Why didn you try taking natural hormones or strontium before taking Fosamax?
Products sold as “natural” hormones are typically man-made in a lab, and can have side effects similar to prescription hormones. I would rather risk getting an ulcer from Fosamax than getting cancer, blood clots or a stroke from hormones. In addition I prefer to take regulated products that have been properly tested in clinical trials instead of taking unregulated products with no proven track record. Strontium ranelate is a relatively new prescription drug in Europe and has a slight risk of causing blood clots. Non-prescription strontium supplements are not regulated and haven’t undergone extensive testing to determine their safety or proper dosage. I’d rather take a tested product like Fosamax that has been used by millions of people for many years than to try a new one. Like any drug, when taken in excessive amounts, Fosamax and similar bone drugs can have detrimental effects, e.g., osteonecrosis of the jaw and over suppression of bone remodeling, leading to brittle bones. I haven’t
