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Prolia treatment for osteoporosis: What is your experience?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jul 13 3:27pm | Replies (1246)Comment receiving replies
I agree that it is very important to do your own research. My experience has been that most of the doctors I've seen for the many years I've had osteoporosis strongly push osteoporosis drugs. With all the new information coming out about side-effects they cause, don't depend on your physician to alert you to them. Also, I suggest to read reviews from those that take the drugs you are considering to find out first-hand what others are experiencing positive or bad.
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@cherriann this is such a difficult and confusing situation. I do know people who have taken these drugs and had very good success with them, but there are the opposite also.
I am at the beginning of this journey, recently diagnosed with osteoporosis and waiting for an appointment with an endocrinologist. If a person does not use these drugs what are the other options besides taking calcium and vitamins D, and exercises? I start a short series of PT sessions next week to learn the best exercises that help with this.
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A good source of information is Pub Med....free to set up an account + “alerts,” so you will be aware of the most recent articles (from medical journals) on the particular subjects of interest to you.
Alerts can be set up for specific meds, “fracture prevention,” “osteoporosis,” etc.
View articles in order by date - most recent first - and customize settings for arrival in your e-mail box as often as you want them, e.g., weekly.
Yes, it’s easier to rely on your doctors for information, but if you put the effort into reading the latest peer-reviewed studies - at least, the abstracts or summaries - you are less likely to regret the choices you make going forward.