Antiresorptives – Part 2

Antiresorptive medications for osteoporosis are primarily used when your bone is still good enough or just needs some additional Calcium to harden and stiffen the bone matrix.  Antiresorptives are a...

Antiresorptives – Part 1

Antiresorptive medications for osteoporosis preserve the bone you have.  They slow down the Osteoclast cells that eat away bone.  They slow down “Osteoclasts Gone Wild”.  This markedly slows down bone...

Osteoclasts Gone Wild

Osteoclasts are the cells that eat away bone.  Osteoclasts are normally kept under control by Estrogen in women and Testosterone in men.  Women suddenly lose Estrogen at Menopause.  Men gradually...

Medications for Osteoporosis – Part 2

Antiresorptives are the most common and best known Osteoporosis medications.  Antiresorptives slow down the Osteoclasts.  They target the Osteoclasts and prevent them from eating away (resorbing) the bone.  They come...