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A 82-year old female asked:
My mother - born 1934 - has osteoporosis & has a compression fracture in her back. What should she be taking for osteoporosis meds?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Are there many women who after ooph and meds develop severe osteoporosis and shouldnt they be monitored?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Is secondary severe osteoporosis quicker to respond to treatment once part of the route cause has been stopped such as stopping meds?
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A 41-year old asked:
What are side effects of the drug alendronate/fosamax for osteoporosis..?
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A 60-year old female asked:
I have osteoporosis in high risk category. Any alternative to Prolia injections or oral Biphosphonates due to side effects. I don't like taking meds?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Hi there. doctor has prescribed Teriparatide for my severe osteoporosis. I'm afraid if it could cause cancer. is it a safe drug? the dosage is 8 micro per day?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Myasthenia Gravis HAVE to be on osteoporosis med. I'm severe!Interactions with Reclast (zoledronic acid) IV & MG? Scared once in system what if it flares my MG?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Is it dangerous to take bone supps, bone meds, analgesics and other strong pain killers for osteoporosis when i only have one kidney?
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A 68-year old female asked:
Which drug would you choose for osteoporosis of hip prolia or reclast (zoledronic acid) what is better tolerated less side effects?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Have myasthenia gravis, severe osteoporosis.Scared of "another med" to treat osteo and it NOT flare/worsen MG!! Reclast, (zoledronic acid) Proliva, Forteo?try shot 1st?
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A 63-year old female asked:
Is my level of osteoporosis bad with t score of -2.7 spine, -2.5 femoral neck & -1.6 total hip? Need medications? Prior scores -2.9, -2.6, -2.1or can just continue Ca+D3 &exercise till osteopenia level. Wary of meds wt worse side effects. No fx so fa?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Diagnosed w/osteoporosis and spinal fractures high risk for more fractures is there anything i can do to gain bone mass w/out scary meds like fosamax (alendronate)?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is it normal to experience jaw pain as a side effect from taking the prescription drug evista (raloxifene) for osteoporosis?
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A 71-year old asked:
I just started to atalvia for osteoporosis and I having a negative reaction to it : a sore throat . What can I do about? My dr told me to stop the med
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A 30-year old female asked:
Can calcium deficiency cause multiple broken arms? 50 # total but osteoporosis only in left leg not arms. Low calcium levels med-high impact falls
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A 38-year old female asked:
Compression fracture of L1 L3 kyphoplasty no good bad osteoporosis chronic pain. Ms continue little to no relief any other pain med better for this?
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A 56-year old female asked:
I have osteoporosis. My dr. Prescribed Nortrptaline and Tramadol as I did not want narcotic pain meds. I've been experiencing rigidity, terrible headache and severe pain. I had already been on Effexor and another antidepressant. She told me these sympt
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A 52-year old female asked:
I had breast cancer and developed severe osteoporosis whilst on arimidex/ooph, now on strontium ranelate. Is evista (raloxifene) a safer med or are they similar?
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A 53-year old female asked:
If bone meds and supps were given after oopherectomy and aromatose treatment for breast cancer, would it delay the progression of osteoporosis?
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A 59-year old female asked:
Why do I get Evening chills on shoulders & arms. 59 year old female Durban South Africa existing conditions--Thyroid, sinus, osteoporosis,lower back problem,thalisimia,hemoglobin 10. meds-thyroid, sinus nasal spray, fosavance calcium,probiotic thanks?
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A 76-year old female asked:
I am female (76 with mild osteoporosis). Fell on my back, and have terrible pain. X-rays show T12 compression fracture. Orthopaedic surgeon advises 6 weeks bed rest with OTC pain meds, while radiologist says emergency kyphoplasty. What is best to do?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Whats the risk of osteoporosis from Fludrocortisone at a dose of 0.4mg per day?
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A 32-year old asked:
How do I treat osteoporosis?
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A 60-year old male asked:
How is osteoporosis tested for?
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A 49-year old asked:
How can I get osteoporosis earlier?
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A 49-year old asked:
What medications treat osteoporosis?
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A 42-year old asked:
Which osteoporosis medication is best?
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A 40-year old asked:
In what way can we fight osteoporosis?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is osteoporosis a reversible condition?
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A 31-year old asked:
What does it mean to have osteoporosis?
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