@sondrachristo1 I too was scared into taking Prolia! My bone scan at the time had only shown slight degeneration of my cervical discs and I was told because of my age (early seventies?) I am at high risk of falling and getting fractures, etc. I am glad I happened to read some comments on the Facebook page on Prolia shortly after my first injection and refused to take the second six months later (much to my then physician’s chagrin) and of course, any subsequent doses.

My current physician had me do an overdue follow up bone density test which shows pretty much the same result as the last test, and she has prescribed Actonel which I take once a month. She too has mentioned I may need to go on Prolia if the next bone density test shows bone loss or fractures. I have no intention of going back on Prolia and certainly will keep your suggestions for alternate drugs in mind if Actonel does not do its job!

Incidentally, I did have a fall in July last year but suffered no broken bones or fracture although I had not taken any bone building drugs since I stopped Prolia after the first injection a few years ago. I did go back on Actonel recently at my current doctor’s suggestion but can’t remember if I had just started taking it around the time I fell, or very shortly after that fall.

Both my former doctor (had to leave her only because I moved out of Toronto and couldn’t travel two hours to see her) and current doctor in my new city are very good, but both seem to favour Prolia.