trust his expertise.