I am 68 now and was diagnosed with osteopenia about 5 yrs. ago. I to have had a compression fracture and I was in a lot of pain for a long time. It has since healed (about l l/2 yrs) and I still have trouble walking for any period of time. I went to a spine dr. and he put me on celebrex, 2 capsules a day, and it was a godsend. I'm still on it and have not suffered any side effects. If I don't take it, in about two days, I can hardly move. Of course, RA and Oseto.A doesn't help either. If I get really bad, I take Ultram (tramadol) to get thru it. Otherwise it is just the Celebrex. I also take calcium with vit. D every day, twice a day. The osteopenia hasn't gotten any worse, thank goodness.