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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Sep 22 4:42pm | Replies (66)
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I wonder why so many docs push prolia over everything else, given all the drawbacks I've heard here? I'm still on Tymlos but dreading the decision on what to do next. My doc mentioned prolia too, but I'm going to seek another opinion. No way, no how will I go on that drug as someone in their late '50s. I'd have to be on it for what...like 3 decades? Crazy.
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please whatever you do do not take prolia it is not a good drug and you will have a lifetime of compression fractures and nit of your doing
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Katwhisperer, I'm definitely not an advocate for Prolia. I had one injection, joined this support group, learned more about it, and refused to continue the treatment. On Prolia, I had side-effects---back pain, and significant hair loss. I have no intention of taking it again unless my hip were to lose a lot more BMD, then I'd have to weigh the risks vs the benefits.
I've just started Evenity instead. I think there are a lot of doctors who don't understand how Prolia works but are a bit free and easy about prescribing it. I continue learning, and now know that it can be used safely for short periods and actually improves bone quality a little bit. The most impressive thing about it is that it increases BMD at the hip by 5-6% with just 3-4 treatments. Evenity is the only other OP drug that can do that. I got this information from an interview of Dr. McCormick. I took extensive notes, so I'm confident that I'm passing on the information as he presented it.
For some people, Prolia is a good option if used correctly and followed with a bisphosphonate (Dr. McCormick recommends Reclast). The key is finding a doctor who knows when and how to use it.