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@mary1951 I have low blood pressure and checked it with a cuff. If low before the shot I hydrated and ate something salty. After awhile I stopped doing that. I am so grateful to Tymlos and wish I cold take it again!
Interesting fact: I have atrial fibrillation sporadically and on Tymlos for two years didn't have a single episode.
I have several fractures and am the same age. Afte treatment I am back to tai chi though I have to take it a little easier than before. Still, I thought I would never do it again. Lifting will always be a problem though.
@mary1951,
I've never taken Tymlos.
Forteo has the same effect on blood pressure, though it could be more intense with Tymlos. I also have low blood pressure. Worried, I took blood pressure readings every second after my first Forteo dose. The drop is pretty much immediate, but starts to rise immediately after it drops. The drop is caused by vasodilation which you can moderate with something salty because (they say) that salt constrict the blood vessels as soon as it touches your tongue. And if you fill the expanded vessels with fluid, the heart doesn't have to pump so hard to get the blood circulating.
It's good to be careful in the first four hours after injection. Don't rush around cleaning things up, or climb any ladders, no motorcycles. Don't do a lot of bending over. Its a perfect excuse to take it easy, eating blue corn chips or green olives.
I wanted to have the third year with Tymlos, but my doctor isn't cooperating, so I'm having a third year of Forteo.
Mary, you might not be able to tolerate Tymlos, but you'll know right away and just stop taking it, or follow the windyshores' method, or join me on Forteo.
But more likely this will work out well--to stronger bones!