Reclast side effects 🙁

@roxanne1950 My first infusion was 5 years ago. I actually had a light rash that came out about 2-3 weeks later. Wasn't itchy. Did get the second infusion following year, no rash. I had other side effects, first year the worst(fatigue , little dizzy, very constipated) for about 4 weeks. each successive infusion, symptoms lessened greatly, maybe lasting 2 weeks then one week and 3-4 days for the 4th infusion. I knew to be aware of added intake of fiber and water for the constipation. My Endo told me SE's decrease with each successive infusion. (Anyway, I'm now on Forteo generic because my spine worsened. Side effects of that is another story, but I've hung in there with the worst of those lessening and some persisting. April makes 1 year. )

This study is very enlightening as they followed a single dose of ReClast for 10 years. It sure seems tome that yearly may be a gross overkill,

They also looked at 1, 2.5 and 5 mg doses.

@normahorn, I am not seeing a date on this study. Do you know it? I would like to send this to my doctor.

Also, I note that it was done on women with osteopenia; is there any similar study with women who have severe osteoporosis (or are at least osteoporotic)?

Thanks for any help you can give. I have to decide whether to take my 2nd Prolia shot or to ditch Prolia and go to Reclast. I only took the Prolia because I had already finished my two years on Tymlos and have severe enough OP that I needed to be on a med (I am 74, frail, have several chronic illnesses and cannot entirely exercise and eat in a manner that would help my bones enough). Evenity wasn't an option because I have heart disease.

One of my docs would like to see me off the Prolia so I don't get stuck on it for life and he suggested going to Reclast. But I'm as afraid of the Reclast side effects as I am of the prospect of never being able to get off Prolia. But in reading about the long-term side effects of Reclast, I don't know that that switching is a good idea. So I'm very interested in finding out more about the lower-dose infusions and differing infusion schedules, which might help me where side effects are concerned.

@normahorn, I am not seeing a date on this study. Do you know it? I would like to send this to my doctor.

Also, I note that it was done on women with osteopenia; is there any similar study with women who have severe osteoporosis (or are at least osteoporotic)?

Thanks for any help you can give. I have to decide whether to take my 2nd Prolia shot or to ditch Prolia and go to Reclast. I only took the Prolia because I had already finished my two years on Tymlos and have severe enough OP that I needed to be on a med (I am 74, frail, have several chronic illnesses and cannot entirely exercise and eat in a manner that would help my bones enough). Evenity wasn't an option because I have heart disease.

One of my docs would like to see me off the Prolia so I don't get stuck on it for life and he suggested going to Reclast. But I'm as afraid of the Reclast side effects as I am of the prospect of never being able to get off Prolia. But in reading about the long-term side effects of Reclast, I don't know that that switching is a good idea. So I'm very interested in finding out more about the lower-dose infusions and differing infusion schedules, which might help me where side effects are concerned.