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Forteo vs. Tymlos: Which did you choose?
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I have read in some studies that using Reclast before Tymlos makes the Tymlos less effective. Reclast suppresses bone turnover so it is possible that Tymlos then grows bone starting with a base line of lower quality bone. At least that is the idea. The stupid thing is that insurance companies require you to fail another drug or have a fracture before getting approval for Tymlos, Forteo or Evenity. For Tymlos, there is a Radius Assist program that you can access by calling Tymlos Together. The form is on the Radius site but Tymlos Together reps can guide you. Your income needs to be below a certain limit to get help.
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@windyshores Hi from the tortoise. Am I reading the above text correctly? You have now switched to Reclast? If so when did you do that? I sent a private message to you a week ago but you did not reply. I was beginning to worry. I did 8 for a week come the second week I start pressure on my chest for only 8-9 minutes in duration. Monday my neck started getting worse. I could not move it right or left. Luckily I had an ortho appt. on Tues. The spaces are getting narrow between c3-4, 4-5, and 5-6. They going to do a cat scan. My head only wants to look down for relief. I have been up the last two nights and could not sleep. Please let me know how you are doing. The hare is worried. Also asked about K3 and boron added to your diet. Hope you are safe and well. KLH
I spoke with my "case manager" from Radius Assist program (Radius is the maker of Tymlos) today. I do not qualify for their monetary help but she is helping with the approval and prior authorization of Tymlos, which is going to be very helpful. She was also able to explain the process to me, which otherwise I would not have been able to figure out.
More information at their website about qualification for financial assistance at their website. I can't post a URL but if you are interested just Google "radius assist"
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Thank you! I am anxious to see if the Reclast will continue to work. I haven't seen many reviews yet on Evenity. I was emailing with one woman that was on Evenity. It didn't work well for her.