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Forteo (teriparatide) followed by HRT: My Experience
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Feb 20 8:32pm | Replies (190)Comment receiving replies
@mayblin I am on Teriparatide and will do the full 18 month course. Prior to this I took Forteo in 2016, one shot of Prolia and then 5 years Raloxifene . I am planning to go back on Raloxifene. It would be very helpful to Osteoprosis treatment if someone would gather research on second courses of Forteo/Teriparatide as this appears to have the least side effects and has done well for me. My endocrinologist is really pushing follow up with Evenity, but why change a good recipe? I had 13 compression fractures prior to treatment with Forteo and have not fractured since.
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@broken13 Forteo worked really well for you the first time - no new fractures is the best proof! There isn’t much data yet on retreatment, so it’ll be exciting to see how your second round turns out!
Your endo is probably thinking about Evenity if more bone building is needed to further reduce fracture risk, depending on your next DXA. If your BMD looks solid, then focus will likely shift to maintaining those gains with an antiresorptive.
Your Forteo -> raloxifene (and repeat) plan could work again if your endo feels it fits your situation. It really comes down to what your bones need next.
Good luck with your next steps and hope your DXA gives you reassuring results!
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@broken13 wow 13 compression fractures?? Makes no sense to change it since you didn't have a compression fracture done using Forteo.