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question about being on osteoporosis medication for 25+ years
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Feb 23 7:58am | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
@cat1203 I did four months of Tymlos and two months of Forteo before switching to Evenity. This is all since June 2024, so not quite 2 years.
I was not tested between the Tymlos/Forteo and Evenity. I haven't had a DEXA since June 2024 and my insurance company only allows them every 2 years so my next one will be this July.
I've also been on bioidentical HRT for years.
To be clear, I am not saying that one can just use lifestyle to reverse osteoporosis. I tried for four years and it didn't work. I also recently found out that I have hypercalciuria which may have contributed to my lack of success using lifestyle changes alone.
My hope is that by taking anabolics and addressing my hypercalciuria, it might be possible to avoid spending the rest of my life on osteoporosis medication. A lot also rides on whether this anabolic therapy has helped at all. If I haven't had a gain in bone density it doesn't make sense to me to continue with meds long term.
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@oopsiedaisy thanks for the clarification. So, did you switch to Evenity because you were suffering side effects from the Tymlos and/or Forteo? I'm currently on Forteo and like you don't yet know if it's helped. Assuming I've had good gains I plan to follow up with Reclast for a year or 2, at which time I hope to go on a drug holiday, even if I have to go back on something eventually. Like you, I hope to avoid spending the rest of my life on osteoporosis meds. @shorty321 I know my responses haven't addressed your question and went off on a little tangent so I apologize for that. I don't have an answer unfortunately and I'm not sure doctors do either, except to just keep switching to different drugs when we hit the time limit on each one. Maybe the best we can do is get a drug holiday between drugs and keep an eye on DEXAs to know when we need to start up with something again.