What are the long-term positive/negatives of taking osteoporosis meds?
I just found out I do have Osteoporosis--I need to decide which route to take: medication or not. What are some of the options people have used for medications? There is a medication that my doctor suggested-an injection for 1 year (not sure the name of it). My concern is--what happens to your osteoporosis after 5-10 years after the 1 year injection?
Has anyone had Osteoporosis for more than 5 years and have used one of the medication suggested-has it helped with longevity?
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Mayblin,
the bone marker changes in figure 1 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7098919/#:~:text=Preclinical%20studies%20confirmed%20this%20idea,by%202019%2D12%2D12 evidence the decoupling typical of bone that is "thrown" rather than "built." ( I'm avoiding the term "anabolic" which no longer differentiates between bone built by osteoblasts coupled by osteoclasts.) Are you looking at rise and fall of bone markers or relationship between.
Thanks
Becky 70,
I have taken every medication there is for osteoporosis. I have had severe back fractures, budging disc, and lost 5 inches due to osteoporosis. I have been on PROLIA for 10 years. It has stopped working.My Dexa scan is a -2. If You stop taking PROLIA after 30 days you will immediately start losing bone and will regress into fractures. So its something to think about.I was taken off of Hormones due to a hysterectomy at age 39 and immediately started losing bone.I did NOT know This until it was TOO late.The scare Of Breast cancer back then was the reason. If I could go back , I would choose Hormones. I Have a specialist that says I have to continue the PROLIA.