Prolia & Hair Loss (Page 22) (Top voted first)

I've just recently had my second Prolia shot. So far so good...a little back pain. I continually have stress fractures on my feet and have also taken fosamax. My current problem is hair loss & I wondered if anyone else was having that problem?

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Re: Marilyn (# 332)

Now that you mentioned it, my eyebrows are also thinning. I hardly have any lashes even though I applied this product called "EyEnvy" onto the lids of my eyes close to the lashes. It was working well before the 3rd injection. There is a bright side: fewer hairs underneath my chin, and I hardly have to shave my legs and armpits!

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Re: Marilyn (# 335)

Yes! Chronic cough--as soon as I'm over one bout of coughing, a month goes by and then another throat irritation and now I have a cough again. I thought it was due to exposure to my grandchildren, but I'm immune to their germs by now. I am now searching for scientific evidence as to whether diet, exercise, meditation, oral calcium and vitamin D supplements will substitute for Prolia. I will post a link when I find something truly credible.

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Re: dietitian (# 337)

My ENT couldn't find another cause for the cough or any of the other symptoms that are in his bailiwick. A cough is a side effect I have seen listed for Prolia. He was thorough with allergy testing, a chest x-ray (I've had breast cancer), nasal endoscopy and a head scan. I would have felt better about going forward with Prolia, if I could find there was another reason for any of the many miseries. I cough all the time - it never goes away.

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Re: Marilyn (# 338)

I just went through that cough business in July. I blamed all the flying and the sickness that people say is picked up on flights. We flew to Ma., Canada and home. We flew to Hawaii in September. The cough got worse instead of better. I went to the doctor in Hawaii and was given cough syrup script. It continued in October and finally stopped the beginning of Nov. I had already stopped taking Prolia the year before. I have no idea what caused this but when I was a child I had bronchitis often.

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Re: dietitian (# 345)

I will try the multi... it certainly can't hurt. thanks

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Re: julie (# 349)

I had written that by taking a multivitamin that it seemed that the hair loss I was experiencing after the 2nd prolia injection had subsided. I was wrong. A couple of months later, the hair loss continues and it's not pleasant to say the least, considering that just a year ago I had double the amount of hair. My next injection is scheduled for April 1st--and I'm hoping that there's an alternative. I hope that I did not give anyone too much hope that a multivitamin might prevent worsening hair loss. I am truly sorry having given that misleading information.

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Re: Gracie (# 2)

Prolia has been a horrible drug for me, an absolute nightmare. Hair loss, unbearable pain, I have suffered most of the horrible side effects of this drug. It is now marketed for cancer patients! Wish I had been more educated before I ever took the fist injection. $1984.00 per injection, Amgen drug company is making a killing, and hurting others, they do not care. As I said, it has been horrible for me, poison is what I call it. More negative reviews than positive, on a lot of forums. Hope this helps.

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Re: Gloria (# 352)

My doctor recently had me tested once again for thyroid problems. It is the third time since I stopped the shots. Another Dr. I had gone to suggested this test once again. This time the test failed. I am now on thyroid meds. My hair is still falling out but the doctor thinks after awhile it will stop. The Dr. said it takes a long time to fix hair problems with new medicine. I have problem after problem with pain in my bones as well. I still ride my bike every night for 30 minutes around the neighborhood. I have started losing weight on this thyroid drug so time will tell with all of this mess.

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Re: Daisy (# 354)

I had extreme pain in and around one of my eyes off and on that my ophthalmologist could not explain which has gone away now that I stopped Prolia. I am nine months out from my last shot and still have the persistent cough with mucous, but fatigue lessened, acid reflux improving, and I think the amount of hair loss is starting to slow. I don't see any signs of regrowth in bare spots, though, although I am now shaving my legs again after a year of no regrowth. When I told my doctor about these issues, he actually ridiculed me and was adamant that NONE of his patients had EVER experienced a single side effect

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Re: dietitian (# 350)

It is not listed as a known side effect of Prolia, according to FDA and manufacturer reports. Typical side effects include injection site irritation, redness, skin rash, and hypocalcemia. However, there is no way to really know how any given medication will affect anyone that tries it.

There is a report of one man experiencing alopecia areata, after taking Prolia in National Library of Medicine archives. You can read the report for possible reasons for it.

Are you on any other medications?

As to apologizing for stating that a multivitamin helped, please don't worry, you had your hopes up and tried to help others, it's what most of us would do.

The American Academy of Dermatology has a great article on thinning hair, and hair loss, including possible causes, and what might help.

I know that article states female patterned hair loss, but most of the remedies can help both males and females.

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Re: Gloria (# 365)

My hair is still falling out but I am hoping that the new drug that I am on for my thyroid will help. I worry now because I have terrible pain in my fingers and on each side of every finger I have these lumps growing. Very ugly and painful. I also have one on the underside of my arm. I have no idea what this now is but I blame all of this on Prolia. I was healthy until the shots and the shots never showed any improvement on any bone scans.

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Karen (# 366) --

Karen, what drug are you taking for your thyroid?

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Karen (# 371) --

Thanks for your response. I have been taking synthroid, but the hair loss has not stopped (even though the shots were stopped a year ago). I am sorry about the pain you are experiencing. While I am uhappily experiencing the hair loss, I have not had to undergo the discomfort you are dealing with.

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Re: Debbie (# 373)

It doesn’t say anything about hair loss. When I wrote that, I missed the word and wrote that it does talk about hair loss but No it definitely does not in the Prolia documents.

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I have a problem with hair loss as well. I am using xarelto 20 mg, eltroxin150ug, spiractin 25mg, lioresal 25mg, aspavor 10mg, hexa-block 25mg, as well as Xanor 1mg and tramahexal Co 37,5 for pain. I really have terrible hair loss. I have been using various multivitamins containing iron, replenish k, slow mag and B-CAL-D. Also omega 3,6 & 9. I have also used various products on the market for hair loss without success. Please advise me...

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Re: Lizzie (# 387)

It is a vicious circle and it's good to know about this new cure you've described besides the GERD meds. Some days it's controllable without the use of meds but then it acts up again and then on the Zegerid again!

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Re: Ruth (# 380)

Dear Ruth

Where can I order this product for hair loss "shann Christian Bio Med"?

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Re: Cecelia (# 389)

On line. Just put in the SHANN CHRISTEN BIO MED. HE IS A HAIR DRESSER IN LOS ANGELES
It is made in Italy horn him. Comes ship from CA. I LOVE IT GOT MY HAIR BACK age 75
Been using it for 5 years.

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I only had one shot. I have been tired. I am not getting any more. I also was on fosamax. l just take calcium with D3.

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I only use SHANN CHRISTIAN SHAMPOO. I have a full head of hair. Been using only this shampoo for long time. I am 75 and very thick hair. I saw him on TV talk show and they asked him to help this women with hair falling out. Showed before and after. My part was about half inch, no hair but slowly started getting thicker and my hair is now very thick. I am so happy. P.S. not expensive love.

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