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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Mar 15 7:14am | Replies (36)Comment receiving replies
Hi mayblin, I'm starting Forteo in April. I see that lots of water and salty food prior to injection seemed to help. How long before injection did you take water/salty food? Also, after 1.5 months did you still need to hydrate/eat salty food prior to the injection? Or did your body get used to Forteo and you resumed you normal eating/drinking patterns?
How much calcium were you consuming? I'm trying to get all 1200mg of calcium through food vs supplements. On a rare occasion, I take 250mg calcium at night if I don't reach my daily quota from food.
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Since my low blood pressure problem lasted 24/7, I didn't do hydration timing with forteo dosing, just drank throughout the day. After the initial one and a half months of 12 cups liquid, I went back to 10 cups (without extra salt, and i count all liquid such tea, decaf coffee, soup etc) per day. I didn't have GI problem so eating had been normal through out. Guess low blood pressure at beginning was the only side effects for me. Like some member felt, I will miss forteo after stopping it, since I felt safe on it.
I was taking 1000-1200mg calcium from food mainly from dairy for the first half of treatment. Later after discussing with my endo, we both felt diversifying calcium source is a good idea. And since I'm not that big, I'm taking 1000mg or so daily now, about 50% from dairy (not sure if it's still too much), remainder from dark leafy veggies, tofu, and bone in sardines etc. I know we have to have calcium. As far as the best source and the amount, I have doubts from time to time. As with many aspects of dealing with osteoporosis, I often second guess what am I doing.
Best luck with your treatment!