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Any success stories about Evenity to share with fearful me?

Posted by callmekate @callmekate, Aug 23, 2025

After acquiring 2 compression fractures, I am biting the bullet and going for my first Evenity shot in 2 days. I am afraid of everything from heart palpitations (I have AFIB) to muscle spasms and joint pain and everything else . Has anyone been ok on the shots? Or only had minor issues? I would love to read encouraging words. My REMS scores were ok: hip -1.0, spine -1.2, but my DEXA scores were much worse: hip -2.8, spine-4.8, so I feel I have little choice now. Many thanks.

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janism | @janism | Feb 28 6:26am

Another person here with 7 sessions of Evenity shots so far and no perceptible side effects. Once a month at the doctor's office, both arms, standard amount of post-shot soreness at the location of the shots. I say "no perceptible side effects" because I am tired all the time, but I teach full time and have two kids at home. Who isn't tired all the time? Can't lay that on the Evenity!

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bzenbren | @bzenbren | Feb 28 9:50am
In reply to @ricksgal "I have had approximately seven compression fractures and I have severe osteoporosis. I just finished my..." + (show)
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I have had approximately seven compression fractures and I have severe osteoporosis. I just finished my year of Evinity And my bone density results were extremely good. I had no side effects from the Evinity. I would definitely give it a try

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@ricksgal did you have side effects from the Evenity?

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bzenbren | @bzenbren | Feb 28 9:55am

I have pain in places where I've never had pain, and flare ups of pain in the usual places since beginning Evenity. my Dr says its the best drug and I should try to see through the year of treatment. I have had 4 already and feel awful.😣

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ricksgal | @ricksgal | Feb 28 7:31pm
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@ricksgal did you have side effects from the Evenity?

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Luckily I did not. Occasionally there was some soreness where the injections were given in my arms but if they warmed the solution up a little bit it seem to help.

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dianat | @dianat | Mar 1 3:23pm

I am about to get my fourth injection. Have had no side effects at all. I get them in my arms.

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callmekate | @callmekate | Mar 4 3:55pm
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Another person here with 7 sessions of Evenity shots so far and no perceptible side effects. Once a month at the doctor's office, both arms, standard amount of post-shot soreness at the location of the shots. I say "no perceptible side effects" because I am tired all the time, but I teach full time and have two kids at home. Who isn't tired all the time? Can't lay that on the Evenity!

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@janism I am 7 months in and other than feeling itchy a week after the jabs, I have been okay. I think. My hips and back ache a lot, but that could be from my August 2025 compression fractures.
At my clinic, where I get the shots in my arms, the nurse has me make a fist as the needle goes in. Honestly, this helps! Give it a try.

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lpalbert27 | @lpalbert27 | 6 days ago
In reply to @vinelli "Can't speak to the CTX levels. Question for your doc. I had a spontaneous thigh fracture..." + (show)
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Can't speak to the CTX levels. Question for your doc.
I had a spontaneous thigh fracture 1 year prior to starting Evenity. My ortho doc said I really had no choice.
She was very encouraging. I met with endo doc later. Both on same page.
Risk of spine fracture not something I ever want to experience. The thigh recoup time was almost a year.
Enough was enough for me.

It is very understandable to be fearful of starting powerful drugs. I was.

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@vinelli
Which drug did you end up taking? Any side effects? Are you seeing results?

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marcelalondero | @marcelalondero | 5 days ago

Yo me coloque hace cuatro días la primera. Dolor en la zona de inyección, algún decaimiento y nada más

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