Anyone taken Evenity (romosozumab) for Osteoporosis?
Has anyone taken Evenity? I understand it’s only been on the market for a little over a year. I’m hoping it will help with my severe osteoporosis. Any information is helpful.
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Ill post my results of Evenity on July 1, 2022 I just finished my 1 year treatment. Ill go to Prolia after my Dexa .
I just finished my 12 months. I not expecting miracles but I do expect improvement. Now Il go to Prolia. Ill post my before and after DEXA results next month when I have the new numbers
@retireed123 Just a thought: My dentist seems to think that all osteoporosis drugs are a problem. I am on Tymlos and the dentist started to caution me about dental problems, and I told him that Tymlos does not cause the same problems as some of the other drugs. He had never heard of Tymlos. I guess it is risky to assume all professionals know everything about other areas of expertise!
I agree. This is the result of unavoidable over specialization of medical professionals. In any case the dentist should provide evidence to support this assumption.
His evidence was his experience he had with his patients on the different osteoporosis drugs. His comments were only on dental health. He did not offer any osteoporosis advice. As @windyshores said, " Dentists are going to protect dental status and bone doctors are going to protect bones!" Just one solution is not for everyone. Many things to consider. No right or wrong, just a difficult decision after a person has considered all of the 'facts'.
@retired123 This is the problem. Dental providers lump all the osteoporosis drugs together and don't realize that not all of them cause dental problems. However, Evenity does suppress turnover to a lesser degree than biphosphonates or Prolia.
The best drugs in the context of dental concerns would, I imagine, be Forteo or Tymlos since they don't suppress turnover and necrosis of the jaw are not a risk with them. (My dentist had never heard of Tymlos but as soon as he heard "osteoporosis med" he had concerns!)
Did your bone density actually increase after taking Evenity? Everyone talks about the short term pains of the shots, but no one discusses whether the Evenity actually improves the bone density readings?
My bone density improved. My strength improved. I always liked the name EVENity and felt I was more even after taking it. Admittedly it is nice to be done with the uncomfortable shots.
how much of an improvement did you see? Can you tell us the actual numbers or how much % improvement did you get? How much strength improvement did you see too? Were you able to lift heavier weights? The official numbers the drug company gives seem like very minor improvements like 10%. I am trying to consider the real benefits considering you are taking on the risks of stroke, etc. Thanks in advance for sharing.
anybody else who has taken Evenity, please feel free to answer. I would like to know how much improvement in bone density readings you got? Thanks