I understand wanting to address the osteoporosis and the best way is to go to the source. But since you take more then one thing that can be the problem, and the cymbalta is so hard to get off of, have you considered just treating the osteoporosis?

If you still take steroids and even increase to every week vs once a month, then your osteoporosis numbers may not improve when you get off the Cymbalta...and may even get worse with the increase in steroids.

There are several options to treat osteoporosis...in the bisphosphonate class. I have had osteoporosis (from steroid use) from years. I cannot take oral bisphosphonates due to gastroparesis, but I get IV Reclast...just once a year and my numbers have greatly improved even though I must take IV steroids before each IVIG infusion. Just a thought.