Fosamax and Palidronate Question: Is there any benefit in taking these drugs for a person with osteogenesis imperfecta?
Not known. Probably not. Fosamax Question: My doctor sent me to a specialist who prescribed Fosamax about a year ago because I have an unexpectedly low bone density (determined by a bone scan, I believe it’s called.) I am a 53 year old female. I have found the restrictions about taking Fosamax (no food several hours before, none for thirty minutes afterwards, no laying down for thirty minutes afterwards) difficult to follow because my life is so frenetic I am often up during the night, and therefore eating, etc. So I stopped taking it, since my understanding was that it would not be effective unless I met the various food conditions, plus laying down would cause esophageal irritation. I went back to the specialist for a checkup about a week ago, and my bone density had dropped again significantly during the year. I determined to try to take Fosamax again. However, now I am wondering if I could take it late in the afternoons instead of first thing in the mornings. Late in the afternoon
