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I am 71 with Osteoporosis. Been on and off Alendronate since 2009 for a total of 7 years and had no difficulty taking the medication. Had Evenity in 2023 with 11% increase in spine bmd, 4% in femoral neck and 6% in hip. This was followed by Alendronate for a year to lock in the gains. Then Alendronate holiday again for a year. Seeing my endo soon and I think the plan is to stay off meds for another year. But my spine BMD went down 4% (T-score 0.7), Femoral Neck down 3% (T-score -2.9) and hip down 1% (T-score -1.8). Forearm T-scores are -2.5.
Looking for some suggestions as to what might be better than another year off alendronate to discuss with my doctor.
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