Why I stopped Prescribing Fosamax
I Prescribed Fosamax to Hundreds of Women Before I Realised It Was Destroying Their Bones
By Dr Emily Harrison
Bone Specialist — 15 Years in Practice
If you've been put on Fosamax, or your doctor's just told you that you need it, read the next few minutes carefully.
What I'm about to share goes against almost everything the medical system has told you about bone density.
And it might explain why, despite doing everything right, your bones still feel like they're getting weaker even on Fosamax.
My name is Dr Emily Harrison.
I've spent 15 years as a bone specialist. And this is the story of how I went from trusting the standard Fosamax approach completely... to realising it was failing the women who needed it most.
And the real way women after menopause could actually increase their bone density.
I'll Never Forget a Woman Named June.
She was 64. Fractured her wrist from a small stumble in her garden.
Her GP ran a scan, told her she had osteoporosis, and said: "You need to be very careful now. This is just how it is."
By the time she came to me, she'd stopped gardening. Stopped walking her dog. She told me she was scared to carry the kettle. Scared to pick up her grandchild.
"I feel like I'm made of glass. I feel like I've lost my independence."
And June wasn't the exception. She was every other patient I saw. Women who used to be active and independent — now terrified of stairs, terrified of falling, feeling like a burden on their families.
Most of them were already on Fosamax.
Already taking calcium. Already doing the exercises. And it still wasn't enough.
So I'd adjust their dosage. Switch their medication. Add vitamin D. Recommend weight-bearing exercise. The T-scores would stay flat or drop again. And each time, the fear in their eyes got worse.
Then one of my patients Sandra fractured her hip getting out of the bath.
She'd been on Fosamax for four years. Never missed a dose. Did everything by the book.
And her bones still broke.
But what really pushed me over the edge wasn't just the fractures. It was what my patients kept telling me about the medication itself.
Constant heartburn, the kind where you can't eat breakfast. Nausea that wouldn't go away. Joint pain. Depression.
And then the dentists started refusing to operate. Tooth extractions declined. Implants off the table. Because their jaw bone had become too fragile while on Fosamax.
A medication that's supposed to strengthen your bones... and your dentist won't touch your jaw because it's too weak.
That was my breaking point. I realised Fosamax wasn't the solution.
So I went back to the basic biology — the actual mechanics of how bones rebuild themselves. And what I found changed everything.
How Your Bone Building System Works — And How Fosamax Is Making It Worse
Your bones stay strong using two parts.
Part 1: The breakdown cells. Their job is to find old, brittle bone and break it down so it can be replaced.
Part 2: The rebuilding cells. Their job is to use calcium to build new, strong bone.
When both are working together, your bones stay dense and strong. Old bone out, new bone in.
But the rebuilding cells are powered by oestrogen.
After menopause, oestrogen drops. And the rebuilding cells start to disappear. The breakdown cells don't slow down — they keep clearing old bone at the same rate.
But now there's not enough new bone being produced to replace it.
Slowly, year by year, bone density drops. And women go from osteopenia to osteoporosis.
So the doctor prescribes Fosamax.
Here's How Fosamax Actually Works
Fosamax works by slowing down the breakdown cells.
So now the breakdown and rebuilding are working at the same rate — but at a slower speed. And yes, your T-score holds steady or even goes up slightly.
But your body has that many breakdown cells for a reason.
Old bone is not the same as new bone. It's brittle. It's stiff. It doesn't flex the way healthy bone should. And now it's not being cleared out.
So your density number looks better on paper. But the actual bone is old, weak, and fragile. You haven't fixed the problem. You've hidden it.
That's why women on Fosamax still fracture. That's why dentists refuse to operate. And every year this goes on, you're at more and more risk.
The real fix isn't slowing down the breakdown.
It's getting the rebuilding cells working again so they can actually convert calcium into new, strong bone the way your body did before menopause.
How to Increase Bone Building Cells
A study found that Vitamin D and K2 taken together in the right doses increased bone building cell production massively in menopausal women. Not slightly. Massively.
Vitamin D wakes up the rebuilding cells and gets them active again. K2 directs the calcium straight to your bones instead of letting it build up in your arteries.
Together they restart the system that menopause shut down.
But the study found something else most people don't know.
Not all calcium is the same.
Women over 50 absorbed calcium citrate significantly better than calcium carbonate — which is what almost every cheap supplement on the shelf uses.
That's why so many women take calcium every day and see no improvement. The rebuilding cells can't use what the body can't absorb.
When they put it all together — Vitamin D, K2, and the right form of calcium — bone building cell production went up. New bone was being produced. Density increased. And fracture risk dropped.
Not by keeping old bone like Fosamax. By actually building new bone.
Why Doesn't Something Like This Exist?
The pharmaceutical industry makes more money when you fracture, when you need injections, when you're dependent on medication for life. A cheap monthly vitamin fix doesn't keep you coming back.
And supplement companies? Their goal is to be cheap. They throw calcium carbonate and a sprinkle of vitamin D into a tablet, slap "bone health" on the label, and sell it for pennies.
Wrong doses. Wrong forms. Just enough to put on the shelf. Not enough to actually work.
That's why nothing out there was doing what the research said it could do.
And that's when I decided to do it myself.
I took my research to VolMD — a company I'd followed for years because they were one of the few who actually formulated based on clinical evidence, not price margins.
I showed them the study. The mechanism. The specific forms and doses that the research said mattered.
And they told me the honest truth: doing it right would be expensive.
It took 13 attempts to get the formulation right. Over $300,000 in research and testing. Because every batch had to match what the science actually called for — not a watered-down version of it.
But we got there.
We Called It BoneCare+
The first bone supplement designed specifically to increase bone building cell production — not mask the problem like everything else on the market.
Every ingredient is there because of what the research said your body actually needs after menopause:
That's it. Three ingredients. The right forms. The right doses. Based on what the science actually called for.
No fillers. No ingredients thrown in just to make the label look impressive.
Just what your bone rebuilding system needs to start converting calcium into new, strong bone again.
2 capsules a day. That's it.
Don't Just Take My Word For It
Thousands of women have seen results with BoneCare+. Here is what some of them had to say:
"3 years on Fosamax and nothing changed except the heartburn. I'd stopped doing everything I used to love. When my T-score went from -2.9 to -2.3 after a few months on this I actually cried. I feel like I've got my life back."
"I was terrified of falling. Every step, every staircase. I'd lie awake thinking about it. My doctor said my bone density improved after 9 months on BoneCare+. I went for a walk last week and didn't think about falling once."
"I hated needing my daughter to come over just to help me with shopping. I felt like a burden. A few months on BoneCare+ and my scan went from osteoporosis to osteopenia. Last week I told her she didn't need to come on Wednesdays anymore."
Imagine Your Life 6 Months From Now
You walk into your doctor's office. They run your DEXA scan. And for the first time in years, the T-score number has gone up. Real improvement. New bone.
Your doctor looks at you and says: "Whatever you're doing, it's working."
You walk out of that appointment and you feel something you haven't felt in a long time. You feel strong.
You carry the shopping in without thinking about it. You take the stairs because you want to, not because you're avoiding them. You pick up your grandchild without worrying.
You stop planning your life around what might break you.
You're not fragile anymore. You're not a burden. You're you again.
That's what BoneCare+ was built to do.
Now Let Me Put the Cost in Perspective
| Option | Cost | Does it fix the cause? |
|---|---|---|
| HRT | ~$500/month | Serious health risks |
| Prolia injection | $1,800/treatment | Same mechanism — doesn't rebuild |
| Evenity | $2,700/6 months | Heart attack warnings |
| Supermarket calcium tablets | ~$20 | Wrong form — carbonate barely absorbs |
| BoneCare+ by VolMD | $34.99/bottle | Clinical doses. Right forms. Builds new bone. |
That's less than $1.20 a day to actually support your bone density with new, strong bone.
Bone rebuilding takes time. Even with your bone building cells active again, real density improvement shows on your next DEXA scan at around 6 months. That's why I recommend the 6-month supply.
The 6-pack is what most women choose. It covers the full recommended period, it's the lowest cost per day, and you won't have to worry about us being out of stock when you need your next bottle.
If you're seeing this page right now, we have stock. But I can't tell you how long that'll last. And during that time your bone density is getting worse and your risk for fractures is still there.
Try It Risk-Free for 180 Days
If you're still not sure, I want to remove every reason to hesitate.
BoneCare+ comes with a 180-day money-back guarantee. That's 6 full months. Take it. Use it. Get your next DEXA scan. And if your bone density hasn't improved, contact our support team and we will refund every penny. No questions asked.
I can offer that because I've seen the research. I've seen what this formula does. And I know that once your rebuilding cells are active again and getting the right fuel, the results show up on the scan.
Your only risk is not trying it.
No improvement after 6 months? Every penny back. No questions asked.
You Have Two Choices Right Now
You can keep doing what you've been doing. Keep taking the medication that masks the numbers but doesn't rebuild the bone. Keep waking up with heartburn. Keep being told to "be careful." Keep watching your DEXA score stay flat or drop, and hoping next year will be different.
Or you can give your body what it actually needs. Support your bone rebuilding cells. Start producing new, strong bone again. And walk into your next appointment knowing something has actually changed.
6 months from now you'll wish you started today.
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The information on this page is not intended as medical advice and is not a substitute for professional treatment or diagnosis. BoneCare+ is a dietary supplement and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Individual results may vary. Results are illustrative and are not typical. If you have osteoporosis, are taking prescription medication for bone health, or have had a recent fracture, consult your healthcare provider before making any changes to your treatment regimen.
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