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Tymlos for life? My endo is telling me this
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Sep 4 4:01pm | Replies (63)Comment receiving replies
I really don't believe anyone can take Tymlos past 2 years. It doesn't even work after a year or two. I cannot find any new information indicating that the 2 year limit has been lifted. Forteo has been around longer and can be used for 2 years. It sounds like @zygote's doctor was meaning to say Prolia.
@madhub140 that link to Susan Brown's cautions about Tymlos and other drugs is very outdated, PLEASE anyone new reading those: the black box warning on Forteo and Tymlos concerning bone cancer was lifted. Not a single human has gotten cancer from these drugs.
Also, I was influenced in the past by Brown and others who dismissed effectiveness. Luckily I found a med I could take- Tymlos. I gained 20% in my spine on Tymlos and went from severe to borderline osteoporosis.
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Weren't you the one who told me that Tymlos CAN now be taken for more than 2 years? If you weren't maybe it was @gently?gently One of you did and I checked it out and posted the link. And it can be prescribed for more than 2 years. However, one is supposed to be then taking the Reclast when they complete the Tymlos for 3 years (the protocol now) and then you are done. Unless there is another reason your doctor finds to continue.
This was the article I believe I quoted from after one of you - I thought told me the restriction was lifted: https://www.ccjm.org/content/ccjom/88/9/489.full.pdf