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Reviewer: 65-74 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Debilitating bone/joint/muscle pain. Headaches. Skin rashes on legs/arm/face. Extreme fatigue. Lost 2/3 of my hair and all eyelashes. All of this has led to depression, anxiety and psychotherapy. No one warned me of these side effects. 7 doctors say all is fine with me, perhaps drug-induced lupus thanks to this biological drug.
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Reviewer: Joan, 75 or over on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Terrible lower back pain. Months at physical therapy. Developed diarrhea. Sudden for no apparent reason. Started to pay attention to what I ate. Seemed to be a connection to milk. Took a lactose intolerance test. NOT lactose intolerant yet it was always an immediate response when I ate dairy products. Went on lactose free diet. It helped but still total sensitivity to foods. Ended up in the emerg
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Reviewer: Bayou Belle, 55-64 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Had my first injection in February of 2019. Was sick the whole month. Thought it was due to my Hashis thyroiditis. Decided to try it again a few weeks ago in September 2019. Before I took it I was feeling pretty good with energy on the rise. Totally messed up my immune system, body aches and headaches, low energy, dizziness, irritable. Already with Hashis had a lot of these symptoms but now worse.
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Reviewer: 65-74 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I have been taking this for over 3 years and have no side effects. I only have osteoporosis in one hip now. All other areas have improved to osteopenia or better. I love getting one injection every 6 months instead of taking pills.
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Reviewer: Babriggs , 65-74 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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It seems that I have developed Secondary Hyperparathyroidism due to taking Prolia. It did help to improve my osteoporosis but created a whole new set of problems. I will not be having another dose. If you decide to go on Prolia please make sure you keep really good track of your calcium and PTH levels. Can’t wait until it is out of my system.
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