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DiscussionEvenity worked for me: Why I chose medication for osteoporosis
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In my case, I originally thought I could improve my scores without medication. However after discussing with my doctor I finally realized that I was already doing everything I could: a great diet, heavy cardio weights, running, yoga, and bio identical hormones. So I started Evenity and am now on Prolia. I will have to take medication the rest of my life. My doctor has patients that have been on Prolia for 12-14 yrs with no problems. I thought I could take a medication holiday once my scores improve but my scores will begin to drop (and drop quickly with stopping Prolia), so I don’t plan on stopping. My sister in law sees an endocrinologist. Her experience has been different. She was put on Fosomax for 5 yrs but she stopped it after 4. Initially her scores improved and she took nothing else. When she found out about me having OP, she decided to have another Dexa and she had dropped significantly to -3.5! Her doctor restarted her on Fosomax. A coworker of my husband’s was on Fosomax, showed improvement, finished the 5 yrs, then stopped meds, and ended right back where she started. She then tried Tymlos after a lot of insurance issues and did not have much improvement after 2 yrs. Now she’s on Evenity. The way it was explained to me was that if I stop meds, I will lose my gains. I don’t really see the point. So far Prolia is covered 100% by my Medicare (A,B, and Gap plan) and I don’t have any issues with it. So I will keep going.