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I am afraid of trying Tymlos and other drugs due to side effects
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Sep 27 2:28pm | Replies (151)Comment receiving replies
I, too, am cautious about taking any osteoporosis medications. I feel like I was getting regurgitated Amgen sales spiel at the osteoporosis clinic so will be seeing an endocrinologist on Wednesday. I want to fully understand my options; the good, the bad, and the ugly. I do not exist to be a lifetime income source for pharmaceutical companies so prefer taking the minimum needed. I have successfully declined statins that they want everyone taking. There must be a major benefit to offset the cost (risks).
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Every person's bone density and bone quality are different so that's great you are asking questions and committed to get information from several reputable sources to make an informed decision about osteoporosis medications. After doing a lot of research, reading, and conferring with my endocrinologist, I decided to take an anabolic medication (Forteo) and will follow it up in 2 years with an antiresorptive like Reclast. This sequencing will require 3-4 years. Also, re: your statins remark: I was unable to lower my high cholesterol levels through diet and exercise. I felt the benefits of statins (mainly lowering my cholesterol levels and the risk of heart attack and stroke) outweighed the risks. To my knowledge, I have had no side effects.