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Undecided choice of drugs for Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Sep 8 8:12am | Replies (393)
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I would like to take Forteo. Or Tymlos, but I for two reasons I can't rught now . First my financial aid app hasn't been acted on yet & I will need that with Tymlos. Not sure about Forteo. Either way the application process can take a long time & I am only about two weeks into it & I am scheduled to start Prolia next week. And meanwhile I have been set up with an appt for Prolia! Not happy.
Need to point out that my bone density test that revealed my osteoporosis was last October & I am still not on anythin except calcum & vitamin D! But I haven"t fallen at all since I did a year ago May & fractured a wrist. So part of me thinks, my god, get ON something & the other part says, you've made it this far. Stick it out until the insurance kicks in & then get on the med I want. Probably Forteo as it's cheaper than Tymlos, I think.

I REALLY coiuld use some advice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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windyshores | @windyshores | Aug 2 7:57am

@guinevere did you do the application for Radius Assist for Tymlos? Mine did not take long at all. The doctor has to sign separately.

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tkdesign | @tkdesign | Aug 3 7:41am

I would not do Prolia...my endocrine dr had said once you start it, if you stop, your bone loss will be worse. I don't like any drugs that will set you back worse than you started and cause dependence. Due to connective tissue disorder I have osteoporosis already in early 50s, and the thought of being on some bone drug the rest of my life is depressing and daunting. It seems like whatever you take, then you have to keep taking something forever. I wonder if that is true. I've tried so many osteoporosis drugs and failed. My body is so sensitive to drugs, and I think they need more dosing options for women. We are not all the same body size, not the same. They need to consider the effects of being on hormone replacement also in conjunction with these drugs...I doubt this is studied. All that being said, hoping one day soon there is a bone building drug like forteo i might be able to tolerate. Every time i try an anti resorptive like fosamax or similar I get horrible body pains, jaw pain, teeth pain. I got awful headaches on tymlos, and insomnia/jaw pain trying Evenity.

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