Those osteoporosis drugs they force on you? With a side effect of elevated risk for heart attack and A-Fib? No thanks.
Stolcpart R, Higgs E, Bartelt K, Longo J. Some Bone Density Treatments Linked to Increased Likelihood of Heart Attack and Atrial Fibrillation. Epic Research. https://epicresearch.org/articles/some-bone-density-treatments-linked-to-increased-likelihood-of-heart-attack-and-atrial-fibrillation.
This may be behind a paywall since it was from a journal I subscribe to……but wanted the citation to be here nonetheless.
Denosumab is sold under the brand name Prolia. It is a monoclonal antibody used in osteoporosis, as well as bone remodeling in cancer patients. But note that first sentence……**SUFFICIENT CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D LEVELS MUST BE REACHED BEFORE STARTING THERAPY**. Soooooo……how can you head to head this drug against calcium and vitamin D if you need to have sufficient levels of it to TAKE the drug??? It raises your risk for A-Fib significantly, and your risk for jaw necrosis. Look at the dental warning……
Teriparatide is sold as the brand name Forteo. It is an injectable, and it increases parathyroid hormone to rapidly remodel bone in osteoporosis. It drastically increases your risk of both heart attack and A-Fib…..and possibly causes a side of osteosarcoma (bone cancer) after a couple of years of use.
Avoided that one three years ago, but couldn't get my 77-yr old Sis-in-law to reject her doc's Rx for bone density.
She's been in great shape (active gym) until this year. Her knees now have such painful arthritis she avoids stairs and long walks.
Seems like geriatric doctors' general reckoning of risks is skewed, doesn't it?
Wife was taking Prolia for maybe 5-6 years. She suffered broken bones in both hands due to falls in the last 2 years (not because she is prone to falling) and this year has suffered 6 vertebrae fractures in her back which have been very painful.
So, I am asking myself and her if this crap was helping to create strong bones. More like brittle bones...yes maybe denser according to the bone scan, but not stronger. Damn them doctors to HELL. They are USELESS.