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Your comment means a lot. I am 77 and also not medicating. I am trying a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1034976/

Discussion: What would you do? Medication.

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

Personally I would wait on meds. But some docs are prescribing for mild osteoporosis. Keep in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/995666/

Discussion: Mild osteoporosis DEXA scores: what would you do?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Jan 11, 2024

My endocrinologist does not use Prolia because of the difficulty getting off without a drop in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/922279/

Discussion: Has anyone improved bone density without meds?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Aug 31, 2023

Good evening @ferrer1105 It sounds like you are ready to begin the Tymlos journey. I see...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/916311/

Discussion: Has anyone been using Tymlos?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Aug 21, 2023

Hello. Yes I stopped Evenity after seven months. I could not tolerate the side effects (coughing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/907611/

Discussion: Has anyone stopped Evinity before a yr ?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Aug 4, 2023

I was told recently that (bone-building) meds are definitely needed below -3.5. But if they are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/867518/

Discussion: Medication efforts:

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: May 27, 2023

bruce and ruth1970 - I am getting ready for my 9th shot of Evenity. I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/841507/

Discussion: Success with Prolia?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Apr 11, 2023

I am getting ready for my 8th shot of Evenity. I have not had any serious...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/821723/

Discussion: My Experience on Evenity for Treating Osteoporosis

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Mar 6, 2023

Hello I have completed 6 months of Evenity. Yes, I have had side effects beginning after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/811814/

Discussion: Anyone taken Evenity (romosozumab) for Osteoporosis?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Feb 15, 2023

Two things I have heard but cannot cite or confirm. One, Evenity is less of an...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/777776/

Discussion: Anyone taken Evenity (romosozumab) for Osteoporosis?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Nov 26, 2022

@callalloo the two you mentioned were taking bisphosphonates for "well over 10 years." Are people taking...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/715005/

Discussion: Prolia treatment for osteoporosis: What is your experience?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Jun 7, 2022

@katgirl it helps to see an endocrinologist. Was it a primary care doctor who prescribed Reclast?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1190669/

Discussion: My Experience on Evenity for Treating Osteoporosis

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Dec 15, 2024

Susan I finished evenity in November of 2023 and was very concerned about what comes next....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/978411/

Discussion: My Experience on Evenity for Treating Osteoporosis

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Dec 11, 2023

I guess the reason I post is to demonstrate a variety of experiences, not to advocate...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1167721/

Discussion: Which one to choose: Evenity, Tymlos or Forteo?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Nov 4, 2024

I started Evenity in July. I had debilitating back pain for three months prior when I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1156456/

Discussion: Anyone taken Evenity (romosozumab) for Osteoporosis?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Oct 13, 2024

Guess what @gently! I just saw a message addressing my questions about choosing Forteo ..she prescribed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1095535/

Discussion: Does anyone know if I can get dental work done before starting reclast

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Jun 28, 2024

I had been diagnosed with Osteopenia a few years ago but my Dex’s scans have been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/969518/

Discussion: Bioidentical hormones for osteoporosis

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Nov 23, 2023

This resonates so much. I have gone for second and third opinions, incl Two endocrinologists, general...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/933375/

Discussion: Struggling with making an osteoporosis treatment decision

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Sep 20, 2023

I had heard from a doc last week and also read in McCormick's "Great Bones" book...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890620/

Discussion: Tymlos side effects I've encountered

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Jul 5, 2023

I apologize if my previous explanations about CTx to P1NP (CTx:P1NP) were unclear. Let me attempt...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1099229/

Discussion: Bone turnover markers (CTX and P1NP): do you have a baseline?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Jul 4, 2024

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