In the Osteoporosis Reversal Program I dedicate an entire chapter to the discussion of all the osteoporosis drugs, including Fosamax and its generic formula alendronate sodium. This is a popular bisphosphonate drug widely prescribed by doctors and advertised on TV and other media outlets.
Marketing ads for this drug offer no information whatsoever on what bisphosphonates are really made of, and for a good reason. You’ll know why once you read an excerpt from the Introduction to an article by the late Dr. Herbert Fleisch titled “Bisphosphonates: Mechanisms of Action”. It was published in the prestigious Endocrine Reviews in the year 1998. Dr. Fleisch was a Swiss pioneer researcher on metabolic bone diseases whose work led to the discovery of bisphoshponates as osteoporosis drugs.
He writes that:
“Bisphosphonates were used in industry, mainly as corrosion inhibitors or as complexing agents in the textile, fertilizer, and oil industries. Their ability to inhibit calcium carbonate precipitation, similar to polyphosphates, was put to good use in the prevention of scaling. Only in the past three decades have bisphosphonates been developed as drugs for use in various diseases of bone, tooth, and calcium metabolism.”
Isn’t it amazing that mainstream scientists openly admit the industrial origins of these drugs? And wouldn’t you expect that they would think twice before they even considered such toxic chemicals as potential bone health solutions? Obviously, that is not the case because thanks to several not-so-coincidental sequence of events, bisphosphonate drugs became instant best-sellers, raking billions of dollars to their manufacturers.
The story of an osteoporosis drug as told by Mr. Allen Dronate Himself
The first mass-marketed bisphosphonate was alendronate sodium, branded as Fosamax and promising to cure osteoporosis, a brand new bone disease as defined by the World Health Organization in the early 90's. Approved in the US on September 29th 1995, Fosamax has made billions of dollars to pharmaceutical giant Merck. Its patent expired in February 2008, and since then, generic alendronate sodium is widely available and still used by millions of women and men all over the world.
So who better than the obnoxious Mr. Allen Dronate himself to narrate his meteoric success story (as you can see, I’m in a lighthearted mood today). This is how it all began…
Forget my humble origins; they don’t mean a thing!
Hi there! I’m Allen Dronate, one of the luckiest and richest guys you’ll ever meet. I used to live in dirty workshops, grimy warehouses with heavy machinery, fertilizer manufacturing plants, and other disgusting industrial places. I was handled by careless mechanics and factory workers, and I hated every minute of my life, including them! But hey, why should they care about a worthless chemical that costs pennies?
But one day, my life took a sudden 180 degree turn for the better. I don’t want to waste my time getting into details, but thanks to a bunch of brainy “Einsteins” led by my hero, Dr. Fleisch, I became what I was meant to be: a high class money-making machine, getting respect and the royal treatment I always deserved.
You see, scientific studies show that I can somehow increase bone density, at least for the first couple of years, and once this was rubber-stamped by a well-known government agency… money has been pouring out of peoples’ pockets like hot lava from a volcano!
I really don’t know exactly what to do, except that I’m supposed to destroy osteoclasts – if I find them. I don’t even know what those lowlifes look like, so I attach myself to bone and hope for the best. As far as I know, all I have to do is mess up normal bone metabolism, and voila! Mission accomplished. I can also wreak havoc in people’s digestion, cause joint and muscle aches plus a whole slew of other nasty side effects…
But, who cares? I certainly don’t. Nobody can see me there anyways. Some party-poopers claim to have seen giant osteoclasts around me, but if you ask me, they're totally insane. No wonder just about everyone in the medical field ignores them.
Hey docs, continue to keep your eyes and ears shut and those prescriptions coming… I’m working out a deal to get my first Rolls Royce next month.
It’s ALL about image, NOT substance
It’s a good thing I already have an extremely low opinion of all you people, otherwise I’d be upset at the bad rap I'm getting lately, especially from that lady Vivian from Save Our Bones. She keeps saying that there are better drug-free ways to increase bone density and she’s probably right, but hey, she could ruin my lifestyle. So get lost, lady, I need to Save My Profits!
I’ll tell you the secret of my success, and listen well, before I regret that I told you this. It’s all about image. You see, from the moment medical scientists considered me a valuable prescription drug, I had a complete makeover. I became a neat little tablet inside fancy-shmancy packaging. With this new image, my popularity just kept growing. Before I forget, here’s a shout out to those marketing guys for the great job they’re doing. Hey guys, Allen Dronate loves ya!
And what I life I have! I’m given the “white glove treatment”… literally. Lab workers sometimes even wear masks when they handle me. No more dirty warehouses for me. Now I live in a clean laboratory and my name's all over well-known medical publications.
If there’s one thing I learned from hanging out with scientists is that most of them are quite gullible… they believe in their own one-sided “studies”. Good for me, bad for the people… but who cares?
Oh, and I met an over the counter wonder, Tyla Knowl – my new girlfriend. She's all mine, that is if I can keep that slimy Rick Last away from her. You know, the one for “women on the go”. Hey Rick, they’re on the go all right …straight to the hospital they go, you loser. But I digress. I want to continue talking about what’s really important: moi…
So what’s wrong with chemicals anyway?
Listen, I may not be the nicest guy, but I’m filthy rich; and that’s what really matters. Sometimes I feel a bit of remorse about what I’m doing. But then, I remember that the same agency that approved me approved many other drugs and more than 3,000 chemicals used as food additives. So what can one more do, in the greater picture of things?
I don’t know what the future will bring, but for now, I’m living the life… And as long as humans continue to gamble with their health, I’ll keep raking in the big bucks. So long, losers.
But one day, my life took a sudden 180 degree turn for the better. I don’t want to waste my time getting into details, but thanks to a bunch of brainy “Einsteins” led by my hero, Dr. Fleisch, I became what I was meant to be: a high class money-making machine, getting respect and the royal treatment I always deserved.So there you have it from Mr. Allen Dronate himself. Pretty shocking stuff huh… good thing you know better.
Vivian, after a Bone Density Scan last spring, I was diagnosed with osteoporosis in my left hip and upper thigh. My Dr. prescribed Fosamax tablets which I took from May to October, when I decided, after much research on the drug, to stop taking. I am now 77 years old and have been taking 90-200 mcg of K2 along with 5000 iu of D3 since October of last year. My Dr. suggested I consult with endocrinologist regarding treatment options to Fosamax which I did recently. All my blood tests were fine on calcium and other levels, except my D3 was above the standard range top number. I have reduced my D3 about in half for now and continue the K2 as well. However, the endocrinologist talked me into trying the liquid form of Fosamax since I have a bad gag reflex and have trouble swallowing pills at times. She pretty much scared me regarding the fact that I am considered high risk for bone fractures now. I have not yet started the liquid Fosamax as my gut reaction is not to take it. Doctor also mentioned my Medicare might not pay for other osteo meds until Fosamax proves to be a problem for me. What is your opinion on K2/D3?
I’m sorry, but I took Fosomax for 3 yrs back in 2003 & NEVER had any problems. Also, my oral surgeon’s assistant told me the first Half of the pill has a half life of about a few hours but the SECOND half of the pill has a half life of 15 YEARS?!!! How the hell does THAT make sense?!!! It doesn’t!
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Hello, I was put on this drug, Fosomax for at least ten years to prevent Osteoporosis after I was taken off Premarin and Provera when I was over Menopause. Then my doctor told me that there were some problems and he was taking me off of it and my dentist was shocked that I had been on it for so long just to avoid Osteoporosis. Well, I was diagnosed with Osteoporosis soon after…so much for drug to prevent it. I had had very helpful info coming from Saveour bones program but in the meantime, I have undergone left knee total replacement after Meniscus repair, Anterior Cervical disk replacement in no. 7, left knee infection after 3 yrs which meant the removal of my first knee replacement due to a procedural clean out, was without a new knee for about 5 months, then finally this year early had the total knee replacement Revision and still suffering a bit of pain after 7 months after surgery. I was put on Protonix for the past two years and read the consequences of staying on it too long due to causing more brittle bones so I just underwent Assisted Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair and Nissen Fundoplication three days ago and still am told to remain on the medication for a while to avoid acid reflux …My GERD was severe which happened after the neck surgery even though I had had a little amount of acid reflux, but not every meal. I eat very well, organic greens from our garden, everything organic, almond milk, fruits, chicken, fish, etc. And it is very disheartening to be taking medicines that ruin your health eventually. I can hardly bare hurting from Arthritis without taking Celebrex. Anyway, just wanted to share. Oh, the last bone density test I took turned out to be Osteopenia most likely from the nutrition I have been on. Can’t wait to get exercising again.
My mother is 89 and was told by 3 doctors to get on fosamax, we went and got the script and filled it , kept putting it off , start taking it weekly,that is, we had decided to start treatment tomorrow and I again looked up the drug and I had before and decided , together with my mother that it seemed okay, but now that I look at your site as well as many others , we will not use this drug. Thank you for the information, I would hate for my mother to go through the pain described here.
This medicine is a poison and am really surprised to know that none of the healthcare providers are informing their patients of its life threatening side effects. If someone is looking for a review on this drug and confuse weather to take it or not, please don’t kill yourself. This drug is dangerous and should be eliminated from the market.
Hi Vivian,
I am so confused right now. I tried your program for 2 years & my bone density scan got worse with each year. I am now 58 years old & spine went from -2.8 to -3.0. My doctor convinced me to take Fosamax since my scans only got worse with each year. He said since I was till young he could not support me to not take anything while my bones continued to get worse. He said he has his wife on the same drug. I have been on it now for almost 2 months & I have so far not had any side effects. I love being holistic but I need to do something. I have taken been taken TrueOsteo for almost 2 years now but again not seeing any results according to my bone density scan. Please advise what I should do. I of course want to be drug free but worry about my spine.
Hi Paula,
Please don’t think that following the Program was for naught! Bone density is just one aspect of bone health. Mainstream medicine focuses so much on density because it needs numbers (i.e. fixed parameters) to prescribe drugs, so most doctors follow the same protocol. While density is an indicator of bone metabolism, the main focus of bone health is simply to prevent fractures, and less dense but healthy and renewed bones have better tensile strength than thicker, denser, older bones.
Also, please don’t forget that machines are not accurate, which means that your DEXA may not reflect a good comparison.
So hang in there and keep nourishing your bones with excellent nutrition.
Hi Vivian,
Thank you so much for your reply. I was speaking with an Orthopedic doctor & asked him about Fosamax. I am getting a burning constantly in my thought since taking it & don’t like it. I have stopped it & hope it will go away. This doctor also said there was no proof to this drug doing anything to help the bones & he would not take it if it was him. I am reading more about Vitamin K & Magnesium. Can you tell me the daily amount for Magnesium? I eat lots of green vegetables but wondering if I should start taking a supplement from VitaCost since I am going to order the Vit K. Should I still take the TrueOsteo or the
Vitacost Calcium (from Dicalcium Malate) with Vitamin D3 & Magnesium instead? I appreciate your help. Thanks so much.
I am 53 – a six year breast cancer survivor and just started taking Fosamax for 5 weeks- I have a stress fracture in my foot and both of my feet hurt and it’s hard to walk at any pace. My hair stylist was shocked to see me at my visit today and said my hair is so thin! She asked me if I was taking any new meds….only Fosamax. Anyone else have these symptoms? Uugghh!
Hi Julie,
First of all, congratulations on winning the fight against breast cancer! Second of all, research has shown that hair loss can result from bisphosphonates like Fosamax. You can read more about that here:
https://saveourbones.com/do-osteoporosis-drugs-cause-hair-loss/
Hi Julie,
My mom was hospitalized after taking her 2nd dose.
I started to use fosamax a year ago and noticed my hair was thinning. My doctor increased my folic acid and my hair is starting to thicken up.
My mom (96) now was put on Fosamax back when she was in her early 70’s on the 3 pill she became legally blind, it’s macular degeneration, but prior to taking the fosamax her eyes were fine!!! I now have severe osteoporosis at 58 and refuse to take anything. I took up running 5 years ago now and I run up to 20 miles per week and will not stop. I am hoping with running, biking and your exercises I reverse this curse!
Hello Jodi,
My name is Katie. I am not real skilled with the computer, but can email. My Doctor recently recommended taking Fosamax for my osteoporosis. I am only 55. I have a neighbor who had problems with it and have read horrible things about it.
Would love to hear your story. Kate
I took Alendronate Sodium (Fosamax) for total of 5 weeks for osteopenia and develoved severe muscle/bone pain in most of my joints, especially hips and knees. I’ve been suffering with this pain now for 4 months and it does not seem to be decreasing. My doctor put me on prednisone for short term and the pain totally disappeared, but returned when I came off prednisone. Do you have information on this severe muscle/joint pain side effect and long term prognosis? I was a very fit active 55 year old but now feel like I’m 90. This condition has really decreased my quality of life.
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This website gives a lot of information on natural and homeopathic treatment options which is interesting to read through all the comments mostly driven by fear created on this site about fosamax and other drugs to treat bone loss.
This site rails against the drugs citing toxicity and further bone damage but does not give any actual clinical study results, drug stats or labeling info or warnings on the label examples or references.
Given the FDA has approved these drugs there would have to be clinical data to have the drugs given the thumbs up.
I am looking up info on bone restoration or regeneration and came by this site which is alarming the bone loss patient population against using FDA approved treatments.
While i respect this sites host opinions she needs to back up the rumors with facts and stats from the clinical data.
Assuming longterm use of these drugs causes some side effects, what is the risk to reward ratio for short term use?
I am all for natural remedies, i have RA so this site is popular it would seem for giving info on alternatives to drugs we need a fair and balanced unbiased data to make an informed decision on drugs like fosamax benefits and side effects it does not sound like a black or white situation its more of a grey area somewhat murky on what the FDA says and what this site says they are in violent opposition. Conflicts of interest arise with drug profits and drug manufacturers and websites like this one dependent on cash from its users and ad revenue for internet advertising, so we need more info not hype good or bad pro or con on this sites methods for bones and on the drugs clinical data.
My mother’s doctor has been prescribed Fosamax. Mom is 91 years old. She has had some fractures. Neither my sister nor myself want her to take this drug. The home health nurse who did the eval used scare tactics stating that if she did not take the drug she would probably experience more fractures.
Vivian, about 12 years, my obgyn tried to prescribe a bone drug. I refused. I also found another doctor. Your newsletter, publications, etc. have been instrumental in my health care decisions. You do a wonderful service for which I and many of my friends are grateful.
I was diagnosed with very grave prostate cancer from 1996-1997. After about five visits to minor and major cancer institutions with nearly all in concert of stating that I was at best having only 3-5 years to survive. Well, I turned them all down and went for special hormonal treatment with some occasional chemotherapy. Fortunate for me, I am nearing 18 years of treatment…constant treatment. It s rough and the side effects have been aplenty. One side effect was osteoporosis. I was going to go natural medicines on that disease but somehow took to taking bisphosphonates. They really didn’t seem to help at all and I had vicious cramps so bad that I couldn’t stand the pain. Yet, I took the dangerous drugs, Fosomax, Aredia and Zometa, for a number of years. Then all hell broke loose some eight years ago – I discovered a strange hole in the lower part of my right side jaw. I was like stunned and mortified.
Follow up was tentative as most of my caretakers were dispensing bihphosphonates with reckless abandon. I switched to natural medicine but it was too late. Even though my bones did improve and I could train boxers again, the hole in my jaw grew to huge dimensions.
Finally, a caretaker admitted that I now had ONJ Disease, Oh yes, that evil hole was getting bigger and there is no medical protocol to help. If your wondering, ONJ stands for Osteonecrosis of The Jaw or simply stated: Death of the Jawbone until it eventually eats up the jaw or it rots off. Why? Because it is radioactive. When mixed with the germs in one’s mouth, it takes off like a bolt of lightning, damaging and destroying teeth along with jawbone. All a dental surgeon can do is close the hole slightly s it needs to drain and order Chorhexidine Rinse to kill germs in the mouth.
My long-term suffering with this monster of a disease is ongoing. The half life of those drugs will never fade out in my or other victim’s lifetime. and oh yeah, who wants to kiss and love a man with a hole in his jaw and being partially disfigured as teeth rot away and change one’s natural figuration. More sad news, after the hole enlarged to over two inches in width and two and a half inches in length, it became near impossible to break down and chew food and a serious loss of weight occurred.
Moreover, the rotten teeth have had the crowns eaten away. A dental surgeon of any worth will not extract the other half and roots as ONJ is an opportunistic disease- that is, once a pit is made in the jaw, the disease rushes in must faster than its normal destructive pace.
One has no chance at beating this nasty, horrific disease which IMO and many other medical authorities professional analysis, comes about because of the long term taking of bisphosphonates. Oh, sue them? Well, they are multi-billionaire companies with powerful attorneys and will waste the average Joe or Jane who do not have the resources nor the huge amounts of money to sue them. In a few cases, some brave attorneys have challenged them and won a few cases in various states. But not so fast. Even though a few victims attorneys have won up to three million in court, the companies like Norvatis have their lawyers appeal and even appeal again if necessary to the higher courts.
I had a case go to the highest court in my state where it was dumped (Thrown out if you will). And you can Google to see how the major pharmaceutical companies support certain courts around the country. Therefore, one is beat before he even files a lawsuit. Darn, I am broke from cancers of myself and my wife, of trying to get decent care for Parkinson’s Disease, IBS, Osteoporosis, ONJ, Heart Stint, Kidney problems, and another pre-cancerous operation. My life savings have dwindled to less than a used automobile.
Can you imagine how depressing it is to have trusted physicians who gave me (us) the wicked drug that doesn’t even work so as to make more money. Last but not least, the powerful parent companies who have conned or fooled the world of patients that doc’s have prescribed these cheap tricks of no help. Currently, I am 80 years of age and now on 6-8 thousand IU Of Vit D a day with appropriate Calcium.
If only myself and other ONJ victim’s could have had the truth of these gutter drugs before we were told to take them. What a sinister hurt for us. But nobody can turn back time. So, all I can do here is say, “Beware All Bisphosphonates.” Please, Beware.
Oops, I just want to apologize for not editing my post. I do believe it is basically readable.
In November, I began taking Fosimax for bone density. After 1 month, I was experiencing eye pressure and had a pressure test from my eye doctor. The pressure was increased and I visited a specialist who diagnosed glaucoma. The only change medically that I had was the addition of Fosimax (which was red flagged at my eye doctor’s office) I took myself off it and began a daily eye drop to decrease the pressure in my eyes. After a month, the pressure decreased so I decided to run my own test on the Fosimax and began taking it again. Another eye pressure test in two weeks showed the pressure elevated. I am convinced the Fosimax caused the increase. My eye doctor was concerned that I went off it but my eyes are too important to risk problems from other meds and I feel better concentrating on diet and exercise, leaving the meds out. I will receive a bone density test this summer and await the results but, in the meantime my eyes are adjusting to the new drops and are improving – pressures almost normal. Is there any research that Fosimax can cause these problems or is it coincidence? Judy
I do like the autobiography of the drug. It’s very amusing and very American in the exaggerated style and tone, and that’s appealing.
Could I also have some facts? What does the drug do? What is the formula? With what does it bind? How can it be beneficial for the first few years and not after that. While I was entertained by the post, I don’t feel informed.
Please help. I would like to know why the drug is dangerous.
Cheers
Bea
I do like to vary the style of posts, and sometimes they are more entertaining. 🙂 Fosamax is a bisphosphonate, and like all bisphosphonates, it stops bone remodeling. This results in thicker, “denser” bones, but the bones are actually harder and more prone to breakage because, thanks to the drug’s action, healthy remodeling did not take place.
There is a lot of information on this site about this topic! Feel free to use the Search feature and type in “Fosamax.” Here are some links to get you started:
https://saveourbones.com/osteonecrosis-and-fosamax/
https://saveourbones.com/fosamax-alendronate/
https://saveourbones.com/bisphosphonates-double-the-risk-of-esophageal-cancer/
https://saveourbones.com/yet-another-good-reason-to-avoid-osteoporosis-drugs/
https://saveourbones.com/new-year-off-to-a-bad-start-for-osteoporosis-drugs/
have found your articles very informative I have been on actonel for 3 years and because of you I have decided no longer to take the drug. However since this drug stays in your body for a long time how will I be able to build new bone. Also I don’t know if I missed it but I have not read anything about taking calcium
Joan, congratulations on your decision!
I understand your concerns about the drug staying in your body. The half-life of bisphosphonates is approximately 10 years, meaning that it takes 10 years for the body to get rid of half of the drug that attached itself to bone. As you know, these drugs stop normal bone metabolism, namely bone remodeling, but as it gets released and less is attached to bone, normal bone remodeling resumes at one point. The question is WHEN will this happen. As with everything else in the human body, this varies with each individual. According to a Harvard Medical School study (also mentioned in the book), pre-drug bone metabolism is restored to “normal” levels in an average of five (5) years.
So it’s impossible to pinpoint exactly when you will get there, but rest assured that at one point this WILL happen and you will be noticing some improvement! Hang in there!
Vivian I started to take Fosamax a week ago. The doctor scared me enough and promised after 3 years I would be off the treatment. I took the once a week treatment , so I have only taken one pull. Just one pill. 48 hours later I had trouble swallowing! I got pain in my leg bone, my arm bone, I got head aches which I never get and two of my toes went numb. I started reading the side effects sadly after I took the pull but as soon as these strange symptoms started coming on. I am 69, don’t drink or smoke, average weight and in good health and now I am scared about what this one pill has done to me!! Of course I will never take another pill, but I want to know what the half life is of just one pill? I still have the pain spots which seem to move around my body, it is still hard to swallow and the head aches move around the head and it has been only five days since I took the wretched pill. Thank you for all you have written about this.
Betsy, the half-life of bisphosphonates is approximately 10 years, meaning that it takes 10 years for the body to get rid of half of the drug that attached itself to bone. As you know, these drugs stop normal bone remodeling, but as it gets released and less is attached to bone, normal bone remodeling resumes at one point. Precisely when normal bone metabolism will resume for you varies with each individual; but according to a Harvard Medical School study, pre-drug bone metabolism is restored to “normal” levels in an average of five years. So hang in there and nourish your body and your bones!
I have been using a Vibration Technology platform [invented by a Russian to combat bone loss on the International Space Station] for over a year and this spring I stopped my Fosomax. My recent bone scan has gone from a T score of -2.4 [osteoporosis is 2.5] to -2.0 I can hardly wait for the next one to see what being of the poison has done. Thanks Vivian for your terrific program.
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Vitamin D and B
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Turmeric
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I was on Fosamax from 1995-2007. During that time I developed numerous fractures of my Vertebrae,had 3 Kyphoplasties in 2001. Another Fracture vertebra 2006, Kyphoplasty.
2007, fracture of Femur. Dropped from Class Action suit against Manufacture by Attorney. My fracture was not in the exact place the Law Firm was interested in.
December 2011, L.Sacral Fracture: February 2012, Rt. Sacral fracture. May 2012, Re-fracture Rt.Sacrum.
Rheumatoid Arthritis was diagnosed about the same time as the Osteoporosis.
I was treated with Forteo from 2003 for 18 months. December 2011-July 2012, additional 6months Forteo.
RA has been in remission since 2009. MRI of Hands determined Degenerative Arthritis. Degen. Arthritis very painful with swelling and inflammation of joints of hands, elbows and knees.
Off all chemotherapy and Meds used to treat this RA.
i am a resilient optomistic person I use a walker for moility outside the home.
No one talks about this. I will like some information regarding a daily injection Forteo.
Thanks Vivian!
Sara – you must be new to the Osteoporosis Reversal Program cause Vivian has talked about Forteo several times. Lab rats contracted bone cancer from Forteo yet it’s still on the market. I was on Forteo for 5 1/2 months and it took a full year for my body to recover. My D3 levels dropped to 15, my thyroid levels dropped. After 2 months of daily injections I was becoming lethargic and couldn’t concentrate. I finally took myself off the Forteo since my doctors would not and changed to a new doctor who helped restore my health. Stick to the Save Our Bones diet! Don’t use any osteoporosis drugs!
Vivian: Enjoyed your story of Fosamax. Let’s end the Pharma drugs “Scam!
You do have a great sense of humour! Thank you!
Velma Sturm
what is the best calcium to take? does one absorb better than another one? what do you know about MCHC(MCHA)? Does it absorb better than calcium citrate?
Vivienne – Do you know about the Juvent machine – Motion Dynamic Therapy? – It is similar to a Power Plate. You stand on it for 20 minutes a day. I have purchased your book, and have been off Fosomax for 3 years.
I have been advised that this is helpful in strengthening bones.
With thanks.
Take Organic calcium!
thank you for the funny publishing ,and thanks to you i,m not taking any of the bone bulding drugs that are out there, although the Doc gave me a pre. . thank you,, joyce Mccarter
I am 77 years old, suffer from copd,and prednisone induced osteoporosis. I was advisd by my physician to get a shot of Reclast. I did so and suffered many of the side effects, I will not take another- my questioi is can the effects of one shot be reversed? Are my bones permanently damaged? If I stop taking prednisone, can my bones recover from the damage done by long term (3 years) of prednisone? Thank you for any help you might give,
I am on prednisone for COPD and concerned about osteoporosis. How can I best prrotect myself and maintain good bone quality? Thanks
Ellen, as I suggested to Hammer, the best way to ameliorate the effects of prednisone is to follow the acid/alkaline balanced diet advocated in the Osteoporosis Reversal Program.
Hello Ellen I have a lot of compassion for you. The prednisone is simular to the dexamethazone that I have been on for cancer the last 5 years. I am also taking another steroid, Aromisin. Until I took these drugs I did not have osteoporosis. Now I have to be extra careful about diet, exercise and calcium/vitamin supplementation. We have a disadvantage (handicapp) and have to be much more careful than everybody else. God Bless. Jeanette
Yes Hammer, the effects of one shot can be reversed. The best way to do that and to counteract the effects of prednisone is to follow the pH-balanced Osteoporosis Reversal Program. And if you’d like a “jump start” on clearing the Reclast from your system, check out my 7 Day Rapid Cleanse at https://saveourbones.com/rapid-cleanse/.