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I wonder if Tymlos and Forteo only help trabecular bones.

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Mar 27 10:38pm | Replies (31)
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@sallyj2

I’m so sorry! That’s why I’m afraid of those drugs because there can be slight breakdown of cortical bone as mentioned in the patient pamphlets. What do your doctors say about Evenuty? It is supposed to be better for non-vertebral bones from what I’ve read and been told, I had a friend with a leg fracture that wasn’t healing who was told to add strontium citrate. I’m just still shocked that we can’t have reliable information, I hope you begin to heal quickly.

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drsuefowler | @drsuefowler | Mar 25 10:18am

Thanks for your response @sallyj2. I was wondering about Evenity and will talk to my endo about it. I'm so sensitive to so many meds that I liked the idea of taking a lower dose of Tymlos. I haven't seen the patient pamphlets that show that there can be breakdown of cortical bone, but since they state that it must be true. I am taking a half dose of strontium citrate. Did your friend's leg finally heal?

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windyshores | @windyshores | Mar 25 6:28pm

@sallyj2 just want to repeat: Tymlos does not apparently cause loss of cortical bone, as Forteo might- according to my docs.

And I had 9% gain in hip on Tymlos.

ps this is not to say Forteo isn't a good medicine!

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