Boniva: tell me the good, the bad and the ugly

[snapppyd]

My doctor told me to start Boniva I'm 68 and she said my osteoporosis in the lower back is bad for someone my age.

I'm worried about side effects but at the same time I'm now paranoid of falling and breaking a bone.

 

[Frwinkley]

My doctor told me to start Boniva I'm 68 and she said my osteoporosis in the lower back is bad for someone my age.

I'm worried about side effects but at the same time I'm now paranoid of falling and breaking a bone.

I'm 64 and in a similar situation. I'm doing anything and everything to avoid medication. I don't see my doctor for another month, but I'm preparing myself to decline medication for as long as I can.

From what I've read, so many of these medications have terrible side effects. I am careful, (no risky behavior), but realize that accidents can happen too. I do weight lifting, eat well, take calcium, vitamin D and magnesium.

I'm in very good health and avoid medication whenever possible.

 

[Travel60]

I pushed hard to avoid meds. I'm a petite white woman which puts me at high risk. I'm also athletic - ski, play soccer with grands, work out with weights, etc.

About 4 years ago my doctor pushed hard and finally suggested on a hip and spine scan. If all was good, no meds. It was mostly good but small fracture in lower spine. So I started a generic boniva product. It's a weekly tablet on an empty stomach and then can't eat for 30 minutes.

I've found that I need to eat something "carby" after the 30 minutes or I get a little nauseous. Other than that, no side effects. And at my last scan, bone density had increased. This should be my last year on it.