my mum in law has been given some medication which makes her very sick
and the doctor says that there is nothing else available. she
has to sit up straight for half an hour after taking it and has been
given strikct instructions about when to eat. Its called
Fosimax I think. Does anyone know of anything she can
take instead of Fosimax??? Anna
Fosamax acts by inhibiting osteoclast-mediated bone resorption (increases bone mass and helps prevents fractures). Actonel is another med. in this class. I take if every Saturday with a large glass of water and sit up and read for 30 minutes. This class of medicines can cause upper gastrointesting mucosa irritation... heart-burn or increase acid reflux (known to cause esophagitis, esophageal ulcers and erosions). You absolutely can not lay down after taking these medications and you must drink a full glass (perferrably an 8 ounce glass of water).
Maybe she isn't drinking enough water with the med. And she really can't bend over for 30 minutes (I use this as my computer time). I've been on Actonel for over 2 years and have seen slight improvements in my bone scan standard deviation scores. Also, she should not smoke. Smoking is linked to osteoporosis and with acid refulx. Stopping smoking is the one thing that she can do herself to help control her osteoporosis...and that's about the only think that she can control herself (I like to be in control and not have the disease control me...if she does smoke, encourage her to stop). I'm sure her healthcare provider has her on fortified calcium supplements and and urged her to get natural sources of calcium from milk, cheese, yogurt, etc...with proper weight-bearing exercise at least three times a week.
There is also Miacalcin Nasal Spray formulated from the neck glands of salmon. Miacalcin inhibits osteoclasts, the cells that break down bone. It's side effect is nasal irritation, with sounds a lot nicer than your eophagas rotting out. As with other osteoporosis treatments, it must be taken along with 1,000 milligrams of calcium and 400 international units of vitamin D daily.
Hope this helps.
http://osteoporosis.bongomedia.com/
Hi Anna
Fosamax and Actonel are examples of bisphosphonate drugs used to treat
osteoporosis. I have added a lot of info about these on my site. Please
feel free to take a look.
Adrian
www.osteoporosis-advisor.com
I am posting this in several areas because it seems others are still taking these drugs without any warnings. I recently had a conversation with my mother, who has had problems since her chemotherapy years ago for breast cancer. She made mention of several drugs she has been on for several years. I did a little research on my own and turns out they are drugs involved in a defective drug lawsuit.
She had been taking Actonel for years, but neither her doctor, nor her dentist told her about these issues (ONJ) and recently (4-09) changed to put her on Fosamax. She was referred to www.legalclassaction.org for more information. I was amazed to find this out. Why would they not at least tell her this?
Has anyone else had these problems and not been given any information on these issues? This is a pretty big problem, and I realize it has been out there for a while, but why are doctors and dentists not alerting patients about this? My mom had no idea.I am posting this in several areas because it seems others are still taking these drugs without any warnings. I recently had a conversation with my mother, who has had problems since her chemotherapy years ago for breast cancer. She made mention of several drugs she has been on for several years. I did a little research on my own and turns out they are drugs involved in a defective drug lawsuit.
She had been taking Actonel for years, but neither her doctor, nor her dentist told her about these issues (ONJ) and recently (4-09) changed to put her on Fosamax. She was referred to www.legalclassaction.org for more information. I was amazed to find this out. Why would they not at least tell her this?
Has anyone else had these problems and not been given any information on these issues? This is a pretty big problem, and I realize it has been out there for a while, but why are doctors and dentists not alerting patients about this? My mom had no idea.Does anyone here take Forteo Injections? My Primary Dr put me on them after sending me for a bmd test and it was discoverd I had very severe Osteoperosis. He said I had it severe. I think the worst reading I got was -4.18 in my right hip. But I suppose you also have heard all the negative information as well. First of all it has a black box warning, and when they gave it to rats they recieved tumors. So far there has been no humans who have developed cancer from the injections is what I had read. I had to take several inhalers because of my COPD, and one of them was the advair 500/50. I had been takeing it for several years. It was my Primarys opinion that it was most likely the Advair that sucked all the minerals out of my bones. So I now have to take an injection every day for two years. Thank God I don't have to pay but a .30 co pay. The actual price of the medication without uinsurance is around a thousand bucks a month.