Re: evista and blood clots

[Guest guest]

<< She says Actonel seems

better than the similar Fosamax in terms of not upsetting the stomach.

>>

That seems to have been true for a friend who switched to Actonel because of

stomach upsets and things have been ok. I've been on Fosamax for two years

with no stomach problems, so I guess (once again!) the response to meds is

very individual.

Brenta

[Guest guest]

<< She says Actonel seems

better than the similar Fosamax in terms of not upsetting the stomach.

>>

That seems to have been true for a friend who switched to Actonel because of

stomach upsets and things have been ok. I've been on Fosamax for two years

with no stomach problems, so I guess (once again!) the response to meds is

very individual.

Brenta

[Guest guest]

<< She says Actonel seems

better than the similar Fosamax in terms of not upsetting the stomach.

>>

That seems to have been true for a friend who switched to Actonel because of

stomach upsets and things have been ok. I've been on Fosamax for two years

with no stomach problems, so I guess (once again!) the response to meds is

very individual.

Brenta

[Guest guest]

<< Well, what is going to happen to the world now, with 10 million menopausal

women going off hormone replacement therapy. And we thought terrorism was

bad! Ha ha. Sandy >>

I have been on hormones for 40 years, birth controI and then for menopause.

I began tapering off my HRT and after several days gave up and went back on

it. I have never felt so bad in my life-- my Afib symptoms pale in

comparison I have decided that for me the risk of 8 extra cases of

heart disease in 1000 is warranted given what kind of life I'd have while

trying to " withdraw " from Prempro. For the first time I think I have some

sense of what drug addicts must go through when in withdrawal, and it ain't a

pretty sight! In any case, I won't be adding to the mayhem of the 10 million!

Brenta

[Guest guest]

Trudy thanks for the information. Are you stopping the hrt cold turkey? I

am in the same boat as you are, having been on hrt for ~ten years. I must

admit I feel rather angry, thinking that it was going to help my heart et al

which " information " was crucial in deciding to go that route, and now

learning that it could hurt instead.

Well, what is going to happen to the world now, with 10 million menopausal

women going off hormone replacement therapy. And we thought terrorism was

bad! Ha ha. Sandy

evista and blood clots

> Just in case anyone else is thinking about punting hrt and

> considering replacement meds...

>

> I had a chat with my gp today, and asked what to take for bone

> density, since I'm getting off hormone replacement therapy because of

> all the recent bad news. The candidates are Evista and Actonel or

> Fosamax. She immediately turned thumbs down on Evista since it

> apparently is implicated in blood clots. She says Actonel seems

> better than the similar Fosamax in terms of not upsetting the stomach.

[Guest guest]

Trudy thanks for the information. Are you stopping the hrt cold turkey? I

am in the same boat as you are, having been on hrt for ~ten years. I must

admit I feel rather angry, thinking that it was going to help my heart et al

which " information " was crucial in deciding to go that route, and now

learning that it could hurt instead.

Well, what is going to happen to the world now, with 10 million menopausal

women going off hormone replacement therapy. And we thought terrorism was

bad! Ha ha. Sandy

evista and blood clots

> Just in case anyone else is thinking about punting hrt and

> considering replacement meds...

>

> I had a chat with my gp today, and asked what to take for bone

> density, since I'm getting off hormone replacement therapy because of

> all the recent bad news. The candidates are Evista and Actonel or

> Fosamax. She immediately turned thumbs down on Evista since it

> apparently is implicated in blood clots. She says Actonel seems

> better than the similar Fosamax in terms of not upsetting the stomach.

[Guest guest]

Trudy thanks for the information. Are you stopping the hrt cold turkey? I

am in the same boat as you are, having been on hrt for ~ten years. I must

admit I feel rather angry, thinking that it was going to help my heart et al

which " information " was crucial in deciding to go that route, and now

learning that it could hurt instead.

Well, what is going to happen to the world now, with 10 million menopausal

women going off hormone replacement therapy. And we thought terrorism was

bad! Ha ha. Sandy

evista and blood clots

> Just in case anyone else is thinking about punting hrt and

> considering replacement meds...

>

> I had a chat with my gp today, and asked what to take for bone

> density, since I'm getting off hormone replacement therapy because of

> all the recent bad news. The candidates are Evista and Actonel or

> Fosamax. She immediately turned thumbs down on Evista since it

> apparently is implicated in blood clots. She says Actonel seems

> better than the similar Fosamax in terms of not upsetting the stomach.

[Guest guest]

<< P.S Did you have any heart symptoms when you began tapering off it?

>>

I didn't go into Afib but I felt so bad everywhere else that heart problems

would have just been one more thing! If everyone has the kind of

withdrawal symptoms I had and they stick with the withdrawal, there are going

to be a lot of unhappy people in addition to the " withdrawees " !

Brenta

[Guest guest]

Brenta, I am really glad to have the benefit of your experience. Thank you

so much for posting the message. Sandy

P.S Did you have any heart symptoms when you began tapering off it?

Re: evista and blood clots

> I have been on hormones for 40 years, birth controI and then for

menopause.

> I began tapering off my HRT and after several days gave up and went back

on

> it. I have never felt so bad in my life-- my Afib symptoms pale in

> comparison I won't be adding to the mayhem of the 10 million!

> Brenta

[Guest guest]

> Trudy thanks for the information. Are you stopping the hrt cold

turkey? I

> am in the same boat as you are, having been on hrt for ~ten years.

I must

> admit I feel rather angry, thinking that it was going to help my

heart et al

Hi, Sandy,

Yes, I did stop cold turkey. I had some hot flashes and was even

more irritable than usual :-) for a week or so, but now things seem

back to normal. I was taking Estrace and Prometrium. Your mileage

may differ...

I also feel quite angry. I've been taking this darn stuff for about

ten years myself, thinking I was helping my health, only to find that

I was probably damaging it.

After I heard last week that now they think anti-oxidants may not

actually be beneficial, I decided that from now on I was going to eat

anything I d**n well pleased :-)

[Guest guest]

> Trudy thanks for the information. Are you stopping the hrt cold

turkey? I

> am in the same boat as you are, having been on hrt for ~ten years.

I must

> admit I feel rather angry, thinking that it was going to help my

heart et al

Hi, Sandy,

Yes, I did stop cold turkey. I had some hot flashes and was even

more irritable than usual :-) for a week or so, but now things seem

back to normal. I was taking Estrace and Prometrium. Your mileage

may differ...

I also feel quite angry. I've been taking this darn stuff for about

ten years myself, thinking I was helping my health, only to find that

I was probably damaging it.

After I heard last week that now they think anti-oxidants may not

actually be beneficial, I decided that from now on I was going to eat

anything I d**n well pleased :-)

[Guest guest]

> After I heard last week that now they think anti-oxidants may not

> actually be beneficial, I decided that from now on I was going to eat

> anything I d**n well pleased :-)

>

Trudy

What did you hear that said that antioxidants may not be beneficial? Did it

mean taking antioxidents in tablet form, or from fresh fruit and veg?

Thanks

Fran

[Guest guest]

> What did you hear that said that antioxidants may not be

beneficial? Did it

> mean taking antioxidents in tablet form, or from fresh fruit and

veg?

>

> Thanks

>

> Fran

I don't recollect - it was on the news someplace. They didn't

mention pills vs. actually food.