What is osteopenia?

Osteopenia is a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal that may be a precursor to osteoporosis although not always. Osteopenia is defined by a test that measures bone mineral density.

How do members experience osteopenia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with osteopenia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for osteopenia*

*Data from patients with osteopenia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with osteopenia*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Vitamin D Prescription)
Perceived effectiveness
for osteopenia (3 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
osteopenia (10)
Treatment

(Cal-600)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
osteopenia (4)
Treatment

(Fosamax)
Perceived effectiveness
for osteopenia (4 evaluations)
Side effects
nausea
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
osteopenia (3)

*Data from patients with osteopenia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has osteopenia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 10
30s 56
40s 137
50s 244
60s 406
70+ 287

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 114
Female 1,021