I am on Forteo injections. I beginning to think this is a money maker.

I'm sorry you are having all of this. Forteo isn't for everyone. Would your rheumatologist consider a trial of Tymlos. I don't know how you've tolerated Forteo for four months.
Reclast is mainly a threat to the kidneys during the first 9 to 11 days after the infusion. The risk can be lessened by a reduced dose. They know that 4mg is as effective as 5 for osteoporosis. And by a slower infusion, one hour instead of fifteen minutes. One endocrinologist orders a pre-infusion iv of fluids before Reclast. One clinic in Korea orders steroid before the infusion to reduce side effects. But some people do have long term side effects with Reclast.
Forteo may be the safest, but I don't think it's good for you.
Are your symptoms more intense in the four hours after injection or are they constant through the 24 hours.
The fatigue could be hypercalcemia. Is the rheumatologist monitoring your calcium levels.

@vmcgrantham Hello, I am not telling you want to do but Reclast has ruined my life. Every pain I had it intensified it. Not one good thing to say about it. I thought I was done with the pain in my shoulders and neck two months ago. But I started the excruciating. Pain all over again. Not one doctor has helped me . I really think that I am exaggerating. So so much pain

@gently no she doesn’t want me on that. She wants me to go on the Reclast . I was talking to somebody and they told me about kickbacks at Dr get so she gave me a website that shows you who gets kickbacks and I put my Dr in in the state and yes, she does get kickback from the stuff she sells.

@raelenewilma I agree with you. I haven’t even started it yet but I’ve been doing a lot of research and I don’t go by what just the Internet says I go by with the actual company so when I looked up Forteo, I looked them up. I looked up rec class class is worse than the other one it has more kidney issues. I can’t afford to have kidney failure. I went through kidney stones and kidney failure. I don’t need to go through that again. That was excruciating painful and jaw necrosis no thank you I can’t handle that so I don’t wanna do that either. I’ve been doing my research and I thought about the Tymlos but my doctor absolutely said no that would hurt my kidneys too. The problem is with all this stuff is see some of these doctors get kickbacks and I didn’t know that I was talking to somebody else on drugs.com and you pull it in the things and you can get things that people have gone through and this lady gave me a website to look up to see if my doctor is getting a kick back from selling either this drug or any of the drugs that she keeps pushing on me and she keeps pushing it like she just won’t let me give up on it. She wants me on one of the other and then she’s telling me that I’m gonna have more bone problems and stuff. Maybe I will maybe I won’t. I’m still taking my calcium my D3 K2’s and the sick thing is is that an order for it to leave your bloodstream to go into your bones you have to have D3 in K2, which is more important than anything else or these shots or nothing because they don’t go directly into the bones they go to your bloodstream, but I looked it up and my Dr is getting a kickback. They’re getting money for everyone they sell, which is sick so their pockets are more important than my health.

@vmcgrantham

What is your rheumatologists rationale for insisting on reclast rather than tymlos?

@gravity3 I really don’t know. She didn’t answer me. She just said that she thinks that the Reclast is better but I don’t understand that she’s saying that the other one has pretty much the same effects as the Forteo does but the Reclast is more harmful for me could you get more kidney stones and kidney problems and there’s more chances of jawbone necrosis and I have had kidney stones and almost kidney failure so I shouldn’t be taking that. I don’t understand the only thing I could think of is like I looked it up and she gets these kickbacks they get paid for this more. They sell the better pay they get for it. I don’t know. I really couldn’t tell you.

@vmcgrantham Hello, I am trying to find a lawyer right now . I wish we could get a class action suit going with this . I am sure you would agree it had ruined my life . I will feel better for a while then tremendous pains come. I went two months without any pain the came back with a vengeance . I don’t want this company to get a way with this. I am going to try and get enough women to get one going. What do you thinkRaelene

@raelenewilma Which bone drug are you taking that has given you these side effects. If it's Reclast, I read "there have been lawsuits against Reclast primarily due to allegations of serious side effects, including atypical femur fractures and kidney damage. Patients have claimed that the drug's risks were not adequately communicated, leading to significant injuries and medical expenses."

Instead of Reclast, why not Fosamax instead? At least if you experience bad side effects, you can stop taking it. But then you need to know the half-life of Fosamax (alendronate) is approximately 10 years after it is absorbed into the bone. So the drug remains in the body for an extended period, continuing to affect bone metabolism.

Before taking any bisphosphonate, read studies that have shown it offers minimal benefits for fracture prevention. There are discussions about this in this support group under "fracture benefits of bisphosphoates".

@daisy17 I was on Forteo but my doctor wants to put me on Reclast because of the side effects. I was having with the forteo which was jaw pain, a lot of pain in my back legs and arms. I was getting severe headaches, but the jaw hurts the most so they want to put me on this other one, but this other one’s worse than the forteo so I’m at the point where I don’t wanna go on anything anymore she won’t give me any choices. She tells me it’s forteo ,Prolia or reclast. I think she’s getting kickbacks for it though.

@vmcgrantham I don't know about kickbacks, she's probably just following protocol. Do you know your DEXA scores and have you ever fractured? If you haven't fractured and your DEXA score isn't too bad, tell your Dr you want to take a break from medications to do more research and decide what you want to do. Bones change very slowly, so taking a year to decide what to do is reasonable, in my opinion. My DEXA scores are severe, -4.1 in my spine and -2.7 in my hips. I have parathyroid issues so can't take Forteo or Tymlos. I read Fosamax doesn't offer much as far as fracture prevention, so I decided not to take any drugs. I'm 76 and have never fractured. My Dr wants me to take Fosamax, even said he'd prescribe 1/2 the normal dose, but he respects my opinion to refuse meds at this time. I'm taking a lot of supplements and hoping my DEXA scores at least stay the same and don't progress.