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Thank you for sharing that information. I will give it some time to see if my body adjusts. Haven't started it yet but I'm anxious to move forward.
I never mind anyone asking my age! I'm 67. Went through menopause at about 52-53. Diagnosed with osteo at 57. Refused meds, being the health conscious person that I am. Tried to build bone naturally eating a stellar diet, calculating all of my nutrition so that I met all targets, increased exercise to 2 hours a day, got a standing desk so was weight-bearing all day, blah blah blah. My next dexa 2 years later showed additional major bone loss so I knew I had to accept a pharmaceutical or I'd be in big trouble. I went on Forteo for 2 years, gained some bone back and then chose to go on HRT to maintain the gains. I was about 62-63ish at the time. That's my gory story! More info than you asked for but I share it in the hopes that it might help some others in their decision making.
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Hi teb, have you been able to maintain (or build) bone density with the HRT since going off Forteo 4 years ago? I'm 68 and was diagnosed with the beginnings of osteoporosis (-2.5). I had been on a low dose of HRT for many years but recently switched to the patch (0.5). I had a severely bad reaction to one dose of alendronate last fall so am going at this with exercise, diet, supplements, etc. all the usual. Also am hoping the patch will be more effective than the pill was. I know it's certainly safer (and I'm quite angry with all the doctors who never told me this but instead tired to get me to go off HRT completely - all women ironically). Thank you for the info. Again, wanting to know if you've had any loss since stopping Forteo. Thanks.
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So have you maintained all your gains on Forteo with HRT. Would love to know post 4-5 yrs.
Thank you!