Recently, I was diagnosed with advanced osteoporosis, equivalent to that of an 80-90 year old woman. A devastating, traumatic experience (as served up for me by the doctors, technicans etc involved), considering that I live on the healthiest diet possible, do yoga every day, walk or run miles daily, bike upto 60 miles regularly during the summer and even lift some weight..
I only took FOSAMAX for 6 days, when a protrusion began to develop on my left EYE! I stopped immediately. The doctor at the clinic wasn't much of a help, so I started looking for answers on my own. Sure enough, there were several similar complaints on the web, even on this board...
Then I began searching relevant literature and bumped into a book that gave me all the answers to my worries... Just read Gillian Sanson's THE MYTH OF OSTEOPOROSIS (What Every Woman Should Know About Creating Bone Health) - 2003 Edition. You will never touch FOSAMAX, or other "medications" - in fact, you might do as I and stop looking for help and cure from doctors...
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Reading all the mesages on this board, I realized that I must highlight some of the information in this book to help others decide to get a copy asap. It could greatly benefit most posters - and, stop them from worrying about their bone density! -if they too had a chance to read "The Myth of Osteoporosis". In this book the author provides positive steps women can take to create optimal bone health (via exercise and lifestyle changes)while correcting the many misconceptions surrounding osteoporosis, including:
* the myth that osteoporosis is THE (deadly) cause of fractures in the elderly,
* the myth that the diagnosis of osteoporosis as a measure of low bone density is accurate, valid and reliable,
* the myth that osteoporosis can be safely prevented and treated with drugs,
* the myth that taking drugs to increase bone density necessarily decreases the chances of fracture,
* the myth that high calcium and dairy intake prevents osteoporosis.
As P. Douglas D.D. says in the Preface, "By exposing the myths..., Gill Sanson has set women free from vorrying about bone loss. She has provided them with invaluable knowledge to maintain their health..."
Last edited by eve_hmmkr; 11-11-2004 at 03:48 PM.
Reason: to provide more info about a great osteo-book
Recently, I was diagnosed with advanced osteoporosis, equivalent to that of an 80-90 year old woman. A devastating, traumatic experience (as served up for me by the doctors, technicans etc involved), considering that I live on the healthiest diet possible, do yoga every day, walk or run miles daily, bike upto 60 miles regularly during the summer and even lift some weight..
I only took FOSAMAX for 6 days, when a protrusion began to develop on my left EYE! I stopped immediately. The doctor at the clinic wasn't much of a help, so I started looking for answers on my own. Sure enough, there were several similar complaints on the web, even on this board...
Then I began searching relevant literature and bumped into a book that gave me all the answers to my worries... Just read Gillian Sanson's THE MYTH OF OSTEOPOROSIS (What Every Woman Should Know About Creating Bone Health) - 2003 Edition. You will never touch FOSAMAX, or other "medications" - in fact, you might do as I and stop looking for help and cure from doctors...
I agree with everything you have said above. I, too, had devastating results from the osteo drugs which disappeared immediately upon discontinuing.
Doctors dispense drugs. If that is your choice, fine, but there are other methods. Do your own research and then see if you want to continue taking the toxic drugs. There are many threads here that outline alternative methods of dealing w/osteo. I have been doing this for well over a year and have seen my dexa numbers improve.
You people scare me. Because you keep saying that I am harming myself because I'm trying to help myself by taking Fosamax. I've been taking it 9 or 10 months now.
I have had bad Dry Eye Syndrom for many many years before I had osteoporosis and this year the dry eyes's (or something) is driving me nuts so your talk about eyes has got my attention. But I cannot find unbiased of prove your theories
I have goggled and, so far, only find advertisements (biased info) saying Fosamax will actully harm me. Medline plus does list the unbiased info and it certainly lists warnings, just like there are warnings for any drug. It does not say what you are saying.
WHERE are you finding this dire info??????
Yes I looked at info given above about the book..someone wants to make money on the book of course. It is is not unbiased. The link to the so-called news release leads nowhere since the page has been removed. I could write a book but it would not mean I knew what I was saying unless I could prove it. WHERE is the proof?
Health Boards will allow info to be posted if that info is scientific news and unbiased with no advertiseing.
SO why can no one point the direction to that info? IF it turely exisits?
I have already actually lost 1 & 3/4 inches in height to this disease.
It scares me.
Mother used to walk 5 miles to work and 5 miles back.
Her back is bent from it now like an upsidedown U.
But I've taken calcium & vitamens forever and tried hard to prevent my back from becoming like mother's and I've failed.
Fosamax might be grabbing at straws but it's the only straw available.
If you could lead me to the actual unbiased news release saying this stuff has been proven bad for eyes then I'll gladly stop.
It's hard to stop simply because someone says they don't like medication.
A slice of tomato (or fish) will send me to a ER because of allergies, but that does not mean the rest of the population should not eat tomatos (or fish).
All I'm asking for is the path to help me find these dire unbiased news releases. I am a logical, sensible person and I will read them with a very open mind.
Please.
You people scare me. Because you keep saying that I am harming myself because I'm trying to help myself by taking Fosamax. I've been taking it 9 or 10 months now.
I have had bad Dry Eye Syndrom for many many years before I had osteoporosis and this year the dry eyes's (or something) is driving me nuts so your talk about eyes has got my attention. But I cannot find unbiased of prove your theories
I have goggled and, so far, only find advertisements (biased info) saying Fosamax will actully harm me. Medline plus does list the unbiased info and it certainly lists warnings, just like there are warnings for any drug. It does not say what you are saying.
WHERE are you finding this dire info??????
Yes I looked at info given above about the book..someone wants to make money on the book of course. It is is not unbiased. The link to the so-called news release leads nowhere since the page has been removed. I could write a book but it would not mean I knew what I was saying unless I could prove it. WHERE is the proof?
Health Boards will allow info to be posted if that info is scientific news and unbiased with no advertiseing.
SO why can no one point the direction to that info? IF it turely exisits?
I have already actually lost 1 & 3/4 inches in height to this disease.
It scares me.
Mother used to walk 5 miles to work and 5 miles back.
Her back is bent from it now like an upsidedown U.
But I've taken calcium & vitamens forever and tried hard to prevent my back from becoming like mother's and I've failed.
Fosamax might be grabbing at straws but it's the only straw available.
If you could lead me to the actual unbiased news release saying this stuff has been proven bad for eyes then I'll gladly stop.
It's hard to stop simply because someone says they don't like medication.
A slice of tomato (or fish) will send me to a ER because of allergies, but that does not mean the rest of the population should not eat tomatos (or fish).
All I'm asking for is the path to help me find these dire unbiased news releases. I am a logical, sensible person and I will read them with a very open mind.
Please.
What makes you think that drug companies are any more factual in the information they put out than Naturopaths, for instance? Pharmaceuticals are a business, a big business! Do you think their main concern is healing your osteoporosis or making money? Look at their insert listing side effects. A great many side effects people have reported on this board are not even listed there. Unfortunately, this is party because they don't KNOW all the side effects and this is true with any drug. Often it is only in retrospect that drugs are taken off the market because of complications developed after the research was released. A recent point in case - Vioxx. If you are really interested in what fosamax actually does in the body I would suggest doing your own research. There is also a very informative thread on the Thyroid board by someone who already did this. This was maybe a year ago but could probably be found by doing a search on "fosamax". Regarding a book someone mentioned, you know, not everyone just wants to make money on a book. There is a lot of good information out there in books. But again I would ask, why do you put all your unquestioned faith in what doctors and western medicine have to say but dismiss everything else? If you truly believe, "hook, line and sinker", what doctors and drug companies tell you than where is the opening for further investigation? I think it important to do one's own research but also to listen to one's own body. It will give you all the information you need to make a decision as to what is and is not working for you. I wish you all the best with whatever road you decide to go down. I have nothing invested in whichever path you choose as that will be right for YOU. So I agree, what is right for one person may not be for another. These boards are a place for whatever information exists within its membership to be posted. Each of us must then decide for ourselves what we will or won't do with that information.
Oh I don't dimiss it, not at all. I just can't find any real tangible proof.
Believe me I don't take pills just cuz the Dr says to.
I want very badly to beat this disease and don't know where else to turn.
I AM listening to my body.
Like I said it has robbed me of 1 & 3/4 inches in height already.
I've also developed a 10% scolosis, which might be a combination of my osteoarthritis and the osteoporosis..since either one can cause that curve. In either case it does cause achy-breaky back feelings.
I want this degeneration stopped.
I have no thyroid problem, I don't have RA. The threads I've read concern people with a combination of osteoporosis and another disease.
In the threads I see the problems, but no answers other than not taking the pills is posted. I do see advice such as take fish oil and hope a lot. But I am allergic to fish. That answer would cause more problems than I can handle.
If I don't take the pills then HOW do I stop this shrinking of my height?
How do I stop the curving of my spine that has already begun?
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