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DEXA scores: mild vs. severe

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jan 10 2:13am | Replies (54)
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@prettyflower

@gently This is wonderful information and insight. And it supports my instinct to hold back on Prolia. I am indeed on the cusp of small/medium boned. I'll get on the phone with insurance to see what their procedures are for Forteo acceptance or the other drugs you mentioned. May I ask what is the background on your knowledge? Thank you!

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tetris | @tetris | Nov 28, 2023

@prettyflower @gently -- Per "Great Bones" book (pp. 568-569), an anabolic, or bone-building, medication (i.e., Forteo, Tymlos, and Evenity) doesn't work as well when followed by an antiresorptive, or bone-remodeling, medication (e.g., Fosamax, Reclast). The antiresorptive medication blunts the body's bone-building response and reduces the amount of new bone laid down. I don't know if length of time between ending the antiresorptive drug and starting the anabolic drugs plays a role in effectiveness.

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