1. < Osteoporosis & Bone Health
Profile picture for stubbornmom

Need Dr supportive of trying AlgaeCal instead of Prolia

Posted by stubbornmom @stubbornmom, Dec 10, 2024

I'm having a doosey of a time finding a doctor who is open to my using AlgaeCal Plus and Strontium boost as first line of treatment for Osteoporosis with compression fracture. They automatically want me to use Prolia and won't even look at the studies that I downloaded from AlgaeCal website. Is there anyone here who uses AlgaeCal in the New York (downstate) area that has a doctor that they would recommend?

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Osteoporosis & Bone Health Support Group.

Profile picture for sstopalian
sstopalian | @sstopalian | 16 hours ago
In reply to @oopsiedaisy "@sstopalian Prolia is an anti-resorptive medication, not an anabolic. It slows bone breakdown by reducing the..." + (show)
Profile picture for oopsiedaisy @oopsiedaisy

@sstopalian Prolia is an anti-resorptive medication, not an anabolic. It slows bone breakdown by reducing the number of osteoclasts by holding them at an immature stage of development. Your normal rate of bone growth does continue but it is not increased as it would be on an anabolic medication like Tymlos, Forteo, or Evenity.

Jump to this post

@oopsiedaisy Not sure I said Prolia is an anabolic. If I did mistake. I meant Evenity.

REPLY
1 reply
Profile picture for oopsiedaisy
oopsiedaisy | @oopsiedaisy | 9 hours ago
In reply to @sstopalian "@oopsiedaisy Not sure I said Prolia is an anabolic. If I did mistake. I meant Evenity." + (show)
Profile picture for sstopalian @sstopalian

@oopsiedaisy Not sure I said Prolia is an anabolic. If I did mistake. I meant Evenity.

Jump to this post

@sstopalian Sorry if I misunderstood but I read this in your post below: "Prolia is a medication, I believe, is anabolic, ie builds bones."

I made the same mistake here awhile back and someone kindly corrected me. I also thought it stimulated bone growth.

REPLY
View MoreView Less
Please sign in or register to post a reply.