Osteoporosis & treatment plan?

[Babsie51]

I am 71 and am very petite at 109 lbs. and dr. Wants me to start reclasat. Its an infusion done in hospital setting. Once a year. My worry is i am so sensitive to medication. Looking to see if anyone on here has had luck with another type of medication. Tried fosomax years ago but had trouble swallowing so i stopped also did not like what i read online. I think i have osteoporosis because i had been taking too much calcium!!

[Mark_ABH]

Hi Babsie51, thank you for joining our forum. If you type "Reclast" in the "Search HealthUnlocked" bar at the top right of your screen, you will find a lot of information that people have posted here about Reclast.

Here is more information from American Bone Health about Reclast (zoledronic acid).

americanbonehealth.org/medi...

More information about all the medicines approved in the U.S. to treat osteoporosis: americanbonehealth.org/fda-...

[Hrich]

I am very petite at 85 lbs. I read in this group that petite stature could skew results. I went to the American Bone Health Organization and did a calculator to determine risk. My risk is considerably less than what I was told. I certainly plan to share that with my endocrinologist and interested on his response. Good luck!