Taking medication for osteoporosis requires a risk/reward calculation. My primary care physician, who is not a medication pusher, suggested Evenity because my osteoporosis was pretty bad. I went through my 12 shots without side effects. I had my Reclast infusion on May 9th and reported flu like symptoms for a day and a half and thought that was the end of it. But on May 16th I started having major digestive problems and aches & pains in various bones and joints. My bone scan did reveal significant improvement so the Evenity was worth it. I won't have another infusion of Reclast. I already had one hip replaced because of arthritis and osteophytes. Now my other hip is giving me problems. If I have that one replaced, I won't need to worry about hip fractures! BTW, I am 73.