To Beckyc- Yes, as posted on 6/19, I am on a Tymlos-- a bone builder-- . It is is self- injected, which is not as easy as taking a pill, but not as bad as I had feared. I was quite surprised when, during the education appointment at my doctor's, I did not even feel much of a prick when I watched as I put the needle into my skin. Once you get used to it the injection was not a big deal. The first few times I had, maybe power of suggestion from reading of the bad reactions, a kind of headache for 5 minutes, but that stopped after a few injections. I also started injecting my self while sitting or lying down so I did not have dizziness that I had read about. Both Forteo and Tymlos are PTH (parathyroid hormone) analogs-- so some of the initial reaction may be the body adjusting to pth changes. if your own body has a short spike of pth, it does make your heart beat faster. Anyway, my doctor's analysis plus my reading the literature on the positive effects on done density led me to start Tymlos. I am 60, so I want to put more "bone in the bank" now ,starting from a base less-degraded by age. And my worst scores are in the spine, where Tymlos results were greatest. I do also consume calcium and exercise, but the attractive aspect of Forteo/Tymlos is that they do not just stave off loss but have increased bone density. Each person needs to make the positive/negative analysis with their doctor. I have been on Tymlos for 5 months now, and I do not feel much negative at all after injecting. Tymlos is the newer one, does not have to be refrigerated after first use. The needles, same ones apparently used for insulin, are very thin and the abdomen does not have a lot of nerves, so the injections are not for me painful, except twice when I went to far-- into muscle not fat. My instructor advised me (depends on one's fleshiness) to grab a pinch of flesh, which reduces liklihood of hitting muscle.
Good luck with whatever you decide. If you do start injecting, I would recommend sitting or lying for 5 min afterward, and giving it a trial for 2 weeks to see if your body adjusts to it. Mine did.

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