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Has this happened to you? BMD declines with both Prolia and Evenity
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Where did you read this about thyroid meds? I am taking them and my TSH levels are always at about 2.4. I was borderline about needing the medication 20 years ago, but have been taking it ever since. I asked my Endo about decreasing, but it's not happening. Since I am having so much trouble with my Osteoporosis and he is overly busy, he doesn't seem to want to mess with it.
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I have been taking thyroid meds my entire adult life. Currently my TSH is 2.5 and I feel tired, no stamina most of the time (i have hashimoto's thyroiditis). Would like to decrease meds because of osteoporosis, but don't want to feel even more tired. My endo says my TSH should be between a 4 and a 6 (even though 6 is considered hypo) because of my age (73) and having osteoporosis. I have resisted decreasing the thyroid meds. I have always read that the thyroid meds don't affect your bones unless you are taking too much and it is making you hyper thyroid.
Aren't you afraid to decrease meds and then have hypo symptoms?
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Here is a review article regarding the influence of thyroid pathology (hyper or hypo) on osteoporosis and fracture risk:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7151086/
In hypothyroidism, over treatment with levothyroxine is the main negative factor for bone health as this paper suggests.