I was just like you! Read my long post about my experience, lol. I had great success with Evenity. My osteo doc couldn’t believe my improvement. I’m now on Prolia and doing fine.

I spent a lot of time researching and reading before I started medication. In the beginning I thought I could fix it myself. It took a while before it sank in that I was already doing heavy exercise, running, lifting, walking, taking supplements, and following a very healthy diet. I still ended up with severe (-3.5 or so) osteoporosis in my lumbar spine. What I can’t change is my genetics and my aging.

The NPs were a great source at my infusion center. They see a lot of patients on these meds and rarely see patients that have issues. I also would talk to other patients while I was there about their experiences.

I think I said before, I’m a risk vs benefit type of thinker. According to my provider, I was at a very low risk of a side effect. However, I was at a very high risk of a compression fracture and anyone on this site that has had one can tell you how painful that can be. My provider said that a fracture would be life changing for me. I wouldn’t be able to do any of the things that I like to do.

So at the end of the day, I decided to follow the recommendations of my provider that has medical education, training and has experience managing a large caseload of patients. Take a deep breath and good luck with your decision!