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Osteoporosis Treatment Options in Pre-Menopausal Women
Our osteoporosis experts are Drs. Michelle Bellantoni and Suzanne Jan de Beur. Both can be found on-line at the main Hopkins website....
Zolendronic Acid and Osteoporosis
Yes, Reclast is now approved for treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. You can initiate a call to your insurance company to see if they will cover it. They may not as it ......
Evoxac and Dry Eyes
Evoxac (cevimeline) is FDA approved for treatment of dry mouth only. There is some anecdotal data that it may relieve symptoms of chronic dry eyes. But it is not usually prescribed ......
Dry Eye, Can Actonel be the cause?
Actonel has not been shown to cause blepharospasms, blepharitis or dry eyes. On the other hand, sarcoidosis is well known to be associated with sicca symptoms, ie, dry eyes/dry mouth syndrome ......
What are the pro's and cons of Actonel versus Boniva?
Both are effective drugs for osteoporosis with similar side effects, mainly GI upset. Boniva 150 mg is taken once a month on an empty stomach and you have to wait one ......
Boniva vs. Fosamax, comparable doses?
Different drugs have different strengths. Some drugs are more powerful and thus lower mg amounts can be used. Both Fosamax and Boniva are similarly effective for osteoporosis....
What is osteo-penia
Too many words that start with osteo----. Osteoarthritis is an "arthritis", a degneration of the bone and cartilage of the joints causing pain and restriction of range of motion. Treatment is ......
Actonel vs Fosamax - Pro's & Cons
Overall, I feel these are fairly equivalent drugs....
Actonel vs. Fosamax
I view these agents as basically equivalent. There is some data that suggests that Actonel is better tolerated from a GI perspective but its significance in clinical practice is unclear....
Osteopenia 101
Osteopenia is thinning of the bones-- to a milder degree than osteoporosis. This is most often diagnosed by DEXA (bone density) scans....
success rate
Unless there is an unusual circumstance, I would expect the success rate to be lower. The procedure called vertebroplasty inserts a balloon into the fractured vertebrae, blows up the balloon to ......
Osteoporosis in young men
While osteoporosis in women is more clearly defined and studied, it also occurs in men. Fosamax? (also known as alendronate) is a bisphosphonate and is used in the treatment of osteoporosis. ......
Exercise
Exercise to build bone mass should be weight bearing and thus the exercise with surgical tubing is likely not strenuous enough....
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis
The DEXA scan can be fooled to give a falsely normal result in the lumbar spine if there are large osteophytes (bone spurs) due to degenerative arthritis. The osteophytes interferes with ......
One doctor says take estrogen (gyn) and GP says no
This is indeed a controversial topic that I cannot do justice in this forum. Based on the Women's Health Initiative study, it is generally felt that estrogens should be given mainly ......
Osteoporosis and Stomach Pain
Its impossible to diagnose your mother without seeing her. Osteoporosis does not cause pain unless there is a fracture. It is possible that she could have had a compression fracture at ......
RA and Osteoporosis
RA itself can also cause osteoporosis. I do not know how long it has been known that prednisone and to a lesser extent methotrexate can cause osteoporosis, likely as long as ......
Bone Density Reading
Bone density is calculated by comparision to the mean value for young adults--called the T score. The World Health Organization has defined a T score of less than -2.5 (2.5 standard ......
Actonel vs. Fosamax
A switch is worth a try....
Gout Leading To Osteoporosis
The history you give for your husband's problems is confusing. The persistent pain in the ankle from gout requiring months of prednisone is unusual unless the ankle had severe, long term ......
Re: actonel vs. fosamax
Although I am aware of case reports, liver damage is not considered a problem with Fosamax or Actonel....
fosamax
No....
Is a 2.6 bone density number, is this too low?
It is difficult to comment without reviewing your DEXA (bone density) scan and clinical history. A T score of -2.5 or less, by definition puts you into the osteoporosis range. There ......
Is a 2.6 bone density number, is this too low?
Patients with bone cancer obviously should not be started, but to date the bone cancers have only been seen in laboratory animals, not in humans. I am not aware of any ......
osteoporosis management
I do not think that age alone should be used as a reason not to treat with a bisphosphonate. Obviously, patients should not have difficulty swallowing and must be able to ......
Forteo
Yes. Forteo in my experience is well tolerated and effective in patients with severe osteoporosis, particularly those who are not responsive to or who do not tolerate drugs such as Fosamax, ......
Kyphoplasty--Who is a Candidate? Is this person?
Kyphoplasty is a procedure in which a balloon is inflated within a new fractured vertebrae and cement is injected. This relieves the pain and in contrast to vertebroplasty in which cement ......
Injection Boniva
Boniva injection is not more effective than oral Boniva, Actonel or Fosamax, provided that those agents are taken regularly and properly (empty stomach, etc) The injection is best for those who ......
Fosamax for woman over 85
Fosamax prevents further bone loss even in patients who already may have signficant osteoporosis. Thus Fosamax should be a consideration at age 85 and you should discuss with your doctor....
osteoporosis and steroid treatment
I think the medication your doctor has recommended is Forteo. Forteo is a synthetic version of a hormone called parathyroid hormone. It is given by daily self injection and in many ......
Bone mass in hips -3.5 to -3.8 on Fosamax for 5yrs
You need a specialist in osteoporosis to review your bone density studies (DXA scans) carefully. The DXA machines from different manufactures vary in the method they use to calculate bone density. ......
Compression fracture
This can be a hard question without knowing more about your circumstances. Vertebroplasty often called "crazy glue" for spinal fractures, is done without general anesthesia and without an overnight hospital stay. ......
NATURAL ALTERNATIVES FOR OSTEOPOROSIS
To my knowledge, there are no natural alternatives shown to be as effective as those 2 agents. Of course calcium and vitamin D are important for all patients with osteoporosis....
Tiredness and Actonel
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