Reclast side effects

I called the FDA in Atlanta on the correct line for help. I got a recording. There is no help and if you find any please let me know. No doctor will say it was Reclast. They make money for our taking the infusion.
I eat really well, and cut out specific foods that are bad for bones. I walk and lift weights. I take supplements and I do have chlorophyll that is mixed with water and I drink that. There is a lot of information out there about osteoporosis. There are online groups and special exercise coaches just for people with low bone mass. Check them out. You will find more information online than from any doctor.

Oh gosh, it's horrible we can't get the help when we need it. I'm trying to decide between Reclast and Prolia. But, where do you get the Chlorophyll and how does that help with the side effects of Reclast?

@255anny if your kidneys are okay, there seems to be a good chance that you will do fine on Reclast, based on what friends and some posters have said. The list of side effects are daunting but most of us don't get a lot of them. On a partial dose, I had fever for 5 days which was no biggie, a few weeks of pins and needles and a temporary increase in tinnitus. The remaining two months I have been fine. I have another one 9/11.

I have two questions and this info is on charts in various places (Maybe Leder's video on You Tube). How much more gain will you get in that one year on Prolia vs Reclast? And will Reclast follow up prevent loss of that gain? What is the net difference between Reclast for two years vs Prolia 1 year then Reclast 1 year?

Your questions align with my thoughts!
But my Dr wants me to do Prolia for 1 yr then go back to Evenity!!! That suggestion concerns me as the Evenity is not as strong as the Reclast in holding down the rebounding effects.

Oh gosh, it's horrible we can't get the help when we need it. I'm trying to decide between Reclast and Prolia. But, where do you get the Chlorophyll and how does that help with the side effects of Reclast?

I am new to the group. I had a hip replacement 5 months ago and the surgeon told me after surgery that he was sure I had osteoporosis and to contact my primary for testing. I had not had a scan in two years, so one was scheduled along with an MRI due to hip (good) and back pain. Sure enough I have osteoporosis and was recommended to start reclast. I have not started as I wanted to do research. I am not one who likes to take medicine without knowing as much as I can. I am glad I joined this group and the information provided by everyone is very beneficial to a new comer. I am still researching but what I have read so far I am not inclined to take the reclast. I hope to find soon the right medicine/treatment for me.

@windyshores It has finally become clear to me that the dosages of the drugs available are not chosen based on what's good for the individual. Instead the dosages reflect economic interests and what "they" think will work best for all women with osteoporosis assuming that treatment will not be individualized and nuanced.
For instance, as long ago as 2002 they did a study showing you get almost identical results with Reclast dosages ranging from 0.25 mg to 4 mg with dosing schedules varied depending on the size of the dose. By dosing 0.25 mg at 3 months they accomplished the same bone benefits as 4 mg at one year. So a total of 1 mg in a year got the same result as 4 mg in one year. But what was desired by the various researchers and experts was it seems to improve compliance and convenience and reduce cost and produce the greatest good for all. Assuming of course that there is no health impact of using 4 times more of a drug than necessary to produce the same effect.
"Women received placebo or intravenous zoledronic
acid in doses of 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, or 1 mg at three month intervals. In addition, one group received a total annual dose of 4 mg as a single dose, and another
received two doses of 2 mg each, six months apart.
Lumbar-spine bone mineral density was the primary end point. There were similar increases in bone mineral density in all the zoledronic acid groups".
See https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa011807?download=true
There is a paywall for the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) but you can create a free account and get 3 free reads a month. That's how I got this paper.
I there are one or two more papers related to this that I have to finish checking out.
Thanks Windy for all your input on this forum.

@bmrus why are you inclined not to take the Reclast? Are your DEXA scores bad enough to get you an anabolic like Forteo or Tymlos, or a medication like Evenity? It is better to start with one of these unless your osteoporosis is very mild, in which case you could talk with an endocrinologist about whether you can try more holistic methods first or should do Reclast.

I am new to the group. I had a hip replacement 5 months ago and the surgeon told me after surgery that he was sure I had osteoporosis and to contact my primary for testing. I had not had a scan in two years, so one was scheduled along with an MRI due to hip (good) and back pain. Sure enough I have osteoporosis and was recommended to start reclast. I have not started as I wanted to do research. I am not one who likes to take medicine without knowing as much as I can. I am glad I joined this group and the information provided by everyone is very beneficial to a new comer. I am still researching but what I have read so far I am not inclined to take the reclast. I hope to find soon the right medicine/treatment for me.