I took it for 9 months and had to stop due to difficulty swallowing (not swallowing the pill, but swallowing food). Food would feel that it was hung up in esophogus. As soon as I stopped the Fosamax, it went away. Rheumy tried me on Atelvia, different formulation of the same sort of drug, bisphosphonate, and the same thing happened in 2 months. I won't take them now.

My mom has safely taken Fosamax for 10+ years, though.

My strontium is on order. Molly will likely chime in on the wonders of strontium. You can do a search on this site and find lots of info.

You won't be able to feel anything happening because the changes are so slow. It won't be for a year that anything could show up on the bone density, likely not for 2 yrs. It's that slow. Not sure about the tiredness, though.

DX: Psoriatic Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Psoriasis
Meds: MTX since Oct 2009, 15mg/week. Cimzia-restarted after 2 yrs away.
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