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@windyshores

If you have been on Prolia that long, my doctor would insist on Reclast @tb39. He would say Fosamax is not strong enough but if you cannot tolerate Reclast, that would be your only other option. Do you have any GERD/reflux?

To me, your DEXA scores are amazing. What were they when you fractured? I have read somewhere that even if your score does not plunge, your fracture risk could rise sharply. Talk to your doctor about this!

Keith McCormick wrote "Great Bones," a book that many of us use, and there is a section on how to carefully transition to Reclast from Prolia using bone markers.

Reclast will cause a few days up to a week+ of an acute phase reaction for many of us. For me fever of 99+, aches, headache but after the first one the second one tends not to have it, according to various articles. I did not have a fever the second time. Most people I know tolerate it pretty well. I have a few side effects that are tolerable, more tolerable than my fractures!

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Thank you for your input, @windyshores. I do not have GERD. I just recently had two fractures that were due to falls so my numbers would have been the same. I also believe that Fosamax would not be strong enough. My endocrinologist has recommended Reclast and my rheumatologist just went along with the suggestion. Neither of them mentioned any concern about side effects.
It's shocking to me how quickly and easily the physicians prescribed meds without fully explaining the pros and cons. I guess it is up to us to educate ourselves.
When I look back at my records, I do not think that my numbers were ever low enough to require meds. I wish that I had done more research and tried to work on improving my bone health naturally.