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Forteo weight gain…anyone experience this?

Posted by penk0213 @penk0213, Apr 16, 2023

I have gained weight recently at the 3 month mark of using Forteo. It is not listed as a side effect.

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tricia225 | @tricia225 | Oct 12, 2024
In reply to @ans "I am not experiencing this after being on Forteo now 4 months, however when I spoke..." + (show)
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I am not experiencing this after being on Forteo now 4 months, however when I spoke to the Specialty Pharmacy issuing my Forteo that people are posting this as happening - her response was you all should report it to the FDA as it’s only after they hit a number that is statistically significant that they can then add that as a potential side effect. If you all did this you could impact that and possibly change the information given as a side effect of that drug.

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I reported it along with three or four other women that I know of. I called Lilly who pleaded ignorance and then they took all my information and told me that they would send it to the FDA. Don't believe they will do anything. Lilly will now want to push Ozempic on us to lose the weight! lol
On a serious note, my doctor told me he was on the research team back in 2003 and they told him not to mention it because women wouldn't take it and "not enough of these women really gained weight, they're all in menopause". Now...if these were men gaining weight...!

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tricia225 | @tricia225 | Oct 12, 2024
In reply to @gravity3 "Belly fat can also happen with menopause. Are you on hrt?" + (show)
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Belly fat can also happen with menopause. Are you on hrt?

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I was on HRT and never had a dexa. I went off the HRT, moved to another state and that is when my compression fracture happened. The immediate drop in estrogen unmasked the genetic osteoporosis that I never knew was there. I never ever had belly fat through menopause or while on HRT.
I have been off Forteo now for three months; I feel like my old self energy-wise and while there is still a jelly roll around my once 27" waist, my stomach was flatter after the first month off that stuff. It moved the needle the tiniest bit in the right direction and while I'm grateful for the added density, I wish they'd tell about all the side effects.

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ipg | @ipg | 3 days ago
In reply to @brookebloomingdale "I have certainnly experienced weight gain in a very short amount of time. However I have..." + (show)
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I have certainnly experienced weight gain in a very short amount of time. However I have also experienced many side effcts from about the 3 week mark. Side effects I can find zero info about. Most concerning and odd was a drastic negative change to my cholesterol numbers ini a a 3 week span of time!. Sky high in such a short time and no other medication changes. I cannot find any literature on the subject. I have been unlucky enough to be able to check off all the other side effects they warn about however. Everything from bone/joint pain etc etc. I now have horrible instability and have had several bad falls in that short time as well. Seems rather unproductive for fragile bones!
I have certainly heard of others with weight gain but see no mention in any medical literature about it or the cholesterol concerns.

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@brookebloomingdale
Now that you are possibly done with Forteo what were your gains and side effects? What’s next? All the best

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coping | @coping | 1 day ago

Good morning. I took Evenity for the entire prescribed year. I gained 7 lbs in the 3rd month. I'm grateful for the increased bone density, but after losing a whopping three inches, the last thing my middle needed was additional weight. I know how to diet, so it's discouraging to not get positive results. But, I've had a year without fracturing any bones!

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