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Teriparatide and transition after 2 years
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@lightlifts I greatly respect gently 's opinion, and her decisions for her own care, but she is just speculating on the long-term benefits and possible side effects. No offense meant at all, but all she can do is speculate since there are no studies. That's her choice.
I personally would not use Tymlos for more than two years. If it hasn't been studied, I'm not going to make myself the guinea pig. I got great results in the time I took it, and I'm satisfied with that. I'm happy to not be taking it any longer.
P.S. you mentioned your drug plan. You can sometimes get approval for an exception if you've been taking the medication. Most insurers don't expect you to switch drugs mid-stream for something you're taking for just a year or two. Is this a Part D plan or just regular insurance?
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@njx58,
before I accept too much credit--
At 24 month the endocrinologist I see advised me to stay on Forteo. He is one of those brilliant, older osteoporosis-only specialists with a deep understanding of bone morphology who stays abreast of the latest research on osteoporosis.
Only an insurance adjuster avoiding payment would call my treatment experimental. Technically, prescribing an FDA approved medication with a dosing variation different from the OED suggested dosing is not experimental.
So this doctor after looking at ten years of carefully requisitioned labs and bone scans said, "I think you should stay on Forteo." He never did say--or you could take this or that other medication. I never registered the eagerness I felt. I asked calmly, even seeming reluctant, "For how long?"
Some patients refuse to follow professional medical advise. I merely yielded.
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@njx58 I can pay a little more for a different part D plan and have Tymlos covered. May I ask what you personally transitioned to after the Tymlos, and if you had good results? I can't take oral bisphosphanates, don't want Prolia lifelong not sure what to do. Reclast infusion scary to me. TY