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I took Evenity for 11 months and finally stopped because of increasing back pain to the point of keeping me from doing anything. Dexa showed great improvement in my hip and some in my lumbar spine. Started Fosamax after 8 weeks off and after 3 days the intense back pain has returned. Not sure what to do next. I'm worried that Reclast will have the same effect. I don't want the "cure" to be worse than the problem. Any advice?

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Try switching to once a week actonel. The dosage is lower and it has a shorter half life than Fosamax so it can clear your system faster.
I stopped Evenity after 9 months because of increasing pain in my hands and wrists. The follow up with Reclast, which I had taken before without any lasting problems, the pain in my right hand/thumb joint intensified and within 6 weeks or so traveled to my left hand. Over a year the pain has decreased and I am able to pinch things and open cans again. I still have discomfort if I overdo but it is no where near what it was.
Because of my reaction to Reclast I did do the change to Actonel and I haven't had any increased pain in my hands that I can say is because of the drug since then. At least for now.
If I recall there was someone else on this forum who went to Fosamax after Evenity had problems and switched to Actonel. If she reads this maybe she will chime in as to her experience.
Good luck

I had 3 Evenity shots so far. I had back pain before I started Evenity for 3 months. Right now my lower back pain is behind control. My pain doctor is telling me that the pain is probably from old/ new fractures. But it is traveling from middle of my back to very lower part of my back. I just wanted to ask what kind of pain you encounter? All over your back? Is it starting in the morning and then progressed during the day? I appreciate your answers.