i do find it rather unfortunate that we still haven't found a good osteoporosis drug that works well but without these side effects.

for awhile i heard of a few other drugs, but then noticed no mention of them; doctor said "yeh, they didn't exactly pan out.",

but he too was uncomfortable with the side effects of the bis drugs.

so for now, i am fortunate that its just osteopenia so i don't have to make the difficult choice. if it were osteoporosis, not sure how i'd handle it?

as for the strontium, have heard both sides, with the strongest advocacy of it from molly (thanks molly smile ).

however, when i talk to my doctors, including the ones that i respect the most, they say that the strontium may be making the bones stronger but just as likely right now is that it may just be making the bones show up denser in the dexa scans and not really be any better than the Ca/Mg/D/Zn plus exercise route.

molly, if you have scientific journal articles to back up the strontium please link, thanks. smile

mostly i hope that we will continue to work on osteoporosis treatments so that there are more viable options. smile


sue

Spondyloarthropathy, HLAB27 negative
Humira (still methylprednisone for flares, just not as often. Aleve if needed, rarely.)
LDN/zanaflex/flector patches over SI/ice
vits C, D. probiotics. hyaluronic acid. CoQ, Mg, Ca, K.
chiro
walk, bike
no dairy (casein sensitivity), limited eggs, limited yeast (bread)