Has anyone been using Tymlos?

Don’t fall ever actually bc bones are more brittle with Tymlos and so they are harder to heal after a fracture.

Thanks for the note about Tymlos. Do you know where I can find the research that concludes with that decisive result.
Chris

No I was not suggesting jumping to 7!

You primed the pen and are fine. No need to prime again.

Air bubbles do not cause redness 🙂

You are doing two months of Tymlos and switching to evenity?

Good evening @kathleenintexas. Welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing so much of your bone health history in your first post. What a shame that you lost the positive bone-building from your experience with Forteo. I do note that you realize some of the test facilities use different scanning equipment. It might be wise to start a new scan series to make sure you have apples to apples.

Tymlos was my choice for two years and I had no side effects. The injections are simple and the refrigeration is not a problem. Unfortunately, I was placed on Tymlos while my scan scores indicated only osteopenia, not osteoporosis. Evidently, the endocrinologist was anxious to "sign me up". So there was no significant change in two years.

The problem for me came after Tymlos and I am happy to share that disaster with you as a warning when you are ready. I am good to go now at the "young" age of 80 and "hope" is alive again.

What are you most concerned about as you begin Tymlos?

May you be safe, protected, and free of inner and outer harm.
Chris

@cloud60 bones are not more brittle from Tymlos. Bones become more brittle over time with anti-resorptives like bisphosphonates (Reclast, Fosamax etc.) and Prolia, and to a lesser extent Evenity (in the last months). Tymlos and Forteo build quality bone, my doc has said.

My doc (Dr. Mc) said Tymlos speeds up both processes of bone-building, both the resorption and the building, so that the first few months on Tymlos the resorptive process would increase, making the bones more susceptible to fracture. I was more careful with my activities the first three months. I am in my 7th month now, so have confidence that I am past that vulnerable time.

@georgette12, @cireland, @curlylocks, Thank you so much for responding. Those are the exact reasons I chose Tymlos @cireland, The other reason is that it doesn't have to be refrigerated. I think @georgette12, you fell into the donut hole. The price is high for a month or so and then it drops to $8.00 give or take a few cents, for the rest of the calendar year. So..overall, it is a good idea. This is a new medication, and you are right it should be state of the art. I would like to stay in touch on Connect with folks who share a common medication for what we all want to avoid, fractures. Please don't fall now until it builds more bone. I am even thinking of getting a snazzy cane until I finish the 18 months.

I start Ttmlos next week. Quite nervous right now. I hope this works for me. These chats really help. I was freaking out because I didn’t see much chat about Tymlos. Now I see it’s the newest on the market !