Experiences with

Alendronic acid / Colecalciferol

Hi after getting myself better with the help of the Thyroid forum and now feeling good on my Thyroid meds (T4 &T3) my endocrinologist requested a DEXA scan last one done in 2020 and the results came in that I have gone from osteopenia to osteoporosis in my spine. My calcium and vitamin D have always

Following a 'face to face' consultation yesterday with my GP I have taken his "strong" advice, went home and took the Alendronic Acid (empty stomach). Although young himself he contracted an autoimmune condition during Covid resulting in him being on Pred/AA. Also due to ulcers underwent tooth extraction

Has anyone on alendronic acid NOT had hair thinning please ? For those who have had thinning, how bad does it get ?

hi everyone, please can I have some advice on my zinc levels. My most recent blood tests on 4th February 2025 show that my zinc levels are only just in the normal range: 11.4 umol/L (11.0-24.0)results just say normal so no contact from GP. Should I be taking zinc supplements and are they safe? I already

This has gone on for 4 months since starting first alendronic acid then risedronate. I’ve only just made the connection but it’s not mentioned in side effects. Has anyone else experienced this ?

Hi everyone, I have a question concerning a cardiac MRI scan. I have PMR and GCA, diagnosed January 2024, I started on 60 mg pred and then 40 mg for quite a while and am now down to 9mg daily pred and weekly methotrexate injections. As last year I had three fractures of the spine so now take alendronic

Hi, I was diagnosed with osteoporosis in December, after I broke my left wrist in 3 places in August. I had a bone density scan in October last year, and my GP gave me the diagnosis in December. Also I was told after numerous blood tests that I have hyperthyroidism for which I am taking carbimazole

For those who started the same journey taking Alendronic acid, would you remember how long it took you to get used to the drug? I am experiencing stomach pain, acid reflux, constant burping and flatulence. Also mouth ulcers (and I don't chew the tablet), itching of the head and neck and feeling tired

I’ve been taking Pred since first diagnosed with PMR in 2018 I’m now on 2.5 mg a day .I have just seen a Rheumatologist for the first time ( I know right?) and also have just got my results back from my second DEXA scan which shows I have osteopenia . Rheumy has suggested taking Alendronic Acid ..

Recap of Bio, if needed. 67 year old female. Diagnosed PMR and started on 15mg Prednisolone July '24. Until then healthy and active, apart from OA for 30 years in some fingers/1 toe. Currently on 10mg and midway between being on for 2 months before GP review on 25th. Yo-yoing before, some of which down

I was told today after 19 months of teriparatide that it had had no effect on me. (This is apparently very rare, so please don't worry if you're on it. ) Nor did alendronic acid before that.My doctor was unable to suggest any reasons why I should have failed to respond to two types of treatment that

Hello to everyone. I'm sorry I've been off the forum for so long but really don't have much to add to the constant wonderful advice given here. My RLS is still very bad every day in arms and legs (always scoring 39/40 on the RLS rating scale) despite taking Temgesic (buprenorphine) and gabapentin

66 yr old female, 150cm height. Osteoporosis in spine with bone density 0.750g/cm2, T score -2.7, Z score -0.9 from DEXA scan. Taking Vit d3 and Calcium. Saw GP in Jan, told if I had past fractures I should go on Alenronic Acid, and sort of agreed, not thinking I had any. Xrays in Feb showed

Hi all two moths into taking alendronic acid and have started having hand tremors has anyone else had this problem?

I’ve just been presented Alendronic Acid 70mg and having read the guide on taking it I’m not keen. I’m taking Prednisolone, only 1mg every other day, for PMR which does flare up from time to time. Does anyone have any views on this medication?

I had a DEXE scan in my late 70s. . I had never thought I’d have osteoporosis because I’m a walker and was a tennis player up to two years ago. I am very frightened now to find my T score is 4.3 in my spine.

Sorry it is me again! I came back to the UK from China where I work (after some thorough diagnostics confirmed GCA. However, as I mentioned in previous posts, my Chinese is not great and I thought it best to come back to the UK for treatment in December given how complex this condition is. Yesterday

Dear colleagues PMR affects so much of our lives there is a temptation to attribute its impact to pretty much anything going on with ones health, so I may be putting two and two together and making six but I wondered if there could be any PMR link to a rather odd condition I have had for about 2 years

Had an online appointment with a clinical pharmacist yesterday, after going through my meds he informed me that he was removing Alendronic acid from my repeat meds, this is used to counteract the effects of prednisolone on bone weakening as it turns out it actually weakens the bones after a period of

Hi all, I recently started taking alendronic acid and suspect it is giving me side-effects. I don’t want to reject it just on suspicion and I heard from a ROS presentation that sometimes it is ok to skip AA and see if symptoms disappear. I’d like to give it a try. How long a pause should I allow to give