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Forteo (teriparatide) followed by HRT: My Experience
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jun 22 9:00pm | Replies (237)Comment receiving replies
@lynn59
I also have some mild coronary artery calcification - my cac score is 38. I consulted with 2 cardiologists, and both reassured me that HRT is reasonably safe in my case, though they both set target goals for my LDL-c and HbA1c. Have you had a chance to speak with a cardiologist about your situation?
Since HRT takes a few months to reach its full antiresorptive effect, the ideal timing for starting it isn't entirely clear. I began right after finishing Forteo, while psmnonna overlapped hers with Tymlos. In the end, both approaches seem to have worked, based on our DXA results.
Please keep us posted on what you decide and how things progress. I'm rooting for you.
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@mayblin thanks as always for response. I have talked to my cardiologist about it and he felt I should stick with the osteoporosis medications, as he said there are decent choices out there now. He wasn’t completely against BHRT, but he felt the risks may not outweigh the benefits. He said pulmonary embolisms are likely my biggest risk with estrogen. I’m 18 years post menopausal and 67 years of age. You were right on the cusp of the medical arbitrary cut-off of 10 years post-menopausal and 60 years. of age. I do really want to go on it, but I am afraid. Strokes and embolisms are killers, not just side effects. And that’s what scares me, yet I’m still strongly pulled to it as it just feels more right than Reclast.