How did you manage the pain side effects of Prolia?

I am so sorry you are going through this. There are other ways to deal with osteoporosis. I am using better nutrition, supplements, and I am also using a low-dose estrogen patch. My DEXA scan score was -5.7 and I was fracturing. That has stopped. I am taking boron (6 mg four times a day), Vitamins D3 and K2 (mk4, mk7), a little potassium, two kinds of magnesium (magnesium glycinate and magnesium L-threonate), and a little calcium (I try to get calcium from food - but I take one tablet a day to cover what I am not getting from food). I am no longer fracturing. I will be getting a DEXA scan as soon as the pandemic is over. There is a group on Facebook called Osteoporosis Natural Remedies where people post their before and after scores and what they did to improve. I wish you good luck.

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My doctor put me on Prolia about five years ago and I was in agony almost from the moment I got the injection. I did not make the connection until three years later. I became an old woman overnight it seemed. Could not walk properly, had difficulty getting in and out of the car, holding on to railings. When I was renewing my prescription at the pharmacy the pharmacist asked how I was getting on and I told her about my pains and she told me it was a side effect. When I researched it I saw the difficulties others were having and I refused to take the injection. Again, overnight I was back to my nimble self. My sons could not believe the difference in me. However, six months ago my doctor suggested I try it again and I am back to being in pain - I have to lift my legs into the car and the skin on my face has become red, scratchy, itchy, sore and crusting. It is disgusting. I am definitely not going to take a second injection. I am miserable.

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My doctor put me on Prolia about five years ago and I was in agony almost from the moment I got the injection. I did not make the connection until three years later. I became an old woman overnight it seemed. Could not walk properly, had difficulty getting in and out of the car, holding on to railings. When I was renewing my prescription at the pharmacy the pharmacist asked how I was getting on and I told her about my pains and she told me it was a side effect. When I researched it I saw the difficulties others were having and I refused to take the injection. Again, overnight I was back to my nimble self. My sons could not believe the difference in me. However, six months ago my doctor suggested I try it again and I am back to being in pain - I have to lift my legs into the car and the skin on my face has become red, scratchy, itchy, sore and crusting. It is disgusting. I am definitely not going to take a second injection. I am miserable.

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Hello @pine4234, we have a lot of members discussing Prolia treatment in this discussion, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prolix-treatment-for-osteoporosis/. This is a good discussion to accompany that discussion as this one could be focused on side-effects of Prolia. I would like to invite @ritafarmer, @mabel343, @kenzreggie, @bonnieh218, and @tessie to share any side-effects they, or a loved one, had or didn't have while taking Prolia.

@pine4234, have you spoke with your provider about this pain?

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@sandnsun there are a lot of pros and cons on these meds one thing you can do to strengthen your bones is make sure you are getting enough Vit D3 ,strength exercise using body weight , magnesium and calcium all contribute to the bones but make sure you ask Dr first this will of course eliminate kidney stones You know your body better then Dr advocate for yourself ,ask questions .

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Prolia is advertised to death- the death of our bones or what's left of them. The outer bone structure is strengthened (as bone density tests will show), while inner bone structure is dying. I had terrible side effects on this "forever med". Got off of it; don't plan to "re-enlist".

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@billie3 are you going on a "relay" drug now that you have stopped (to prevent spinal fractures)? What side effects did you experience? I have had five injections.

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@migizii I understand a number of people I have read here relay their negative reactions to Prolia, but I would like to say that I have had a number of injections with no side effects. Each person needs to consider their specific journey in managing their osteoporosis in the best way they know. What works for one person may or may not work for another person. Let there be grace to all of you in your journeys.

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@migizii I understand a number of people I have read here relay their negative reactions to Prolia, but I would like to say that I have had a number of injections with no side effects. Each person needs to consider their specific journey in managing their osteoporosis in the best way they know. What works for one person may or may not work for another person. Let there be grace to all of you in your journeys.

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I am so sorry you are going through this. There are other ways to deal
> with osteoporosis. I am using better nutrition, supplements, and I am also
> using a low-dose estrogen patch. My DEXA scan score was -5.7 and I was
> fracturing. That has stopped. I am taking boron (6 mg four times a day),
> Vitamins D3 and K2 (mk4, mk7), a little potassium, two kinds of magnesium
> (magnesium glycinate and magnesium L-threonate), and a little calcium (I
> try to get calcium from food – but I take one tablet a day to cover what I
> am not getting from food). I am no longer fracturing. I will be getting a
> DEXA scan as soon as the pandemic is over. There is a group on Facebook
> called Osteoporosis Natural Remedies where people post their before and
> after scores and what they did to improve. I wish you good luck.

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