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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jun 7 1:45pm | Replies (45)
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I started on alendronate last summer. I stayed on it for one month but suffered terrible side effects and took myself off of it. Due to back problems, I had not been able to take walks for quite a while. The last two months I have been able to take walks after dinner every night.
Last summer my PCP wanted to start me on Prolia but due to my adverse reaction to alendronate, I really hesitate. Plus, my research on Prolia is scary. So, I don't know what to do.
I am otherwise a very healthy 71-year-old who is not overweight.
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I consider it wise to avoid Prolia, though I don't think your reaction to alendronate is an indication that you would have an adverse reaction to Prolia.
You might take a look at Forteo or Tymlos. One nice thing about these medications is that you can quit taking them and they leave your system withing 24 hours. So you don't have lingering adverse events.
The other nice thing is that they build the best bone. Even so, they don't work in every body.
Whatever you decide to take you might ask for bone markers before you start for a baseline and 1 month in with Evenity, 2 months in with Forteo and Tymlos and three months in with Reclast. (Don't even think about Prolia; just thinking about it will give you nightmares.) The markers (P1NP and CTX) will let you know if the medication is working for you so you don't take it for a year and then find out.