Posted on 11/26/2024 6:16:11 PM PST by nickcarraway
A popular thyroid medication taken by 23 million Americans may be associated with bone loss, a startling new study finds.
Levothyroxine — marketed under brand names such as Synthroid — is the second-most commonly prescribed medication among older adults in the US. It’s consumed by about 7% of the US population.
The drug addresses hypothyroidism, also known as an underactive thyroid, by replacing or providing more of a thyroid hormone naturally produced by the body. The study authors, from Johns Hopkins Medicine, linked levothyroxine use to a greater loss of bone mass and bone density over six years — even in older adults with normal thyroid function.
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***Levothyroxine — marketed under brand names such as Synthroid***
Wow! I have been on that since 1978! I must be dead by now. Nope! Still kicking. Only bone problem I have had is a massive gout attack in the right knee two months ago. I am 78 years old.
Does Prolia actually work for you? I’ve balked at getting it because every dang medication for bone loss I’ve tried throughout the years has caused serious muscle pain. Pain to the point it made it hard to walk.
My mother was on Synthroid. I swear it caused her spine to just deteriorate. She had fracture after fracture even though she didn’t have any back injuries to cause them.
I had an overactive thyroid back in 1977. It was killed with a radioactive iodine shot in 1978. Been on synthroid ever since. No problems except for a gout attack in the knee two months ago.
This is another one of those drugs that starts off with “Ask you doctor if ________ is right for you!’
And ends three years later with, “If you or your loved one were prescribed __________, call Sue, Settle, & Monee at 1800-Get-Cash (ext. Now).
Did you have fluoride in your water?
Ping!
Ping!
I’ve found that whiskey contributes to bone loss, but that natural remedies such as oysters fortify and attenuate bonage.
DONT do that check with your doc there may be something else that can be done
Based on what ?
One doesn’t need an injury to have bone loss deterioration
So many elderly people suffer from muscle loss and bone loss because of lack of daily exercise and maximum protein intake.
I’m 59 and in the gym 4 days a week lifting heavy to build muscle and stay strong for the future me. I also take Thyroid meds. Having my Thyroid at healthy levels helps me feel better and then I fell like doing more.
I just wonder about these studies. Were the people with bone loss healthy active people?
Good for you on the heavy resistance training and protein intake; most people your age don’t do either, I do, and I got 9 years on you.
A lot of people miss the fact that both of those things increase bone density.
Good work
i could not take the medications for osteoporosis because of pain issues.
Prolia now taken for about 6 years. it stopped the osteoporosis, and actually broght areas back to normal bone density. its a twice a year shot WITH NO SIDE EFFECTS WHATSOEVER. its a miracle drug and my medicare covers it.
see my post 16
see my post 16
see my post 16.
the drugs i have taken have helped me stay healthy.
just do the research
i love big pharma...its really been a miracle for me
see my post 16
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