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Hesitant to begin drug treatment for my osteoporosis
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Apr 27 10:50am | Replies (292)Comment receiving replies
Hello @artistel81 !
Just seeing your post from last year now — wondering what decisions you made and how you’re doing?
I’m an active 63 and my lumbar spine is now -3.9, got worse quickly due to breast cancer drug to suppress estrogen. Being told I *must* do drugs now — endocrinologist recommending Prolia for 3 years and then one year of Evenity, and then not sure what. Feeling pretty resistant to getting on that drug train, as I don’t think one can easily get off those meds.
Would love to know what you chose and how you’re doing! 🙂
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I haven't logged in for months but every time I do I see so many people who sound like me. ALso had breast cancer but so wanting to try bioidentical HRT because it sounds like you might get better, more genuine bone from that. ALso the side effects of all of them scare me, Evenity most of all with that black box warning (my doctor wanted to put me on that from day one, when my worst score was "only" a 2.5 - but in her defense, she knew I wanted to get back to skiing and other sports) I really don't know what to do.
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I’m not an expert on the medications but I have done a lot of research. Many Osteoporosis “experts” do NOT recommend going on Prolia first because once you get off that, you have to go on another medication otherwise you increase the risk of a fracture . Why not try an anobolic (a bone builder) medicine like Tymlos or Forteo or Evenity first?? Just my opinion. Maybe you could ask your doctor??