what is better bonviva or prolia?

I’m on a break right now, but I started experiencing a lot of body aches about 18 hours after taking Boniva. I started taking 2 Tylenol the night after taking Boniva, and that seemed to do the trick!

hi, what are the improvements with Boniva? I was on it but switched to Prolia.

did your cholesterol increase with prolia?

No, my cholesterol did not increase with Prolia, but I also watch my diet.

hsum4

Retired. I have osteoporosis so that alone brought me to take Prolia.

me to, mostly vegetarian.

I notice that the moderator on this page (but actually dated 2 years ago) said "moderators also help connect members to one-another and discussions that may be helpful in forming relationships and a stronger support community." I would really like to talk to people who are at or near where I am in this process. I know there must be many, but there are no opportunities to meet them. I just want to discuss what is going on and how we deal with it. For well over a year I have been going to doctor and rehab appointments and coming home and sharing my experience with the same sweet healthy person. But I would love to talk to others in a similar situation. I don't think we need supervision or coordination, but we somehow need to be able to contact each other. And it needs to be fairly close to where we live. Having a meeting at night or 40 minutes away will not be that helpful.

Hello @azjan, Welcome to Connect. Folks that have local support groups are indeed fortunate. I actually found and joined Connect back in 2016 because the closest support group meeting for neuropathy was a little more than an hour's drive away and only met once a month. The local support group has since closed down. I think it closed because it took a lot of volunteer work to keep it running. The benefit of Connect is that it is monitored and kept safe for it's world wide members who can ask questions and learn from each others experience 24x7. You do sometimes have to wait for an answer due to members being from many different time zones and not always on Connect.

It's great if you are able to find a local support group. I'm not sure what your situation is but I'm sure that you are not alone. The Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation does have a list of support groups if you live close to one of them and you are in the U.S. - https://www.bonehealthandosteoporosis.org/patients/patient-support/bhof-support-groups/.

You might find it helpful to do a search of Connect using some phrases or questions for your situation to see if others have also posted about the same topic. Here's a discussion you might find helpful for using the search function of Connect - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/search-it-can-help-you/. Then if you can't find a similar discussion, start your own discussion topic so that others can respond with their experiences.