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About to start Prolia: What's your experience?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Feb 27 10:57am | Replies (126)Comment receiving replies
@hope19118 Sorry don't know enough about your situation to be helpful. What are your DEXA scores? My doc does not want me to take Prolia, but there are some on this forum who have benefited. Why are you switching to it from Fosamax? Here are some possible ideas, based on my doc but everyone is different.
If bone density is not good you could consider Tymlos, Forteo or Evenity and then "lock in" with one or two Reclast doses, then take a break- according to my doc, along with monitoring.
If your DEXA scores are better, maybe you could ask about doing Reclast, which lasts awhile, and with monitoring, take a break, along with some holistic methods of maintenance-? I recommend Keith MCormick's book. I believe he did meds then maintained with more natural methods. Not everyone can do that, and I would talk to a doc!
There is a whole spectrum between those two!
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I took fosamax for 5 years. I stopped this past June. A five year limit. My Dexa only increased on left hip. . My spine has decreased a lot still in osteopenia but worse , close to osteoporosis. My right hip is the same as I started. -2.6
No improvement. Fracture hip is the concern. . I was told by a couple of doctors to possibly consider Prolia in the future . The future has arrived. I would prefer a bone building medication like Forteo , then use a protective drug to keep the gains . The protection drug is often reclast or fosamax . I question if that medication to protect the gains is safe since I already use for 5 years .
Jen