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@lhankins

Me too. I am 64 and was just put on Tymlos. My insurance wouldn’t cover Evinity which also comes with a boatload of side effects but is a once a month injection over everyday self injections. I have only had three doses of Tymlos and I administer it (per pharmacist recommendation) at bedtime. I am kept awake by heart palpitations that I find frightening. I am told that this should pass after several doses. I have been active my whole life, but my biggest problem has been that I am small. I never had the bone density to start with that would have given me the benefit of staying off of medication. I am hoping for the best and that I can tolerate the full dose AND keep up the injections daily for this next year. The plan is as follows: one year Tymlos, one year Prolia and then one year Reclast. I’m terrified and will be following this thread to gain insight from others who have actually experienced the treatment over time.

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@jhankins there is no harm in backing down to 1/2 or eve n 1/4 dose of Tymlos. The pen has clicks that measure the dose and 8 clicks is a full dose. Many of us have done this and ramped up to give our bodies time to adjust. I got up to 7/8 dose and had excellent gains.

I had better luck with palpitations when I switched to morning. If your blood pressure is low, that can contribute. I bought a bp cuff and stayed well hydrated to keep bp up (salt helps too). Everyone is different!