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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
Actually you can only take Evenity for one year. Amgen makes both Evenity and Prolia so they also suggest Prolia AFTER Evenity.
You can also take a biphosphonate, Tymlos or Forteo after Prolia but yes, you cannot just stop Prolia, from what I have read and heard from docs. There can be an abrupt drop in bone density.
We don't know your DEXA scores. If your osteoporosis is not severe, I hope that your plan to rely on calcium, D3, K2 and weight-bearing exercise works well! If your osteoporosis is severe, I hope you can find a med that you can tolerate and find effective.
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Hi, Windyshores. Thank you for your reply. Actually my Tscores indicate osteopenia - not osteoporosis. And in the last several DEXA scans, there have been slight improvements. But now I'm on prednisone for PMR, so things can change. I've been having DEXAs every 2 years for a very long time. and my next one is due this December. I've been on the pred since Sept. 2021. So it will be interesting to see what the changes will be this time. I think that's when I'll have to make some serious decisions.