Hi @gently
I am one of those people that do not get along with many pharmaceuticals. I got the Covid vaccine and almost died, my immune system tanked and I left the planet for 3 days. Unfortunately, I have countless experiences I could share, many of them efforts to increase bone. I was diagnosed with osteopenia at the age of 39 and am now 73. Back then, not much was known about osteoporosis drugs and the options were limited. After having reactions to a few of them, I went on hormone replacement therapy. Then, in the 90's they said that HRT caused uterine and breast cancer so I bailed on that and just maintained on a healthy diet and throwing weights around in the gym. Seemed to make the bone loss only gradual until about 5-6 years ago when my scores became terrible and I broke my back. I tried a few oral meds and felt like they were eating the inner lining of my digestive system. Then, I broke my back again so I got serious about being hopeful that there was something out there for me. Forteo proved that wrong. After that reaction, I wanted to try again since I knew how the reaction behaved. So, after the reaction cleared up, I shot myself for another 5 days before the monster re-appeared, this time in my upper body and throat. The minute it re-appeared, I swallowed steroids and antihistamines and headed back to the endo to see what was next. Tymlos was on that list but is very similar to Forteo so my doc said a reaction with it could be extremely serious and did not think it would be a good decision.
I am getting my hormones tested and most likely going to start HRT again. Testosterone is pretty interesting in the role that it plays in bone building so let's see what happens. I do not feel as frail as I did when I fractured multiple times so I am back to body weight exercises with hopes of grabbing heavier things at some point. Hoping that I do not start my period again (that would be something) or grow a beard.