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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 301785" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Have you had your vitamin D level checked recently? There are more and more reports that this is a chronic problem in this country where 40 - 50% of Americans may have a vitamin D deficiency which can cause all sorts of problems including osteomalcia. </p><p></p><p>I just had mine checked (I had to prod the primary care physician to do it) and found that I have a severe deficiency. I have been having a problem for a couple of years with muscle weakness and bone pain which is why I asked for the blood test. My physical therapist had a doctor friend who suggested it for me when I had seen specialists that ruled out cardio or neurological problems. I also have osteopenia.</p><p></p><p>I followed up the low vitamin D level with a visit to an endocrinologist. He looked at my blood work and said that the low level of vitamin D could be causing the muscle weakness and osteopenia. But before I start a regimen of massive vitamin D supplementation, he wants to check for hyperparathyroidism (a tumor on the parathyroid gland) since I also have a high calcium level (not good because it means calcium is leaking out of the bones into the blood stream). Hyperparathyroidism can be the cause of low vitamin D level because your body stops making vitamin D as protection against the high calcium level.</p><p></p><p>I am waiting for the test results. The good news is that hyperparathyroidism can be cured by a simple 15 minute operation to remove the enlarged parathyroid gland. If the results are negative for that, I will start vitamin D supplementation.</p><p></p><p>To make this long story short, I would suggest a visit to an endocrinologist that specializes in osteoporosis before you start a drug like Fosomax to make sure that you rule out these possibilities. The gynecologist that I see for bioidentical hormone replacement is also against those types of drugs saying the same thing that yours did. I googled the side effects and decided against taking Fosomax. </p><p></p><p>Here is a great website that explains hyperparathyroidism so you can check and see if your symptoms fit the criteria:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.parathyroid.com/" target="_blank">http://www.parathyroid.com/</a></p><p></p><p>by the way, this is different from regular thyroid problems so even if you have tested negative for those, you should still get this checked out.</p><p></p><p>These may have nothing to do with your problems but it wouldn't hurt to get them checked before you start taking a drug like Fosomax. by the way, I have friends who take Fosomax that have no problems at all with it. </p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 301785, member: 1967"] Have you had your vitamin D level checked recently? There are more and more reports that this is a chronic problem in this country where 40 - 50% of Americans may have a vitamin D deficiency which can cause all sorts of problems including osteomalcia. I just had mine checked (I had to prod the primary care physician to do it) and found that I have a severe deficiency. I have been having a problem for a couple of years with muscle weakness and bone pain which is why I asked for the blood test. My physical therapist had a doctor friend who suggested it for me when I had seen specialists that ruled out cardio or neurological problems. I also have osteopenia. I followed up the low vitamin D level with a visit to an endocrinologist. He looked at my blood work and said that the low level of vitamin D could be causing the muscle weakness and osteopenia. But before I start a regimen of massive vitamin D supplementation, he wants to check for hyperparathyroidism (a tumor on the parathyroid gland) since I also have a high calcium level (not good because it means calcium is leaking out of the bones into the blood stream). Hyperparathyroidism can be the cause of low vitamin D level because your body stops making vitamin D as protection against the high calcium level. I am waiting for the test results. The good news is that hyperparathyroidism can be cured by a simple 15 minute operation to remove the enlarged parathyroid gland. If the results are negative for that, I will start vitamin D supplementation. To make this long story short, I would suggest a visit to an endocrinologist that specializes in osteoporosis before you start a drug like Fosomax to make sure that you rule out these possibilities. The gynecologist that I see for bioidentical hormone replacement is also against those types of drugs saying the same thing that yours did. I googled the side effects and decided against taking Fosomax. Here is a great website that explains hyperparathyroidism so you can check and see if your symptoms fit the criteria: [URL="http://www.parathyroid.com/"]http://www.parathyroid.com/[/URL] by the way, this is different from regular thyroid problems so even if you have tested negative for those, you should still get this checked out. These may have nothing to do with your problems but it wouldn't hurt to get them checked before you start taking a drug like Fosomax. by the way, I have friends who take Fosomax that have no problems at all with it. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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