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http://www.digtriad.com/news/national_world/article.aspx?storyid=142768&catid=175

FDA states that fracture areas include the hip and spine!! Not good for us!

Craig

i read this too, can't remember what they thought the mechanism was.

but since i don't want to die from a bleeding ulcer or stomach cancer like some of my relatives have in the past, find that i need the prilosec. have been on it since 1993. but i think i am a special case.

but also have been monitoring bone density since 2002 with DEXA scan. yes, i do have osteopenia, but it hasn't progressed since we first started checking it in 2002.

also currently on D therapy, as that was determined to be low (33) when it was tested for the first time in aug 2008. since then we've gotten it up to 55 with once weekly 50K U D, but dropped to 49 once off it for a month, so on it once monthly, but dropped to 39 this way, so back on it once every 2 weeks, see how that goes. think not having enough D a big problem for the bones and other things.

though i've been hearing about the potential risks of prilosec, molly's posts being the first that i saw. for me, i see no other choice. the surgeon that would have done my gallbladder surgery was rather surprised that i've had ongoing gastritis since 1993, but then when i explained my family history, then he saw that i was a special case.

but others, so many now taking these stomach protectors because doctors have arthritis patients on drugs that bother the stomach, another good reason to get on the biologics instead of playing around with the "safer", i mean cheaper, drugs. just an opinion here!

i think its always a slippery slope to take one drug to combat the negative side effects of another drug. sometimes it makes sense. but often its like putting a bandaid on a problem rather than addressing the problem. like taking a stomach protector so one can take NSAIDs, or a diuretic so one can take a drug that gives them edema. to me, better to find a drug that doesn't cause the side effects in the first place, rather than masking the side effects with yet another drug. may not always be possible, but definitely something to think about.

Hey Sue! I wonder if this was one of those cases where 1 in 10,000 had bone issues or something. I see those headlines that say that a particular drug increases your risk of something by 50%. However, when you dig a little deeper it means that instead of a 1 in 100,000 chance you know have a 1.5 in 100,000 chance. LOL!

Craig

i do remember recently reading about this and thinking that it was something to take notice of. you're right, so often, not as big a deal as made to seem. but this one seems to have some validity from what i remember reading, i'd have to go back and look at the stats though. but some of us have no choice, or feel we have no choice in taking theses drugs. then i think its important to monitor, try to prevent the bone issues in other ways, and treat if necessary.