My wife is 56 years old and has been trying to deal with the progression of osteoporosis. Many doctor visits and blood test for years and nothing is working. She can't take bisphosphates as she became allergic and could have died. She is now taking another man made chemical that we don't know if it is working or not. The drug is aloxaphine, I think I messed up the spelling. Anyhow, I'm reaching out to anyone that may have any info or experience with osteoporosis.
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Post Edited By Moderator (straydog) : 11/1/2018 9:51:15 AM (GMT-6)
Hi Loper & welcome to Healing Well. I tried looking up the medication you listed & could not find it listed at Drugs.com. I use that site to look up medications all of the time. If you can get the proper spelling, we can do a forum search here at HW to see if there are any posts about this medication.
I developed osteoporosis at a very early age because of heavy use of steroids. I used a medication that was an injection for a year for osteoporosis. The medication was to help slow down the progression. It's been so long I cannot remember the name of it. If you will go to MayoClinic.com, they have excellent information about osteoporosis along with a good information for self help.
Take care.Susie Moderator in Chronic Pain & Psoriasis Forums
Thanks for responding. How are you doing after the injections? What was the drug? Has it been a while since you had it? Raloxifene is the drug my wife is taking. Again, thank you for any input and wish the best for you.
Loper, I did a forum search here at HW & did not find any posts relating to Raloxifene. I did go to Drugs.com & looked it up, found there are I think 63 potential drug interactions with this particular medication, including certain vitamins. This website gives detailed information & the info is accurate. I hope you will go there & read.
I do not know how long your wife has been diagnosed or what her score is based on a current test. Often when caught early enough, the progression can be halted without medication. I do know drs will swing both way on treatment, some will recommend medications while others will say supplements & light weight baring exercises. The Mayo Clinic has great info on their site.
It has been so long since I was on the shots, I cannot remember the name. It may come to me when I am not thinking about it. I have lost several inches in height as a result of this, the key is to slow down the progression & keeping the bones strong. Mine was not discovered in early stages because of my age.Susie Moderator in Chronic Pain & Psoriasis Forums