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Actonel - side effects

My doctor ordered me a bone density screening test and the result came back abnormal. I am 53 years old and I have just been diagnosed with osteoporosis. My doctor recommended my daily calcium with vitaminD of 1200 mg and also gave a sample pill of Actonel which is supposed to be a once a month oral dose. I have experienced all the side effects... Read more Chevron

posted 02/05/2009, comments (8)|

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Donna

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59 yr old recently found out I had mild-mod. Osteoporosis

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First steps

I had my DEXA scan done on 12-24-08 and finally got the results this week 1-12-09...I really had never given a thought to osteoporosis, that was for women lots older than myself...or so I thought! I am 59, in good health and active. My scan showed mild oteo. in both hips and moderate in the spine. In Sept. I had surgery to... Read more Chevron

posted 01/14/2009, comments (5)|

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43 and have osteoporosis Forteo Study

I am 43, and went for a bone scan and found out I have osteoporosis and have been doing a bone density study at Creighton University, Omaha, NE, which I will be finished with in about a month. The reason I did this study was because it was mostly x-rays, blood work and urine samples. NO DRUGS I have been offered to be... Read more Chevron

posted 09/13/2008, comments (6)|

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Forteo complications?

I am 59 and suffered for about 12 years from osteoporosis. I also suffer from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) and have for 20 years. This condition seems to increase the early onset of osteoporosis. I took fosomax, boniva and then went to the boniva injection for a very brief period of time. I went on Forteo in Dec/2007 and have taken it... Read more Chevron

posted 09/13/2008, comments (2)|

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forteo and bone pain

Hello, I started Forteo August 2007, my diagnosis after a bone biopsy showed it is the only drug that will work for my condition. In November I really had severe bone pain - the shooting kind I hear some of you describe. It was becoming almost constant and not tolerable even with pain medication. On December 6, upon visiting my... Read more Chevron

posted 06/08/2008, comments (12)|

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