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I did Forteo for two years and experienced gains in bone density. Then followed with one Reclast infusion in 2021, which helped hold the gains I made with the Forteo. I’ve had no negative reactions to either medication. I did not do additional Reclast because my Endocrinologist and I are doing blood/urine bone marker testing every quarter to see if things are holding. At some point I want to try the intermittent approach of using Forteo for a couple of months, taking a break and going back to it as needed.
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@jmanj I'm very happy for you in regard to your success with forteo and reclast as a follow-up drug. Out of curiosity, did you end up with 1 reclast dose only? How long did reclast hold the gains from forteo for you?
I'm taking forteo currently, and need to decide a follow-up med if I go with the original plan, which my endo proposed reclast. I heard reclast could hold gain from forteo for up to 2 years in some patients.
I'm even more curious about you and your doctor's next step of intermittent forteo usage. Could you explain in detail how it's done if you don't mind? When using this approach, what blood/urine bone markers are you monitoring quaterly?
Thank you very much!
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Thank you so very, very much for this post. I need courage to take the Reclast infusion next July when the end of the second year on Forteo is. My endocrinologist, Dr. Mannstadt, at Ma General wants me to do this.