Prolia treatment for osteoporosis: What is your experience?

I have been getting prolia shots twice a year for years. I have not had any side effects from injection s.

My rheumatologist is very knowledgeable about drugs as she was a pharmacist before becoming a doctor. I was on teriparatide for two years and saw a large increase in bone density--i believe it usually increases the BMD in the spine more than the hip. I was on reclast for 3-4 years. My doctor then recommended prolia. She said that what she liked was that BMD continued to increase after stopping prolia.

I was diagnosed with severe osteoporosis at the age of 40--most likely due to use of steroid inhalers for my asthma. After 18 years of treatment with fosomax, teriparatide, reclast, and now prolia, I have finally progressed from severe osteoporosis to osteopenia. I am now 58. I am going to continue treatment as I do not want to have a broken hip at the age of 87 as my mother did. This is not a 2-3 year treatment that will fix everything. It's a long journey, and one that I'm willing to take to prevent spine compression fractures.

My rheumatologist is very knowledgeable about drugs as she was a pharmacist before becoming a doctor. I was on teriparatide for two years and saw a large increase in bone density--i believe it usually increases the BMD in the spine more than the hip. I was on reclast for 3-4 years. My doctor then recommended prolia. She said that what she liked was that BMD continued to increase after stopping prolia.

I was diagnosed with severe osteoporosis at the age of 40--most likely due to use of steroid inhalers for my asthma. After 18 years of treatment with fosomax, teriparatide, reclast, and now prolia, I have finally progressed from severe osteoporosis to osteopenia. I am now 58. I am going to continue treatment as I do not want to have a broken hip at the age of 87 as my mother did. This is not a 2-3 year treatment that will fix everything. It's a long journey, and one that I'm willing to take to prevent spine compression fractures.

I have been getting prolia shots twice a year for years. I have not had any side effects from injection s.

I have been getting prolia shots twice a year for years. I have not had any side effects from injection s.

I have had three injections, the first in June of 2017 and the third in June of 2018. During the past 14 months, I have experienced debilitating fatigue, joint pain, persistent cough, acid reflux, and now, shockingly, hair loss. And while the dexa scan at one year showed there was an increase in bone density in my hips, there was a significant loss in the spine. Has anyone else experienced any of this? I feel this drug has destroyed my quality of life, and am inclined to stop.

mabel343: Not sure you CAN stop. am reading from others that once you start, to stop causes a lot of problems. Facebook has a great group about osteoporosis with some good info on the different medications.