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Undecided choice of drugs for Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Sep 8 8:12am | Replies (393)Comment receiving replies
That’s for great information. Forteo sounds good but I have no insurance that covers Forteo and it’s thousands per month. I need a drug which is covered under Part B of Medicare and that’s Prolia and Reclast. I don’t care for either. I currently looking for a drug that’s natural. I only have one prescription for High Blood Pressure so I’m unaccustomed to an ongoing drugs.
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I took 12 shots of Evenity for a year. I didn't have any problems on Evenity. I had painful broken bones and then I found out that I had Osteoporosis. The surgeon would not do surgery to fix me until I had treated my bones. After two years, I am having surgery next week. I don't ever want to have another broken bone in my back again. I went on Prolia twice per year in September. I have had one shot of Prolia but I have reservations about this drug.
My insurance paid for Tymlos but not forteo.
Ask about Tymlos which is similar to Forteo.
There is a generic for Forteo now. Maybe you could try that. My compounded hormones are comparatively inexpensive, but cost varies among pharmacies.
The price for Forteo is absurd. I'm about to start on it and there is an $8000 catastrophic out of pocket cap (Medicare) after which you pay $0 which averages to about $680 a month. Next year, the cap will be lower, but I'm not certain of the amount. I'm going to try to swing Forteo because it seems like the best choice for me out of a lot of scary and undesirable choices, and I sure as hell don't want to fracture. The cost is ridiculous.
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Peace44,
There’s also Evenity. I’m currently on Evenity. So far, so good.
I don’t know if there is a natural drug?