Good evening @cpierre, Welcome to Connect and to this very important discussion about osteoporosis medications. Many of our Connect members are checking in to update their experience. Let me know if you need help finding all of the different discussions and posts. Most of them are in this Bone, Joints, and Muscles Group.

My endocrinologist had the challenge of finding a non-biophosonate for my severe osteoporosis. My body reacted with bone pain when I tried Boniva. She ordered a lot of images and analyses of kidneys and calcium and other things I wasn't too familiar with at that point.

I chose Tymlos and I have to say, I have had no side effects other than a bit of nausea the first few days. I seem to tolerate the injections well and always do it in the morning. I am in month 9 of a planned 18 months. Then, I hope there is something other than bisphosphonate to keep the new bone healthy.

Last month I traveled for the first time with the Tymlos kit. Everything was fine although I am glad Tymlos is stable and doesn't have to be refrigerated. Forteo does need to be refrigerated.

But most of my Tymlos decision was based on the fact that with daily dosing, you can quit any time if you have an issue. With monthly, bi-annually or annual treatments, you are not able to just stop if you run into side effects trouble.

So...take some time to become familiar with what folks are thinking and feeling.

Be safe and protected,
Chris