I am afraid of trying Tymlos and other drugs due to side effects

Glad to hear that. If I've learned anything on this site (and I've learned a lot), it's that a protocol that will require a trip to the ER for one person will elicit a shrug from another.

I want to correct my previous post @lnl. I just did my injection! I pinch up, inject, and let go immediately after injecting. No leakage at all. I was trained by endocrinology how to do this for my daughter, so I was fortunate to know how to do my own injections years later!

Thanks. I'll contact the nurse to have her explain again why she advises against it-- I don't recall it being about leakage. The reason it came up in the first place is that I told her I had learned on this site to pinch-- and I was sort of proud that I had learned that without her. Extra: I know at the beginning I was horrified at the thought of injecting into my belly, so I tried my thigh. That was a disaster.

My only discussion was with the nurse and she simply said: Stomach, your thighs are too thin.

I have never heard of just sticking a needle straight into the belly without pinching up. I would ask another nurse! You let go almost simultaneously with the injection- just a split second after you start pushing the green button. Otherwise I would feel like I might hit the wrong things!

Hi. I was just as terrified when I started reading about side effects, but I really didn’t have a choice, since I had experienced multiple vertebrae and rib fractures and the pain I had endured was something I could not get used to (nobody should try to get used to living like that).
Postponing treatment got me to a -4.3 (vertebrae) and -3.2 (hip) Dexa.
I had read in these groups about people starting Tymlos on a lower dose and working their way to the 80 mcg mark, and asked my doctors. They said they weren’t opposed as long as I moved fast into the full dose (a couple of weeks at the most), so I started my Tymlos last Tuesday at 3 clicks. I had 2 days at 3, 2 days at 4 and am moving to 5 clicks today.
This not only gave me the chance to adjust to the medication and the injection routine, but eased my fears.

Every medication has potentially serious effects (if you read aspirin’s full list of possible side effects, you might not take another one).

My experience with Tymlos so dar has been excellent. Very slight heart palpitations the first two days, for about 40-45 minutes, and a very slight dizzy sensation the day I moved to 4 clicks. Nothing else so far.

I would advise that you discuss with your doctor the possibility of starting low and working your way to the full dose. It has helped me a lot.

Also, I prepared a little table where I write every dose, time, effects, etc. to share with my doctors. It is in Spanish, but I’ll share it hoping it might be useful to you or anyone.

Thank you to much for the information. It really helps to know what to expect. I am going to try and start Tymlos soon because I can't manage the Forteo. They don't have a stepped dose so it is killing me and I can't stand the side effects which are much worse than those I have heard about with Tymlos. Wish they had a pill for the side effects!! LOL...of course that would be asking for Big Pharma to pay attention!!!

Good luck with your next 17 months.
PJ in San Jose

And good luck to you on Tymlos. You never know. Some people report a big nothing. I hope that is the case for you.

I have had no side effects from Tymlos after three months.

Testimonial: I'm at 6 weeks and no side effects from Tymlos. I used so much energy worrying about giving myself injections, I had nothing left in my body that could be effected 🙂 And, I do need to give credit to my neighbor, a nurse. She came over the first 4 evenings and talked me through the process.