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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Sep 4 11:48am | Replies (12)
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esb13, prior bisphosphonate use will slow the effect of Tymlos. I have read that there is a 6 to 12 month lag after Fosamax. Reclast binds more tightly to the bone than any of the other bisphosphonate medications, which is why it works so well long term to prevent fractures.
Your endocrinologist will order a six month and I suspect a 12 month P1NP.
Reclast stops the cells that break down bone, but the bones have to breakdown before they can be rebuilt.
Tymlos is trying to recruit those bone breaking cells. In a sense your medication are working against each other.
Eventually Tymlos will win.
I agree it is all so mind-bending.
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@gently - THANK YOU so much for your amazingly hopeful and knowledgable reply. My mind is now filled with: "Eventually TYMLOS will win". Amazing what encouragement does for the psyche. I did not know this about prior Reclast treatment! I was fearful they would take me off TYMLOS with such poor 3 month findings. I hope now they will let me hang in there for a 6mo and 12mo check-in. I cannot thank you enough for giving me hope. I have no side effects - none- from the TYMLOS and after seeing the results was wondering if that was a sign it was not working. But I will breathe deep, harness your positivity and realize this is a marathon not a sprint and keep trying my best.