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Struggling with making an osteoporosis treatment decision
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Aug 28 5:43pm | Replies (707)Comment receiving replies
Thank you for this information about your experience with Tymlos. Do you know what bone medication you will be on after completing the Tymlos . I am so afraid . I have side affects of meds like antidepressants and others. I have had several compression fractures this year.(so painful and slow to heal) My doctor is suggesting Tymlos .
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Hi autumnanna. My doc wants me to do a partial dose of Reclast (1/4 dose?) and monitor, and I can then take a break from meds until DEXA shows a need. He is a top doc at a top hospital. I have also discussed Evenity with him if I am not happy with results from Tymlos. (You can take Evenity after Tymlos but not the other way around).
I have side effects to sooooo many medicines. Brand name and certain manufacturers may be better for me. I tried Forteo years ago and had a weird reaction and saw an immunologist w/out success. So I understand.
I like Tymlos because the delivery pen is adjustable. I tried just two clicks out of 8, as I wrote before. I have been on 7 clicks for a year. My doc was even okay with 6.
I would try not to panic if you have side effects at first. Headache, heart palpitations (I didn't have those), dizziness, nausea- ALL went away within a month and at two clicks I had no side effects.
Tymlos will help you heal the fractures as well as prevent further ones. It is especially good for spine, I have been told. I feel sooo much better. I spent months in bed and just walked 21 miles in two days 🙂 I will never be able to lift a lot and I am a tiny person now, 5'1" down from 5"4 1/2 "!!
Good luck!