Stopping some osteoporosis medications can be dangerous

Do you take medications to reduce osteoporosis? Then be careful how you STOP taking it.

This article about an osteoporosis treatment product called Prolia ( a 6 monthly injection under the skin) caught my eye.

It’s a tricky situation where – as a patient’s osteoporosis shows improvement on the DEXA (Bone density Xray) numbers because they’re taking the drug – it’s tempting to discontinue the invasive injection process. However, the growing consensus is:

If you start Prolia injections, you should plan on being on the treatment for life. Discontinuing Prolia usage (without going onto another pharmaceutical to maintain the gains you made) could have serious, irreversible side effects. These side effects include multiple vertebral compression fractures and a lowering of your bone mineral density.

Margaret Martin, How Long Can You Take Prolia Injections

So – before you commit to a lifetime of injections – it’s worth taking a look at whether diet, exercise and supplement solutions really ARE “too hard”.

After all, they are effective and proven treatments for multiple ageing problems – from depression to heart disease.

Carefully designed weight/strength training – supervised by a good physiotherapist for at-risk patients – can make a BIG difference to the rest of your life.

Educate yourself on the potential side effects as well. As with any medication and health issue, I reckon it’s a good plan to seek a range of opinions and solutions from different trusted sources. I’ll often go to to Pubmed, a medical database publicly available, and search for Systematic Reviews on a topic of interest.

I’m always happy to provide an opinion from a Naturopathic viewpoint. Of course I need to understand you as an individual to consider a bespoke approach that will work for you.

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