← Return to Evenity and side effects: What helps joint and muscle pain?

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@lauratys

Thank you for this post. I suffered with nearly debilitating joint pain for months after my 6th month set of injections, especially my hips. I could barely get dressed in the a.m. My med professional did not believe it was from the Evenity as she said she had not had one patient tell her this (and "had treated thousands" with Evenity) which was very frustrating. I never had any pain before. I completed 11 mos as I tried to push through. I regret it now. I did get good gains in my spine but should have quit at the 6th month mark as most gains as I understand it are made in first six months. I still have some discomfort in my hips but now don't know what that is from. I would love to know if this is normal. My med professional did come around after a year or so and acknowledge that "maybe" it was from the Evenity. Best to you. Keith McCormick's book is helpful.

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Do doctors read drug website list of side effects? From the Evenity website:
"The most common side effects of EVENITY® include joint pain and headaches."

I am annoyed when docs say things like "I haven't heard that from any other patients." I have burning and pins and needles and "pins and needles" and "paresthesias" are also listed on the Evenity website.

I’m not sure if Evenity has been out long enough for one practitioner to have “treated thousands.”
This is frustrating. I’ve been fortunate not to have noticeable side effects, but it does vex me when the nurse at the infusion center tells me that none of their patients have experienced any.