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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jun 29 9:45pm | Replies (51)

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When I asked my doctor about side effects of Evenity he said he couldn't really answer what would happen if I took the drug. Some people have no side effects, some have side effects that are manageable, and some have interolerable ones. There was no way to know.

He added that the side effect of doing nothing WAS knowable ... debilitating fractures and long lasting pain.

Well, when he put it that way, it seems worth a try. He did say to call his office if I run into unpleasant side effects.

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I find that kind of comment to be fear-mongering. It is NOT knowable that not taking a bone med will result in fracture and long-lasting pain. Some (many?) osteoporotic people don't take them and never fracture. Some people fracture when they only have osteopenia. Some people taking the drugs fracture anyway, sometimes multiple times. I am not anti-med, I'm currently taking alendronate and considering my next drug. But I would challenge any doctor who made such a comment to me.