thyroid medication and maintaining bone health

[MayGodBlessYou]

i recently read that thyroid medication affects bone health, doc didn't mention it! i've been on and off them for years. plus largely bedbound for 10 of the last 15 years.

best i can do is diet and supplements, as i can't exercise much, though i can walk around a bit thankfully, just can not do the lifting and carrying i used to.

want to gain and maintain weight. i take chondrocare, zinc selenium, manganese, b vitamins, magnesium.

and recently since reading here and online about strontium, and boron, i have a little of that.

[Lenore58]

Hi,

I read that about thyroid medication as well, which I have been on for many years. Never did anyone mention the link to osteoporosis. I am now on a high dose of steroids for giant cell arteritis and my doctor wants me to go on osteoporosis drugs. I am refusing; I’m battling it with nutrition and supplements and exercise. But I think it’s crazy and negligent that no one mentioned the link between osteoporosis and thyroid medication to me ever.