Her reply will most likely be that the side effects are rare and most people respond well, but that all side effects must be listed to meet legal requirements. However, the fact that legal firms already exist to handle Fosamax lawsuits strikes me a bit like the RNC taking out police brutality insurance...
The main reason I don't like the Biophosphonate route is that it works by preventing bone recycling, so you end up with old, dense, brittle bones. This is used for bone cancer, because any new bone growth could kill the patient. The theory in osteoporosis is that it's preventing new, weak bone from forming. I find that theory flawed at its root. How about stimulating good bone formation instead of impeding any bone formation at all. HRT was successful in doing that, but the recent study knocked that line of treatment out.
I find it suspect that the HRT study 'proving' that it increased heart disease and cancer was done just as Fosamax was being marketed as an anti-osteoporosis drug.
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Date: 2009-07-03 05:02 pm (UTC)The main reason I don't like the Biophosphonate route is that it works by preventing bone recycling, so you end up with old, dense, brittle bones. This is used for bone cancer, because any new bone growth could kill the patient. The theory in osteoporosis is that it's preventing new, weak bone from forming. I find that theory flawed at its root. How about stimulating good bone formation instead of impeding any bone formation at all. HRT was successful in doing that, but the recent study knocked that line of treatment out.
I find it suspect that the HRT study 'proving' that it increased heart disease and cancer was done just as Fosamax was being marketed as an anti-osteoporosis drug.
Edit: "Vitamin D deficiency may be characterized by muscle pain, weak bones/fractures, low energy and fatigue, lowered immunity, symptoms of depression and mood swings, and sleep irregularities."
I think eating Vitamin D in easily digestible, Mushroom form may be the answer...