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Fosamax
- Thread starter anonymous
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I was wondering about that as well because I was taking Fosamax but then my endocrinologist told me that Fosamax was never really approved for pre-menapausal women, and that they never studied the side effects of women who became pregnant while on Fosamax.
She also told me that it stays in your bones for something like 5 years after you start taking it.
So I was wondering if any women who are pre-menapausal are taking it and also any women who were pregnant while taking it?
BTW the few times I did take it I had no side effects, Just make sure you stay sitting up for a good while after taking it.
Jennifer
32 w/ CF and Addison's
She also told me that it stays in your bones for something like 5 years after you start taking it.
So I was wondering if any women who are pre-menapausal are taking it and also any women who were pregnant while taking it?
BTW the few times I did take it I had no side effects, Just make sure you stay sitting up for a good while after taking it.
Jennifer
32 w/ CF and Addison's
purpleangel28282
New member
I've been taking Fosamax for about 5 weeks and I haven't noticed any side affects.
I took fosamax around 3 years ago. I experienced extreme naseasousness (sp?). It was extremely bad and having to sit up for an hour after I took it just made it worse. So needless to say i do not take that anymore. I now take actonel which seems to work just as well with no side effects at all.
Margaret
Double lung transplant 11/11/04
Margaret
Double lung transplant 11/11/04
iLoveGeckoToes
New member
Fosamax...
Most people take Fosamax without problems, however there definitely are side effects that can occur (like bone/muscle/joint pain described above). Debilitating pain is rare (<1% of people) but still exists. Nausea & other gastrointestinal distress (cramps, acid reflux, diarrhea or constipation) can occur in up to 5% of patients. Side effects that need to be monitored by lab work include low calcium and phosphorous... although even if your calcium & phosphorous levels do decline on therapy, that tends to go away after a while. There are other possible side effects as well, including food not tasting as well. Was there something in particular you were concerned about?
Like Jennifer said, just make sure you sit up a good while after taking it, because it can cause esophageal irritation if it sits in your esophagus. So the general rule of thumb is to take the pill right when you first wake up in the morning with a full glass of water (make sure the pills goes down - you don't want that funny "stuck in your throat" feeling). Don't eat for at least 30 minutes.
~L~
Most people take Fosamax without problems, however there definitely are side effects that can occur (like bone/muscle/joint pain described above). Debilitating pain is rare (<1% of people) but still exists. Nausea & other gastrointestinal distress (cramps, acid reflux, diarrhea or constipation) can occur in up to 5% of patients. Side effects that need to be monitored by lab work include low calcium and phosphorous... although even if your calcium & phosphorous levels do decline on therapy, that tends to go away after a while. There are other possible side effects as well, including food not tasting as well. Was there something in particular you were concerned about?
Like Jennifer said, just make sure you sit up a good while after taking it, because it can cause esophageal irritation if it sits in your esophagus. So the general rule of thumb is to take the pill right when you first wake up in the morning with a full glass of water (make sure the pills goes down - you don't want that funny "stuck in your throat" feeling). Don't eat for at least 30 minutes.
~L~
I think if I am thinking correctly (it is late)....The side effect of low calcium is in your serum ( your blood) and that would be related to the fact that your body gets its calcium from your bones. You have something called osteoclasts that break down bone and you use the calcium from that. Dont worry you also have ostoblasts that make bone.. anyway because Fosamax slows down the process of bone breakdown which is where calcium comes from, you can get have low serum calcium.
I will double check my answer tomorrow.. but I think that is what I remember from lecture... If I look and it is different I will repost....
Jennifer 32 w/CF and Addison's
I will double check my answer tomorrow.. but I think that is what I remember from lecture... If I look and it is different I will repost....
Jennifer 32 w/CF and Addison's
iLoveGeckoToes
New member
Yeah, iniitially it does seem kind of weird that Fosamax (a medication to help strengthen bones) lowers calcium, but Jennifer is right. Often times the calcium in your blood comes from breakdown of your bones (bones releasing calcium). Fosamax helps prevent breakdown of your bones, thus less calcium is released from the bone into the blood. Thus, your serum calcium is lowered.
I think it's kind of interesting that although Fosamax is used for osteoporosis, it can also be used to help lower calcium in the blood of patients with cancer (who also have excessive amounts of calcium in their blood).... although other drugs of it's class are preferred. Anyway, they recommend you keep an eye on your calcium while taking Fosamax... hope this helps!
~L~
I think it's kind of interesting that although Fosamax is used for osteoporosis, it can also be used to help lower calcium in the blood of patients with cancer (who also have excessive amounts of calcium in their blood).... although other drugs of it's class are preferred. Anyway, they recommend you keep an eye on your calcium while taking Fosamax... hope this helps!
~L~
purpleangel28282
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Is anyone taking a calcium supplement and Vitamin D as well as the Fosamax, or is that just me?