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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
The only drug that actually builds new bone is Forteo, which is a daily injection. There is a new drug just coming on the market, but I don't know anything about it. If you experience side effects with Forteo you can just stop, where Prolia is in your system for at least six months. As I understand the way Prolia works, it stops the natural breakdown of old bone, and suppresses the immune system to do so, allowing you to hold onto old bone that shows up on the dexa as increased bone density. I stopped Prolia after three injections, due both to the many side effects that greatly impacted my quality of life and learning the facts about how it works. There is the risk of rebound fractures when stopping Prolia. I did not go on a relay drug after my last Prolia injection in June of 2018, and have not experienced any fractures. I strongly advise doing your own research before starting any of these drugs. I caved to pressure and fear mongering and started Prolia without doing enough research myself.
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Mabel343... I so agree with you not to cave in to the pressure and start the shots & drugs...Yes do your research!!! Just visit Osteostrong
and see the scientific research done!. Also you can find locations nearest to you.
Just remember that Forteo is a synthetic parathyroid hormone. Synthetic PTH can cause Alzheimers. It increases bone growth temporarily...but you will lose any benefits within 4 weeks of quitting it....that's why most doctors put patients on prolia or another drug after coming off Forteo. It causes erosion of the GI tract, can cause bone cancer (black box warning on the drug info sheet). Forteo also increases calcium in the blood which can actually weaken bone strength. It also decreases magnesium. 60% of magnesium is found in our bones. It also increases cortisol, which blocks calcium absorption and decreases bone cell growth. These stats are what helped me make the decision to NOT take it. Instead....I take boron, Vita D, Vita K2, omegas, Vita C, among other supplements, stay super hydrated with water, do OsteoStrong, and walk/take stairs every chance I get.
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@mabel343 you seem to have beat the odds re the risk of rebound vertebral fractures. I wish to discontinue and have heard from others who had the opposite experience months later. Dont know if I'll be able to say "no" to the Reclast (Aclasta) infusion which will do who knows what to my system.
Forteo, even if you dont have side effects, is a bit concerning because of that bone cancer warning (which is why you cant stay on it longer than 18mos).