women hit pause button on osteoporosis drugs

lago · December 2010

This article was just published in today's Chicago Tribune although in the LA times Nov.8
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Doctors suggest that women hit pause button on osteoporosis drugs
Many patients have taken medications that include bisphosphonates for years. Doctors are debating how long people should take them. Recent studies point to health risks and problems linked to long-term use.
November 08, 2010|By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times

With the launch of the first prescription osteoporosis medication 15 years ago, millions of Americans with the bone-thinning disease began taking the drugs and never looked back.

But now many bone-health doctors are looking back and becoming increasingly uneasy.

In the last few years, evidence has emerged that long-term use of osteoporosis drugs - particularly the oldest class of drugs, the bisphosphonates - may do more harm than good. Some doctors are starting to tell at least some of their patients to stop taking the drugs for a time - in other words, to take a "drug holiday."

Rest of article follow link: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/08/health/la-he-osteoporosis-20101108

Anonymous · December 2010

This is like singing to the choir for me!

BarbaraA · December 2010

Ditto that Laura.

Anonymous · December 2010

Very interesting!:

The "Calcium Lie" Every Woman Should Know About

If you've been led to believe that the key to preventing osteoporosis is increasing your calcium intake and starting on a regimen of pharmaceutical drugs, you're not alone.

I'm here to lead you past all of the confusing and conflicting information about osteoporosis and down a safer, more effective road to preventing bone loss and osteoporosis.

Read on to learn the truth about osteoporosis and calcium deficiency, what vitamins can make a real difference, and the surprising connection between bone loss and Alzheimer's disease.

If you've been prescribed an osteoporosis drug such as Fosamax, Actonel or Boniva, it is very important that you understand how these drugs work before putting them into your body.

Web MD describes biphosphonate drugs as:

"...antiresorptive medicines, which means they slow or stop the natural process that dissolves bone tissue, resulting in maintained or increased bone density and strength."

I'm sorry to say, you're only getting half the story here. Using these types of pharmaceutical drugs is the worst way to attempt to treat or prevent osteoporosis and I'll tell you why.

Even though they will increase your bone density, these drugs are poison!

Read the whole article:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/12/21/osteoporosis-prevention-and-treatments-exposed.aspx

women hit pause button on osteoporosis drugs

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