@ipg Thank you for asking 🙂 I seem to be doing well on it. My endocrinologist is the one who chose the Forteo. His son in law, also an endo, has been doing a study on it for UCSF and my doc had been taking it himself. I wasn't familiar with Tymlos. I trust this doc so I did a little research and was grateful when it was approved by my Medicare and my supplement insurance.
I have followed a few tips here to avoid side effects....namely drinking 2+ quarts of water daily and taking it right before I go to bed. I also added MK4 that I take at the same time as it is short acting like the Forteo and is now being discussed as a better form of MK4 to help the calcium go where it's supposed to. I'm sure the jury is still out on that but it's easy to do.
I have had a few muscle spasms but I've had those in the past and I'm not sure what it is related to. I started taking a small dose of CALM...a magnesium citrate that you put in water to drink like a tea. I just saw that they have Mag Glycinate version as well.
I forgot to take it a night or two so I've taken to setting an alarm on my phone and putting it out in plain view so I'll remember. It's definitely a commitment.
The thing I like about Forteo...and probably Tymlos as well, is that it is short acting. Some of the meds that are an infusion once or twice a year or whatever were worrisome to me. If you have a problem with it, you are stuck with the effect for a long time!
To follow the Forteo? I'm not sure yet but I'm thinking of asking even before I finish, for topical estrogen and some form of progesterone as well as maybe a few months of Fosamax if I can tolerate swallowing it.
I'm not aware that Forteo or Tymlos messes with jaw bone like Fosamax. I might just not know about it. I've had jaw bone loss in the past because of dental infection so hope the meds don't cause more! I will keep an eye on that with my dentist!
Best wishes to you figuring out your path.