I started fosamax a bit over three months ago, and i recently noticed marked thinning of my already fine, thin hair. I also began on plaquenil for rheumatoid rthritis at about the same time. I am trying to gather information to see which med is the most likely to have caused the hair loss. This is useful. Thank you to anyone who can post their feedback for the rest of our group to have more real life experiences to use in deciding what to do.

Thanks Shirley, I stopped taking the Alendronate, and have now been put on Forteo (Teriparatide) daily injections. So far no problems after 3 months.

@A MyOsteoTeam Member how are you doing now with using or not using any osteoporosis meds. I read your remark in a question stream from 9 mo. ago, and wondered how you were doing now?

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@ Carol6, how are you doing now, and has hair grown back and are you still not on any osteoporosis meds? One year later, and my hair is thinner than ever, but still wonder how much for me is from the RA meds i am also on, one yr. + for those meds and the alondrenate now too. Wishing you all the best.

Not sure if I answered before but I stopped fosomax after my hair fell out in handfuls ( telegen effluvium) three months after I started. At 6 months I figured out a link and read of other accounts on it including a Netherlands study.. stopped it and hair stopped falling out within 6 weeks. It is now six months since I stopped and no hair is falling and regrow . On nothing but exercise and eating a lot of calcium … not sure how long that will help if it does. Might try Boniva next As I don’t want to get on any drug I can’t just stop if there’s a problem. I understand you can’t just stop Prolia. Good luck. Keep me posted.