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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Nov 3, 2023 | Replies (1084)

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My dear @rashida, I will admit to you that I am considering stopping Prolia after 1 year which will be up in May. I am having some of the same reactions I had with Boniva and other bisphosphonates even though Prolia is not a bisphosphonate. Both my PCP and I are keeping an eye out for new information. She is researching Evista and I am researching Evenity. I read just last week that Evenity can now be taken for two years. Remember that Evenity does both jobs.......creates new bone and then protects it from being destroyed. If that is true, and we are just guessing, then you could do two years of Evenity ........then another what you call relay drug......then back to Evenity .......etc. etc.

I will see if there is anything more in the literature. If you find something mentioned about that possibility with Evenity, please post me here on Connect. I get so discouraged with the limited options available to those of us who are extremely sensitive to so many of the osteoporosis medications.

Other than that......get ready to enjoy springtime. Let's stay in touch.
May you have peace and contentment.
Chris

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So I have been on Evenity for 5 months. My alkaline phosphatatase is very elevated. The Dr said it will go down after I am done. Otherwise I have had just a sore arm not often enough to complain about it

@artscaping - My rheumatologist told me there is no need to go on a relay drug after just one dose of Prolia. She sent me for a bone density test and my numbers had improved since my last test which was in 2018 or 2019 (and I don’t think the improvement was the result of that one Prolia dose, as I got this latest bone density test a year after that first - and last - dose). I guess I didn’t need to go on Prolia after all, but it was my physician who pushed me to take Prolia. She is all about prevention. 🤷🏼‍♀️