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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 was on Fosamax for 9 years and gave myself Forteo shots for 2 years. I had my 1st prolia shot in October and was due for my 2nd one in April. Since then I had an artificial aortic valve in January. The side effect sheet the rhematologist gave me in October for Prolia did not mention endocarditis (infection of heart valve) but I discovered it on the Prolia web page. My cardiologist did not know about it. I called my rhematologist and she suggested I go back on Fosamax since I didn't have any side effects from that. I couldn't go back on Forteo since you can only be on it for 2 years. She said since I already had one shot of Prolia I had to be on something.
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I thought Forteo's two year time limit had been lifted.
Evenity is another option.
We don't know your DEXA scores so it is hard to comment....
Did you have endocarditis on Prolia, or are you afraid you could have it?
After 9 years on Fosamax, I wonder if you are at risk for side effects from brittle bones, such as aytpical fractures. Interesting that they put you on Prolia, which also suppresses turnover and over time may cause the same issues.
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I hate to hear about a patient (client and consumer as well) finding out known adverse effects after the fact and not even from the prescribing physician! This should never, ever happen but, until that wishful day, we have no option but to double- or triple-check on recommended drugs, or protocols, for everything. I use a pharmacist who's been in practice for over 30 years and has seen a plethora of wonder drugs fly high then crash-and-burn, leaving people damaged and plaintiffs in class-action lawsuits.
There have been several occasions when I've asked him about an older med for a condition, something that's stood the test of time, and actually works better but younger doctors have never heard of....younger doctors being relentlessly marketed to by the pharmaceutical industry that has zero interest in meds it cannot patent and own the market for. So there is a real pharma knowledge gap among the newer doctors. Caveat emptor.