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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: May 21 9:55am | Replies (232)Comment receiving replies
@mayblin Here are answers to your questions about my blood test results after taking Tymlos for 2 months:
P1NP
Dec. 1, 2023 30 March 5, 2024 112
CTX
Dec 1, 2023 205 March 5, 2024 774
I used Tymlos full-strength, daily, from Dec 22 to Feb 10, then reduced dose to 50% or 37.5%, till Feb 21. (Total, 2 months.)
I don't know what these numbers mean, honestly. My doctor's message about these results said only that Tymlos had the "expected effect."
Not sure what's meant by "relay drug." I didn't take anything for the 3 weeks between stopping Tymlos and starting Forteo. (So far, doing alternate days is feeling fine.)
Wishing everyone the best!
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@laurafuentes thank you very much for sharing your therapy experiences! Your sequence of treatment is intriguing, i.e., tymlos (forteo) after evenity. Although it is said that the peak bone building is during early months of eventy therapy, as shown p1np (a bone building marker) increases (I didn't check if clinical trials had monthly dexa scan to back this up), theoretically the short lapse of treatment in your case (dec 1 to dec 22) shouldn't cause too much "damage", or loss of newly built bone. This could be explained by the ctx trend changes published by the manufacturer.
Do you happen to have your baseline (before any bone pharmaceutical treatment) p1np and ctx? How about the data during evenity treatment?
Sorry about the ambiguity of the word 'relay'. Was trying to see if you used any drug in between evenity and tymlos, or in between tymlos and forteo.
Your p1np showed a great response to tymlos! You and your doc timed and chose very well. Should you joined connect a bit earlier, you'd know windyshores' tymlos dosing maneuver: ramping up or titration up. I also wonder if going back is an option at this point... keep us posted.
All the best!