Does anyone know, if Tymlos is causing the fat gain?

@njx58
Were you able to lose any of the belly fat? Or maybe it’s too early to tell. It’s so distressing.

Yes, there have been a lot of user reports of weight gain in the abdomen. I personally think it's just water. Maybe it's the body's way of protecting areas that get frequent injections. I stopped Tymlos two months ago, and I notice that my abdomen is not as soft as before.

@calofmichigan
Hi,
No, I can’t; I’m asking people who are familiar with this issue. I have been taking Tymlos for 10 months and will need to continue for 2 years. After that, I plan to work on the weight I have gained during this time. I just wanted to check if others have experienced this issue. If anyone has completed 2 years of Tymlos and was able to lose the gained fat, please let us know. I used to be very thin and had a fit, stylish body.

I’m sorry, but there is no evidence/science that fat helps your bones. It goes against academic foundational science, health andcommon sense. When people get past middle age, they lose the ability to maintain their bones the way they did in the earlier parts of their life. Hormones are required and play a very significant part in getting what is needed to get to the bones. There are two processes involved in bone breakdown. One is the ability to turn over the bon cells and the other requires making them denser.. Much of this is also dependent on your genetics. In addition, what you eat does not directly impact bone quality, your body regulates what it needs to do and you can’t control it through diet alone. Of course, we advocate for the most nutritional diet you can get.
I would proffer that any kind of unnecessary fat is detrimental to health, guided best buy a credentialed doctor or osteopath.
Most of us here have found that our bellies have gotten fatter with the medication use. I wish people hung around to tell us what happens when they finish. Are they able to get their belly back to normal? .
Medicines always have some kind of side effect to go along with them. Not taking the medicine is a risk. Not taking the medicine and falling is a risk. Visceral fat is a risk, especially if it is left to start depositing itself around organs like liver and heart.
Unfortunately, I think the pharmaceutical company is dishonest about the belly fat. Because if us women knew in advance we would be hesitant to take the medicine. I hate what has happened to my waistline, but common sense tells me I would hate fracturing my shoulder if I fell worse!

@loriesco I have my last dose of Evenity on 4/10 and will report back whether I was able to lose the 8 lbs that I have gained from the anabolics (Tymlos then Forteo then Evenity). Keeping my fingers crossed.

@loriesco
Thank you for your reply and comment, but I received this comment and information exactly under my question I attached above.
Doesn’t that information enough evidence for getting fat and that all the people are complaining of getting fat on their abdomen area under my message?

@npoursafar actually no. There is only a very very small amount of people who correspond in this area who knows about the gazillion of people that take the medication that aren’t saying they are getting fatter around their belly. Most times people think things that are causal are actually not. Many times on the Mayo Clinic. A lot of people will agree to something but there’s no scientific evidence of a direct correlation. It seems like it might be causal, but you don’t know for sure. For example, most people get more visceral fat over two years around their belly in their 60s and 70s. At exactly the same time they’re taking the medication. So how do we know for sure? And I’ve also never heard anyone say they’ve lost it after they’ve stopped. Of course most people don’t come back or hang around after their they finished the two years of medicine. I called the pharmaceutical company. I’ve talked with UCSD and there’s no evidence. Which doesn’t mean there is a direct relationship. It just means that no one has set up a test for it and concluded that the medication causes your belly to get fatter. However, I was really speaking to the statement above saying there was a connection between healthy fat and bones. I had a lot of human science nutritional science science chemistry physical science at university level and I don’t remember anything which relates to bone building or deterioration in relationship to fat. Fat is a thing in end of itself and bones are made of protein and minerals, not fat. I pulled this off of the Internet it might help: Bones are living tissues composed primarily of a flexible protein called collagen and a rigid mineral called calcium phosphate. This combination makes them both flexible and strong. They also contain living bone cells (osteoblasts, osteoclasts, osteocytes) that continuously remodel, repair, and strengthen the skeleton.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov)
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Key Components of Bone:
Collagen: A protein that provides flexibility and strength, allowing bones to bend slightly without breaking.
Calcium Phosphate (Mineral): Provides hardness, strength, and structural rigidity.
Bone Cells:
Osteoblasts: Form new bone tissue.
Osteoclasts: Break down old or damaged bone tissue.
Osteocytes: Mature bone cells that maintain the bone matrix.
Bone Marrow: A jelly-like substance found inside bones that produces blood cells.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov)
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Bone Structure:
Periosteum: A tough, thin outer membrane that covers the bone and contains nerves and blood vessels.
Compact Bone (Cortex): The dense, hard outer layer that gives bones their white color and strength.
Spongy Bone (Cancellous): A porous, lightweight, honeycombed material inside the bone.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic
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Bones are constantly remodeling, meaning the entire skeleton is renewed roughly every 10 years, according to MedlinePlus.
MedlinePlus (.gov)
MedlinePlus (.gov)

@loriesco The only thing I’ll say about the Tymlos abdominal weight gain issue is that it is a documented side effect for men that is clearly listed on their website, yet many women report it too. It’s just not listed as a common side effect for women.

@beachesanddreams I remembered reading it but it’s still not official. The clinical trials showed no weight gain in men or women or weight loss. last year I was injecting in my thigh most of the time and I didn’t have enough of a result. My physician assistant said it was fine, but after much research, I decided it wasn’t so I went back to injecting in my belly area only so I can have hopefully a better score next September when I test again. I do believe my belly has gotten fatter and more blubbery around the front. It’s unsightly and I hate it. I don’t know what to tell you. There’s no official information from any clinical testing so I am just going to cross my fingers that I can get rid of it later!

@npoursafar actually no. There is only a very very small amount of people who correspond in this area who knows about the gazillion of people that take the medication that aren’t saying they are getting fatter around their belly. Most times people think things that are causal are actually not. Many times on the Mayo Clinic. A lot of people will agree to something but there’s no scientific evidence of a direct correlation. It seems like it might be causal, but you don’t know for sure. For example, most people get more visceral fat over two years around their belly in their 60s and 70s. At exactly the same time they’re taking the medication. So how do we know for sure? And I’ve also never heard anyone say they’ve lost it after they’ve stopped. Of course most people don’t come back or hang around after their they finished the two years of medicine. I called the pharmaceutical company. I’ve talked with UCSD and there’s no evidence. Which doesn’t mean there is a direct relationship. It just means that no one has set up a test for it and concluded that the medication causes your belly to get fatter. However, I was really speaking to the statement above saying there was a connection between healthy fat and bones. I had a lot of human science nutritional science science chemistry physical science at university level and I don’t remember anything which relates to bone building or deterioration in relationship to fat. Fat is a thing in end of itself and bones are made of protein and minerals, not fat. I pulled this off of the Internet it might help: Bones are living tissues composed primarily of a flexible protein called collagen and a rigid mineral called calcium phosphate. This combination makes them both flexible and strong. They also contain living bone cells (osteoblasts, osteoclasts, osteocytes) that continuously remodel, repair, and strengthen the skeleton.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov)
+4
Key Components of Bone:
Collagen: A protein that provides flexibility and strength, allowing bones to bend slightly without breaking.
Calcium Phosphate (Mineral): Provides hardness, strength, and structural rigidity.
Bone Cells:
Osteoblasts: Form new bone tissue.
Osteoclasts: Break down old or damaged bone tissue.
Osteocytes: Mature bone cells that maintain the bone matrix.
Bone Marrow: A jelly-like substance found inside bones that produces blood cells.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov)
+5
Bone Structure:
Periosteum: A tough, thin outer membrane that covers the bone and contains nerves and blood vessels.
Compact Bone (Cortex): The dense, hard outer layer that gives bones their white color and strength.
Spongy Bone (Cancellous): A porous, lightweight, honeycombed material inside the bone.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic
+4
Bones are constantly remodeling, meaning the entire skeleton is renewed roughly every 10 years, according to MedlinePlus.
MedlinePlus (.gov)
MedlinePlus (.gov)