I have been recently diagnosed with osteoporosis and have spine fractures. I talked to the rheumatologist yesterday prior to starting treatment and she asked me about steroid usage in the past. I did mention that I used beclomethasone dipropionate ( Beconase) for allergic rhinitis, but in the context of current medications rather than directly about steroid use. It is a corticosteroid-steroid and I have been using it since my mid 20s (I am now mid 60s) so a long term user. Online information, including from the NHS, suggests that standard use shouldn’t cause significant bone thinning, but I wondered if anyone had personal experience of this issue.
I will certainly discuss with the rheumatologist when we speak again in a month to decide on my treatment.
Receiving a diagnosis can understandably bring up lots of questions for us, including how things in our past may or may not have affected our health. We just wanted to drop in with a link to our information about