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Forteo, Reclast or Other Osteoporosis Treatment
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blindhearted
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Okay, I will let you know. I'm kinda nervous about it myself because it's new and I havent heard a lot about it. I'm nervous about the side effects, not the medicine.
Honestly, Forteo isnt really that bad. I hate sticking myself with needles, with the help of the Emla cream, it was a breeze. As far as commitment, I thought it would be hard but I put it into my nightly routine. I would do the shot at night along with my night time meds. I would do my nebs, take half of my night meds and put on the Emla cream (if you forgot it, an ice pack on the area for a minute or two was good enough), do 30-45 minutes of CPT, after that I would take the 2nd half of my night meds, do the Forteo shot (which took less than 5 mins from prep to finish), go brush my teeth and in bed.
Yes, there can be bone pain with Forteo, but it was nothing like I had with the pills. I could usually take some Advil and be fine. As I said, I would normally sleep right through any pain, if there was any. I will say that if there was any bone pain at all, it was gone by morning. It did not last days like the pills.
I tried Actonel and Boniva before Forteo. They keep you from loosing anymore bone mass than what you already have. They can build bone mass back, but not much. Forteo is made to builds bone mass back. As I said, I was at "High Risk for fractures", after 2 yrs of Forteo I was upgraded to "Risk of fractures". I went from Osteoporosis to Osteopenia that was just shy of the "normal range". The reason I am doing to Reclast is to keep from loosing any bone mass that the Forteo built back up. You can only do Forteo for the 2 yr period and that's all. Once you use Forteo and finish, if you loose bone mass again, it would not be an option...at least that is what the Dr told me. It's because studies have not been done to see if Forteo was safe to use over a 2 yr period or multiple treatment uses.
I dont know if Forteo is right for you. You will need to talk it over with them. But I will say that it did work for me and I got great results out of it. I was iffy about taking it...sticking myself with a needle, the commitment, 2 yrs seem like along time, etc...but I'm glad I did it.
Honestly, Forteo isnt really that bad. I hate sticking myself with needles, with the help of the Emla cream, it was a breeze. As far as commitment, I thought it would be hard but I put it into my nightly routine. I would do the shot at night along with my night time meds. I would do my nebs, take half of my night meds and put on the Emla cream (if you forgot it, an ice pack on the area for a minute or two was good enough), do 30-45 minutes of CPT, after that I would take the 2nd half of my night meds, do the Forteo shot (which took less than 5 mins from prep to finish), go brush my teeth and in bed.
Yes, there can be bone pain with Forteo, but it was nothing like I had with the pills. I could usually take some Advil and be fine. As I said, I would normally sleep right through any pain, if there was any. I will say that if there was any bone pain at all, it was gone by morning. It did not last days like the pills.
I tried Actonel and Boniva before Forteo. They keep you from loosing anymore bone mass than what you already have. They can build bone mass back, but not much. Forteo is made to builds bone mass back. As I said, I was at "High Risk for fractures", after 2 yrs of Forteo I was upgraded to "Risk of fractures". I went from Osteoporosis to Osteopenia that was just shy of the "normal range". The reason I am doing to Reclast is to keep from loosing any bone mass that the Forteo built back up. You can only do Forteo for the 2 yr period and that's all. Once you use Forteo and finish, if you loose bone mass again, it would not be an option...at least that is what the Dr told me. It's because studies have not been done to see if Forteo was safe to use over a 2 yr period or multiple treatment uses.
I dont know if Forteo is right for you. You will need to talk it over with them. But I will say that it did work for me and I got great results out of it. I was iffy about taking it...sticking myself with a needle, the commitment, 2 yrs seem like along time, etc...but I'm glad I did it.
blindhearted
New member
Okay, I will let you know. I'm kinda nervous about it myself because it's new and I havent heard a lot about it. I'm nervous about the side effects, not the medicine.
Honestly, Forteo isnt really that bad. I hate sticking myself with needles, with the help of the Emla cream, it was a breeze. As far as commitment, I thought it would be hard but I put it into my nightly routine. I would do the shot at night along with my night time meds. I would do my nebs, take half of my night meds and put on the Emla cream (if you forgot it, an ice pack on the area for a minute or two was good enough), do 30-45 minutes of CPT, after that I would take the 2nd half of my night meds, do the Forteo shot (which took less than 5 mins from prep to finish), go brush my teeth and in bed.
Yes, there can be bone pain with Forteo, but it was nothing like I had with the pills. I could usually take some Advil and be fine. As I said, I would normally sleep right through any pain, if there was any. I will say that if there was any bone pain at all, it was gone by morning. It did not last days like the pills.
I tried Actonel and Boniva before Forteo. They keep you from loosing anymore bone mass than what you already have. They can build bone mass back, but not much. Forteo is made to builds bone mass back. As I said, I was at "High Risk for fractures", after 2 yrs of Forteo I was upgraded to "Risk of fractures". I went from Osteoporosis to Osteopenia that was just shy of the "normal range". The reason I am doing to Reclast is to keep from loosing any bone mass that the Forteo built back up. You can only do Forteo for the 2 yr period and that's all. Once you use Forteo and finish, if you loose bone mass again, it would not be an option...at least that is what the Dr told me. It's because studies have not been done to see if Forteo was safe to use over a 2 yr period or multiple treatment uses.
I dont know if Forteo is right for you. You will need to talk it over with them. But I will say that it did work for me and I got great results out of it. I was iffy about taking it...sticking myself with a needle, the commitment, 2 yrs seem like along time, etc...but I'm glad I did it.
Honestly, Forteo isnt really that bad. I hate sticking myself with needles, with the help of the Emla cream, it was a breeze. As far as commitment, I thought it would be hard but I put it into my nightly routine. I would do the shot at night along with my night time meds. I would do my nebs, take half of my night meds and put on the Emla cream (if you forgot it, an ice pack on the area for a minute or two was good enough), do 30-45 minutes of CPT, after that I would take the 2nd half of my night meds, do the Forteo shot (which took less than 5 mins from prep to finish), go brush my teeth and in bed.
Yes, there can be bone pain with Forteo, but it was nothing like I had with the pills. I could usually take some Advil and be fine. As I said, I would normally sleep right through any pain, if there was any. I will say that if there was any bone pain at all, it was gone by morning. It did not last days like the pills.
I tried Actonel and Boniva before Forteo. They keep you from loosing anymore bone mass than what you already have. They can build bone mass back, but not much. Forteo is made to builds bone mass back. As I said, I was at "High Risk for fractures", after 2 yrs of Forteo I was upgraded to "Risk of fractures". I went from Osteoporosis to Osteopenia that was just shy of the "normal range". The reason I am doing to Reclast is to keep from loosing any bone mass that the Forteo built back up. You can only do Forteo for the 2 yr period and that's all. Once you use Forteo and finish, if you loose bone mass again, it would not be an option...at least that is what the Dr told me. It's because studies have not been done to see if Forteo was safe to use over a 2 yr period or multiple treatment uses.
I dont know if Forteo is right for you. You will need to talk it over with them. But I will say that it did work for me and I got great results out of it. I was iffy about taking it...sticking myself with a needle, the commitment, 2 yrs seem like along time, etc...but I'm glad I did it.
blindhearted
New member
Okay, I will let you know. I'm kinda nervous about it myself because it's new and I havent heard a lot about it. I'm nervous about the side effects, not the medicine.
Honestly, Forteo isnt really that bad. I hate sticking myself with needles, with the help of the Emla cream, it was a breeze. As far as commitment, I thought it would be hard but I put it into my nightly routine. I would do the shot at night along with my night time meds. I would do my nebs, take half of my night meds and put on the Emla cream (if you forgot it, an ice pack on the area for a minute or two was good enough), do 30-45 minutes of CPT, after that I would take the 2nd half of my night meds, do the Forteo shot (which took less than 5 mins from prep to finish), go brush my teeth and in bed.
Yes, there can be bone pain with Forteo, but it was nothing like I had with the pills. I could usually take some Advil and be fine. As I said, I would normally sleep right through any pain, if there was any. I will say that if there was any bone pain at all, it was gone by morning. It did not last days like the pills.
I tried Actonel and Boniva before Forteo. They keep you from loosing anymore bone mass than what you already have. They can build bone mass back, but not much. Forteo is made to builds bone mass back. As I said, I was at "High Risk for fractures", after 2 yrs of Forteo I was upgraded to "Risk of fractures". I went from Osteoporosis to Osteopenia that was just shy of the "normal range". The reason I am doing to Reclast is to keep from loosing any bone mass that the Forteo built back up. You can only do Forteo for the 2 yr period and that's all. Once you use Forteo and finish, if you loose bone mass again, it would not be an option...at least that is what the Dr told me. It's because studies have not been done to see if Forteo was safe to use over a 2 yr period or multiple treatment uses.
I dont know if Forteo is right for you. You will need to talk it over with them. But I will say that it did work for me and I got great results out of it. I was iffy about taking it...sticking myself with a needle, the commitment, 2 yrs seem like along time, etc...but I'm glad I did it.
Honestly, Forteo isnt really that bad. I hate sticking myself with needles, with the help of the Emla cream, it was a breeze. As far as commitment, I thought it would be hard but I put it into my nightly routine. I would do the shot at night along with my night time meds. I would do my nebs, take half of my night meds and put on the Emla cream (if you forgot it, an ice pack on the area for a minute or two was good enough), do 30-45 minutes of CPT, after that I would take the 2nd half of my night meds, do the Forteo shot (which took less than 5 mins from prep to finish), go brush my teeth and in bed.
Yes, there can be bone pain with Forteo, but it was nothing like I had with the pills. I could usually take some Advil and be fine. As I said, I would normally sleep right through any pain, if there was any. I will say that if there was any bone pain at all, it was gone by morning. It did not last days like the pills.
I tried Actonel and Boniva before Forteo. They keep you from loosing anymore bone mass than what you already have. They can build bone mass back, but not much. Forteo is made to builds bone mass back. As I said, I was at "High Risk for fractures", after 2 yrs of Forteo I was upgraded to "Risk of fractures". I went from Osteoporosis to Osteopenia that was just shy of the "normal range". The reason I am doing to Reclast is to keep from loosing any bone mass that the Forteo built back up. You can only do Forteo for the 2 yr period and that's all. Once you use Forteo and finish, if you loose bone mass again, it would not be an option...at least that is what the Dr told me. It's because studies have not been done to see if Forteo was safe to use over a 2 yr period or multiple treatment uses.
I dont know if Forteo is right for you. You will need to talk it over with them. But I will say that it did work for me and I got great results out of it. I was iffy about taking it...sticking myself with a needle, the commitment, 2 yrs seem like along time, etc...but I'm glad I did it.
blindhearted
New member
Okay, I will let you know. I'm kinda nervous about it myself because it's new and I havent heard a lot about it. I'm nervous about the side effects, not the medicine.
Honestly, Forteo isnt really that bad. I hate sticking myself with needles, with the help of the Emla cream, it was a breeze. As far as commitment, I thought it would be hard but I put it into my nightly routine. I would do the shot at night along with my night time meds. I would do my nebs, take half of my night meds and put on the Emla cream (if you forgot it, an ice pack on the area for a minute or two was good enough), do 30-45 minutes of CPT, after that I would take the 2nd half of my night meds, do the Forteo shot (which took less than 5 mins from prep to finish), go brush my teeth and in bed.
Yes, there can be bone pain with Forteo, but it was nothing like I had with the pills. I could usually take some Advil and be fine. As I said, I would normally sleep right through any pain, if there was any. I will say that if there was any bone pain at all, it was gone by morning. It did not last days like the pills.
I tried Actonel and Boniva before Forteo. They keep you from loosing anymore bone mass than what you already have. They can build bone mass back, but not much. Forteo is made to builds bone mass back. As I said, I was at "High Risk for fractures", after 2 yrs of Forteo I was upgraded to "Risk of fractures". I went from Osteoporosis to Osteopenia that was just shy of the "normal range". The reason I am doing to Reclast is to keep from loosing any bone mass that the Forteo built back up. You can only do Forteo for the 2 yr period and that's all. Once you use Forteo and finish, if you loose bone mass again, it would not be an option...at least that is what the Dr told me. It's because studies have not been done to see if Forteo was safe to use over a 2 yr period or multiple treatment uses.
I dont know if Forteo is right for you. You will need to talk it over with them. But I will say that it did work for me and I got great results out of it. I was iffy about taking it...sticking myself with a needle, the commitment, 2 yrs seem like along time, etc...but I'm glad I did it.
Honestly, Forteo isnt really that bad. I hate sticking myself with needles, with the help of the Emla cream, it was a breeze. As far as commitment, I thought it would be hard but I put it into my nightly routine. I would do the shot at night along with my night time meds. I would do my nebs, take half of my night meds and put on the Emla cream (if you forgot it, an ice pack on the area for a minute or two was good enough), do 30-45 minutes of CPT, after that I would take the 2nd half of my night meds, do the Forteo shot (which took less than 5 mins from prep to finish), go brush my teeth and in bed.
Yes, there can be bone pain with Forteo, but it was nothing like I had with the pills. I could usually take some Advil and be fine. As I said, I would normally sleep right through any pain, if there was any. I will say that if there was any bone pain at all, it was gone by morning. It did not last days like the pills.
I tried Actonel and Boniva before Forteo. They keep you from loosing anymore bone mass than what you already have. They can build bone mass back, but not much. Forteo is made to builds bone mass back. As I said, I was at "High Risk for fractures", after 2 yrs of Forteo I was upgraded to "Risk of fractures". I went from Osteoporosis to Osteopenia that was just shy of the "normal range". The reason I am doing to Reclast is to keep from loosing any bone mass that the Forteo built back up. You can only do Forteo for the 2 yr period and that's all. Once you use Forteo and finish, if you loose bone mass again, it would not be an option...at least that is what the Dr told me. It's because studies have not been done to see if Forteo was safe to use over a 2 yr period or multiple treatment uses.
I dont know if Forteo is right for you. You will need to talk it over with them. But I will say that it did work for me and I got great results out of it. I was iffy about taking it...sticking myself with a needle, the commitment, 2 yrs seem like along time, etc...but I'm glad I did it.
blindhearted
New member
Okay, I will let you know. I'm kinda nervous about it myself because it's new and I havent heard a lot about it. I'm nervous about the side effects, not the medicine.
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<br />Honestly, Forteo isnt really that bad. I hate sticking myself with needles, with the help of the Emla cream, it was a breeze. As far as commitment, I thought it would be hard but I put it into my nightly routine. I would do the shot at night along with my night time meds. I would do my nebs, take half of my night meds and put on the Emla cream (if you forgot it, an ice pack on the area for a minute or two was good enough), do 30-45 minutes of CPT, after that I would take the 2nd half of my night meds, do the Forteo shot (which took less than 5 mins from prep to finish), go brush my teeth and in bed.
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<br />Yes, there can be bone pain with Forteo, but it was nothing like I had with the pills. I could usually take some Advil and be fine. As I said, I would normally sleep right through any pain, if there was any. I will say that if there was any bone pain at all, it was gone by morning. It did not last days like the pills.
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<br />I tried Actonel and Boniva before Forteo. They keep you from loosing anymore bone mass than what you already have. They can build bone mass back, but not much. Forteo is made to builds bone mass back. As I said, I was at "High Risk for fractures", after 2 yrs of Forteo I was upgraded to "Risk of fractures". I went from Osteoporosis to Osteopenia that was just shy of the "normal range". The reason I am doing to Reclast is to keep from loosing any bone mass that the Forteo built back up. You can only do Forteo for the 2 yr period and that's all. Once you use Forteo and finish, if you loose bone mass again, it would not be an option...at least that is what the Dr told me. It's because studies have not been done to see if Forteo was safe to use over a 2 yr period or multiple treatment uses.
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<br />I dont know if Forteo is right for you. You will need to talk it over with them. But I will say that it did work for me and I got great results out of it. I was iffy about taking it...sticking myself with a needle, the commitment, 2 yrs seem like along time, etc...but I'm glad I did it.
<br />
<br />Honestly, Forteo isnt really that bad. I hate sticking myself with needles, with the help of the Emla cream, it was a breeze. As far as commitment, I thought it would be hard but I put it into my nightly routine. I would do the shot at night along with my night time meds. I would do my nebs, take half of my night meds and put on the Emla cream (if you forgot it, an ice pack on the area for a minute or two was good enough), do 30-45 minutes of CPT, after that I would take the 2nd half of my night meds, do the Forteo shot (which took less than 5 mins from prep to finish), go brush my teeth and in bed.
<br />
<br />Yes, there can be bone pain with Forteo, but it was nothing like I had with the pills. I could usually take some Advil and be fine. As I said, I would normally sleep right through any pain, if there was any. I will say that if there was any bone pain at all, it was gone by morning. It did not last days like the pills.
<br />
<br />I tried Actonel and Boniva before Forteo. They keep you from loosing anymore bone mass than what you already have. They can build bone mass back, but not much. Forteo is made to builds bone mass back. As I said, I was at "High Risk for fractures", after 2 yrs of Forteo I was upgraded to "Risk of fractures". I went from Osteoporosis to Osteopenia that was just shy of the "normal range". The reason I am doing to Reclast is to keep from loosing any bone mass that the Forteo built back up. You can only do Forteo for the 2 yr period and that's all. Once you use Forteo and finish, if you loose bone mass again, it would not be an option...at least that is what the Dr told me. It's because studies have not been done to see if Forteo was safe to use over a 2 yr period or multiple treatment uses.
<br />
<br />I dont know if Forteo is right for you. You will need to talk it over with them. But I will say that it did work for me and I got great results out of it. I was iffy about taking it...sticking myself with a needle, the commitment, 2 yrs seem like along time, etc...but I'm glad I did it.
So Boniva is the worst of the 3 bisphosphonates. Roche was going to launch it as a once a day treatment like Fosomax and Actonel used to be, but the data as SO BAD that they knew it couldn't compete with Fosomax and Actonel. So instead of focusing on how well the drug works (because it builds bone the worst and has the highest fracture rate out of all 3), they marketed on convenience and came up with a once a month treatment.
So you may not need to go with Forteo or Relcast. You may just need a better, more efficacious bisphosphonate.
So we have Fosomax and Actonel left. The latest head to head study between the two is called the F.A.C.T. study. Here's what it showed:
-Fosomax builds more bone than Actonel
-Actonel patients had less fractures than Fosoxmax patients
<u>The conclusion: </u> Fosomax builds more bone, but it's poor quality bone. It's like if you were build a ladder, but you build it out of marshmellows. Who care if you have a big, huge, ladder if it's ultimately useless because it's made out of a very poor material. Actonel may build a bit less bone, but it's superior quality bone. And the bottomline is that patients have less fractures with Actonel which is ultimately the goal for measuring bone density - fracture protection.
So, go ask your doctor for Actonel. It also has less GI issues than Fosomax, so that will be favorable as well.
So you may not need to go with Forteo or Relcast. You may just need a better, more efficacious bisphosphonate.
So we have Fosomax and Actonel left. The latest head to head study between the two is called the F.A.C.T. study. Here's what it showed:
-Fosomax builds more bone than Actonel
-Actonel patients had less fractures than Fosoxmax patients
<u>The conclusion: </u> Fosomax builds more bone, but it's poor quality bone. It's like if you were build a ladder, but you build it out of marshmellows. Who care if you have a big, huge, ladder if it's ultimately useless because it's made out of a very poor material. Actonel may build a bit less bone, but it's superior quality bone. And the bottomline is that patients have less fractures with Actonel which is ultimately the goal for measuring bone density - fracture protection.
So, go ask your doctor for Actonel. It also has less GI issues than Fosomax, so that will be favorable as well.
So Boniva is the worst of the 3 bisphosphonates. Roche was going to launch it as a once a day treatment like Fosomax and Actonel used to be, but the data as SO BAD that they knew it couldn't compete with Fosomax and Actonel. So instead of focusing on how well the drug works (because it builds bone the worst and has the highest fracture rate out of all 3), they marketed on convenience and came up with a once a month treatment.
So you may not need to go with Forteo or Relcast. You may just need a better, more efficacious bisphosphonate.
So we have Fosomax and Actonel left. The latest head to head study between the two is called the F.A.C.T. study. Here's what it showed:
-Fosomax builds more bone than Actonel
-Actonel patients had less fractures than Fosoxmax patients
<u>The conclusion: </u> Fosomax builds more bone, but it's poor quality bone. It's like if you were build a ladder, but you build it out of marshmellows. Who care if you have a big, huge, ladder if it's ultimately useless because it's made out of a very poor material. Actonel may build a bit less bone, but it's superior quality bone. And the bottomline is that patients have less fractures with Actonel which is ultimately the goal for measuring bone density - fracture protection.
So, go ask your doctor for Actonel. It also has less GI issues than Fosomax, so that will be favorable as well.
So you may not need to go with Forteo or Relcast. You may just need a better, more efficacious bisphosphonate.
So we have Fosomax and Actonel left. The latest head to head study between the two is called the F.A.C.T. study. Here's what it showed:
-Fosomax builds more bone than Actonel
-Actonel patients had less fractures than Fosoxmax patients
<u>The conclusion: </u> Fosomax builds more bone, but it's poor quality bone. It's like if you were build a ladder, but you build it out of marshmellows. Who care if you have a big, huge, ladder if it's ultimately useless because it's made out of a very poor material. Actonel may build a bit less bone, but it's superior quality bone. And the bottomline is that patients have less fractures with Actonel which is ultimately the goal for measuring bone density - fracture protection.
So, go ask your doctor for Actonel. It also has less GI issues than Fosomax, so that will be favorable as well.
So Boniva is the worst of the 3 bisphosphonates. Roche was going to launch it as a once a day treatment like Fosomax and Actonel used to be, but the data as SO BAD that they knew it couldn't compete with Fosomax and Actonel. So instead of focusing on how well the drug works (because it builds bone the worst and has the highest fracture rate out of all 3), they marketed on convenience and came up with a once a month treatment.
So you may not need to go with Forteo or Relcast. You may just need a better, more efficacious bisphosphonate.
So we have Fosomax and Actonel left. The latest head to head study between the two is called the F.A.C.T. study. Here's what it showed:
-Fosomax builds more bone than Actonel
-Actonel patients had less fractures than Fosoxmax patients
<u>The conclusion: </u> Fosomax builds more bone, but it's poor quality bone. It's like if you were build a ladder, but you build it out of marshmellows. Who care if you have a big, huge, ladder if it's ultimately useless because it's made out of a very poor material. Actonel may build a bit less bone, but it's superior quality bone. And the bottomline is that patients have less fractures with Actonel which is ultimately the goal for measuring bone density - fracture protection.
So, go ask your doctor for Actonel. It also has less GI issues than Fosomax, so that will be favorable as well.
So you may not need to go with Forteo or Relcast. You may just need a better, more efficacious bisphosphonate.
So we have Fosomax and Actonel left. The latest head to head study between the two is called the F.A.C.T. study. Here's what it showed:
-Fosomax builds more bone than Actonel
-Actonel patients had less fractures than Fosoxmax patients
<u>The conclusion: </u> Fosomax builds more bone, but it's poor quality bone. It's like if you were build a ladder, but you build it out of marshmellows. Who care if you have a big, huge, ladder if it's ultimately useless because it's made out of a very poor material. Actonel may build a bit less bone, but it's superior quality bone. And the bottomline is that patients have less fractures with Actonel which is ultimately the goal for measuring bone density - fracture protection.
So, go ask your doctor for Actonel. It also has less GI issues than Fosomax, so that will be favorable as well.
So Boniva is the worst of the 3 bisphosphonates. Roche was going to launch it as a once a day treatment like Fosomax and Actonel used to be, but the data as SO BAD that they knew it couldn't compete with Fosomax and Actonel. So instead of focusing on how well the drug works (because it builds bone the worst and has the highest fracture rate out of all 3), they marketed on convenience and came up with a once a month treatment.
So you may not need to go with Forteo or Relcast. You may just need a better, more efficacious bisphosphonate.
So we have Fosomax and Actonel left. The latest head to head study between the two is called the F.A.C.T. study. Here's what it showed:
-Fosomax builds more bone than Actonel
-Actonel patients had less fractures than Fosoxmax patients
<u>The conclusion: </u> Fosomax builds more bone, but it's poor quality bone. It's like if you were build a ladder, but you build it out of marshmellows. Who care if you have a big, huge, ladder if it's ultimately useless because it's made out of a very poor material. Actonel may build a bit less bone, but it's superior quality bone. And the bottomline is that patients have less fractures with Actonel which is ultimately the goal for measuring bone density - fracture protection.
So, go ask your doctor for Actonel. It also has less GI issues than Fosomax, so that will be favorable as well.
So you may not need to go with Forteo or Relcast. You may just need a better, more efficacious bisphosphonate.
So we have Fosomax and Actonel left. The latest head to head study between the two is called the F.A.C.T. study. Here's what it showed:
-Fosomax builds more bone than Actonel
-Actonel patients had less fractures than Fosoxmax patients
<u>The conclusion: </u> Fosomax builds more bone, but it's poor quality bone. It's like if you were build a ladder, but you build it out of marshmellows. Who care if you have a big, huge, ladder if it's ultimately useless because it's made out of a very poor material. Actonel may build a bit less bone, but it's superior quality bone. And the bottomline is that patients have less fractures with Actonel which is ultimately the goal for measuring bone density - fracture protection.
So, go ask your doctor for Actonel. It also has less GI issues than Fosomax, so that will be favorable as well.
So Boniva is the worst of the 3 bisphosphonates. Roche was going to launch it as a once a day treatment like Fosomax and Actonel used to be, but the data as SO BAD that they knew it couldn't compete with Fosomax and Actonel. So instead of focusing on how well the drug works (because it builds bone the worst and has the highest fracture rate out of all 3), they marketed on convenience and came up with a once a month treatment.
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<br />So you may not need to go with Forteo or Relcast. You may just need a better, more efficacious bisphosphonate.
<br />
<br />So we have Fosomax and Actonel left. The latest head to head study between the two is called the F.A.C.T. study. Here's what it showed:
<br />
<br />
<br />-Fosomax builds more bone than Actonel
<br />-Actonel patients had less fractures than Fosoxmax patients
<br />
<br />
<br /><u>The conclusion: </u> Fosomax builds more bone, but it's poor quality bone. It's like if you were build a ladder, but you build it out of marshmellows. Who care if you have a big, huge, ladder if it's ultimately useless because it's made out of a very poor material. Actonel may build a bit less bone, but it's superior quality bone. And the bottomline is that patients have less fractures with Actonel which is ultimately the goal for measuring bone density - fracture protection.
<br />
<br />So, go ask your doctor for Actonel. It also has less GI issues than Fosomax, so that will be favorable as well.
<br />
<br />So you may not need to go with Forteo or Relcast. You may just need a better, more efficacious bisphosphonate.
<br />
<br />So we have Fosomax and Actonel left. The latest head to head study between the two is called the F.A.C.T. study. Here's what it showed:
<br />
<br />
<br />-Fosomax builds more bone than Actonel
<br />-Actonel patients had less fractures than Fosoxmax patients
<br />
<br />
<br /><u>The conclusion: </u> Fosomax builds more bone, but it's poor quality bone. It's like if you were build a ladder, but you build it out of marshmellows. Who care if you have a big, huge, ladder if it's ultimately useless because it's made out of a very poor material. Actonel may build a bit less bone, but it's superior quality bone. And the bottomline is that patients have less fractures with Actonel which is ultimately the goal for measuring bone density - fracture protection.
<br />
<br />So, go ask your doctor for Actonel. It also has less GI issues than Fosomax, so that will be favorable as well.
jamie6girl
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Does anyone know what the average copay is for Boniva? Is it pretty high?
jamie6girl
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Does anyone know what the average copay is for Boniva? Is it pretty high?
jamie6girl
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Does anyone know what the average copay is for Boniva? Is it pretty high?
jamie6girl
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Does anyone know what the average copay is for Boniva? Is it pretty high?
jamie6girl
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Does anyone know what the average copay is for Boniva? Is it pretty high?