A member asked:

Dexa normal til 2 yrs ago, then doc said i have osteopenia. i was concerned but she laughed at me, saying it just means thin bone. should i take med?

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It's important : Ostpenia is like being " a little bit pregnant" it will eventually get to osteoporosis but you can do some things to help !) get your vit d level checked and try to normalize it up to ~50 ng/ml 2) if you supplement calcium use calcium citrate it is better tolerated 3) exercise regularly to a moderate degree as to meds that is a good ? Without a perfect answer/ depends on the specific pt good luck.

Answered 5/30/2013

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