Anyone taken Evenity (romosozumab) for Osteoporosis?

I understand your hesitation on being on medication due to your experience. Everyone on this site has different thoughts to taking medication and the fear of side effects. If your spine has severe Osteoporosis I would be very worried about a compression fracture. I have severe Osteoporosis in my hips and Osteopenia in my spine and my new Endocrinologist is worried about a compression fracture in my spine because I take care of my infant Grandson a lot ( lifting and bending down to get him). That's why she put me on Fosimax after I stopped taking Eventiy due to the side effects I had. Good luck in your decision, we are all here to support each other.

That would be challenging while fun at the same time. I have been told to never lift more than 20 pounds and always bend from the hips, never from the waist.
And yes we must all support each other. That helps.

Many years ago, I had a bad reaction to Bonita and Fosamax, so they put me on Evista(daily).
My Endocrinologist wants me to do Evenity then Prolia and I absolutely do not want to do Prolia for the rest of my life.
I just turned 70, 5’4”, 125 lbs, have always been very active. My spinal is -3.1.
I am very concerned about the side effects of all these drugs (which is just going to slow me down) and the cost, as well. I just don’t want to become another sheep in the pharmaceutical flock. I have an appointment with my doctor on Wed. I really don’t know what to do.

@artisan3 you can do Reclast or another bisphosphonate after Evenity to "lock in gains." I have been told that I might be able to take a medication break after one or two infusions of Reclast following Tymlos, with adequate monitoring. Prolia is difficult to get off and according to my docs and McCormick's new book "Great Bones," the process of getting off requires careful timing of transition to Reclast to avoid sudden bone loss.

I took, never wanted to be part of supporting the pharmaceutical I dustrial complex. However, I .just also say I am grateful for some other drugs that help me. I can't imagine it having the choices. As for the difficulty of these choices I refer us to the Jungian therapist Marion Woodman who spoke of "holding the tension of the opposites".

I understand those feelings EXACTLY. The doctors frighten me about the possibility of having a bad compression fracture. But at this point I am equally frightened of the possible drug side effects. While my last bone density test showed a -3.4 in my lower spine the statement at the end of the report said “10 year probability of major osteoporotic fracture is 10%. “ That is a 90% probability of no fracture. Yet the doctor insists I need to be on osteoporosis meds. I know how generous pharmaceutical salespeople are to doctors who prescribe their drugs and I know their companies make billions from osteoporosis drugs. I don’t want to be one of those “sheep” either. This is way more stress than I want to have in the last chapter if my life!

I have concerns about Reclast because it is a bisphosphonate, like Fosamax. I had a bad reaction to Fosamax and Bonita.
I guess I’d rather take a chance on Reclast, given only once a year, rather than be saddled to Prolia.

Perfectly said! Please don’t think I am knocking pharmaceutical companies. They have produced miracles for millions of people. I am only speaking of my own personal experience, with the osteoperosis.
I looked into Tymlos and Forteo and looks like I would have a large copay. Checked out the assistance and don’t think I qualify. I am calling Medicare tomorrow to discuss options.

I understand, and I also am not knocking pharmaceutical companies. They save millions of lives. But i also understand that they are a business . The doctors and scientists and researchers are heroes and i believe people who truly care about saving lives. I think perhaps the business people who run the companies might be a bit profit driven.

I agree with the statement that MD's do get compensated for prescribing medications. That is why this is a difficult decision to make for all of us. In my case the thought of me not being able to care/play with my ( 27 pound) first Grandson because of a spinal compression fracture really frightened me. I went to more than one specialist who all agreed I needed to be on something. As I have stated in other posts no medication has ever helped me. My new Endocrinologist said basically " It's better to be on some medication to hopefully prevent a fracture". Every medication has risks, but the thought of a fracture either in my hips or spine would be a lifetime of pain and complete change of lifestyle for myself and my family.