worry over osteoporosis pill

alyscat · 01-03-2009, 11:56 PM

Well, the percentages are small, but if you get it, it's 100%.

I admit that until we get something that can determine what meds will work for each of us based on our own genetics, I'm not thrilled with modern meds.

The older meds don't seem to have these issues - but as they run out of patent the drug companies tend to try to make minor tweaks to get them back under patent. I'd much rather have some of the older antibiotics than the newer ones, TBH.

The interesting thing here is that in the US the dentists and oral surgeons are more concerned about this issue than the docs, who have bought into the "osteoporosis is a deadly scourge and it's better to play the odds than to not do the osteo meds."

I've had osteoporosis for years - diagnosed in 2002, and I"m guessing have had it for years - a combo of low D and constant dieting. And I had a fairly serious accident on my Segway in 2005 - but the "damage" was a couple of cracked ribs. I stopped worrying about the osteoporosis at that point, and started looking more at nutritional work with exercise to control it.

alys

01-03-2009, 11:56 PM	#6
alyscat Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Washington state Posts: 743	Re: worry over osteoporosis pill Well, the percentages are small, but if you get it, it's 100%. I admit that until we get something that can determine what meds will work for each of us based on our own genetics, I'm not thrilled with modern meds. The older meds don't seem to have these issues - but as they run out of patent the drug companies tend to try to make minor tweaks to get them back under patent. I'd much rather have some of the older antibiotics than the newer ones, TBH. The interesting thing here is that in the US the dentists and oral surgeons are more concerned about this issue than the docs, who have bought into the "osteoporosis is a deadly scourge and it's better to play the odds than to not do the osteo meds." I've had osteoporosis for years - diagnosed in 2002, and I"m guessing have had it for years - a combo of low D and constant dieting. And I had a fairly serious accident on my Segway in 2005 - but the "damage" was a couple of cracked ribs. I stopped worrying about the osteoporosis at that point, and started looking more at nutritional work with exercise to control it. alys