Hello @2me, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect.

I moved your discussion and combined it with an existing discussion started by @monkhhi titled:

"Evenity worked for me: Why I chose medication for osteoporosis"
- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/evenity-worked-for-me/

I moved your post to this discussion so that you could read @monkhhi's experience that sounds very similar to yours. It can be easy to get caught up in reading many experiences of side-effects and delay treatment as a result. @monkhhi started this discussion to highlight the same concerns on delaying treatment from reading the bad experiences but having some regret on waiting because they are doing well on osteoporosis treatment. It can be important to read about the positive experiences as well.

@naturegirl5 shared their positive experience with osteoporosis treatment as well.

@2me, you ask a great question about trying to get informed for upcoming appointment to try and make the best treatment choice possible for yourself. Discussing the potential side-effects is a good start and what you should be looking for and alternatives moving forward should you experience unpleasant side-effects. Another would be balancing the pros and cons of potential fractures while delaying treatment vs. risking starting treatment to improve your bone health. @2me, if you are comfortable, have you been diagnosed with osteoporosis or are you still in the osteopenia phase?