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Forteo vs. Tymlos: Which did you choose?

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Apr 18 11:48pm | Replies (532)

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@curlylocks

First, I would like to thank Justin for telling me about this group. Hi Suze317, With the guidance of my new primary care doctor, I chose Tymlos. It is less expensive and, as you know, there is the convenience of not refrigerating the drug. Although Forteo has been around longer, it was explained to me by the Wake Forest Baptist Fracture Division, that the chemical makeup of both drugs is quite similar. Also, Forteo is a 24 mo. drug vs. 18 mo. on Tymlos. Unfortunately, both drugs are toxic! However, both my primary doctor and Wake said one fall and I won't recover. They believe I don't have a choice. My chiropractor preferred I take bone supplements, magnetic treatment and bi-monthly iv drips. The latter was not covered by insurance. While a much healthier alternative, sadly, our government doesn't believe in covering anything that is not traditional meds. I hope this info helps!

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@curlylocks I just checked the cost of Tymlos and on my Medicare D it will be @645 a month, then the donut hole, then less money. Are you on Medicare, and if so is that about what you pay?
JK

I don't understand how any phramacist would tell you hat "Tymlo couldn't be broken in half beause it's not marked"? It's not a pill, it's an injectable onlly. It's also not 80 mg (milligrams) daily but 80 mcg (micrograms), a different measurement. There would be no way to give yourself half an injection twice a day--why would you want to do that, anyway? The inection process takes about two minutes to prepare your injection site and do the injection, which you really can feel. The needle is very, very tiny. If you are a person who is generally afraid of needles once you've done the Tymlos injection once or twice you won't give it another thought!