Alternatives to standard Osteoporosis drugs

@frannie1

Would Prolia be your first osteoporosis medication and if so, what is your providers rationale for starting with it?

@frannie1, If you enter Prolia in the search bar at the very top of the page, you'll find a lot of discussion on this topic.

@kathyschoonkouts

You can get boron from prunes.

@frannie1 Tymlos is the best drug for spinal osteoporosis. Forteo is the next best, then Evenity. I have been taking Tymlos for 14 months. After 12 months my bmd for my spine was up 10.4%. I have had no side effects.

Why is Tymlos better than Forteo?

@zhaner

If you go to the top of this page and see 🔍 enter tymlos. You will see more discussions of this drug.

thanks — i actually know about each drug — but curious why you think Tymlos is better. It doesn’t have better bone building specs, only different side effects. It doesn’t have to be refrigerated, so that makes it more convenient but doesn’t necessarily make it a better bone building drug. It is easier to step up, but once again that does not necessarily make it better. It’s ok not to answer—I was asking for your perspective.

I agree. This seems to be a group of vitamins that can be helpful to bones. If you are adding these to a treatment plan it probably is best to shop for them individually so you can evaluate their quality. In my opinion, supplements are not a substitute for a comprehensive treatment plan that you discuss with your doctor. So many of us here do our own research in order to advocate for ourselves.
Vitamins cannot do the heavy lifting that an anabolic tymlos, evenity or forteo can. That is my belief.

Does anyone recognize the AlgaeCal bone support?

@tess55

Have you done a search 🔍 on this site for Algaecal. Lots of discussion.