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Q&A: Can you stop taking osteoporosis meds?

Q&A: Can you stop taking osteoporosis meds?

(seattlepi.com) UPDATED 2008-03-09

A reader asks Dr. Robert Wermers if she should continue taking Fosamax, given that her doctor says she's in 'excellent' health and her osteoporosis symptoms have improved. The reader has been taking Fosamax for 11 years and has received conflicting advice about stopping the medicine. Wermers gives information about how bisphosphonates work, and he discusses factors that the reader and her doctor should consider when deciding on a 'vacation' from her osteoporosis med. Read full story >

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