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Tymlos side effects I've encountered

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Dec 3 9:58am | Replies (289)

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@lnl, I am on 4 clicks and plan to stay at this level. I am very sensitive to all medications and petite. I have been on Tymlos for 5 1/2 months and started at 2 clicks. I recently learned that I can't just buy the pens every 2 months. I started my third pen the other day and the side effects all came back on the same 4 clicks. I can tell that the medicine is so much stronger than what I was taking before, even though I always refrigerated it.

I am also learning that all 3 of the anabolics, Tymlos, Forteo and Evenity, appear to only help trabecular bone and make cortical bone porous. I broke my 2nd metatarsal in my foot. After 11 weeks it still has not healed on Tymlos. This is the 4th fracture in less than 2 years and all others have healed quickly. I wonder if the problem is the Tymlos. My endo wants me to keep taking it for my back (which has never fractured but has poor density according to my DEXA scan). My orthopedist suggested not taking it for a couple weeks to see if it helps. I am scared to do that. Does anyone know how soon you have to take a bisphosphonate after Tymlos?

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I stopped Tymlos after 6 months last October. I couldn't take all the side effects. I never really got beyond 4 clicks (once or twice on 5). In that short time my spine numbers (trabecular) increased (spine was not the problem), and one hip increased and one hip decreased (cortical). To answer your question at the end: since the goal of the bisphosphonate is to "lock in" gains, the sooner you start on it the better. My endo told me I could/should start immediately, but I took a week or two just to give myself a moment without taking anything. I struggled a lot with Tymlos, got wonderful support from people on this site, but ultimately I couldn't do it. Also, my hair (not all) fell out. I just couldn't do it.