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Reducing Forteo dose to every other day to reduce side effects?

Posted by mspatart @mspatart, Apr 6, 2023

Has anyone suffering from daily Forteo injection side effects modified the dose to every other day or to stopping for 3 days and then starting again for one to 2 weeks? I cannot tolerate the massive wave of side effects that hit me after just 2 weeks and can't find any information on how modifying the dose would 1. Reduce side effects, 2. Alter the effectiveness of the drug.

The only study I found was done on rats and the results seemed insignificant in terms of effectiveness.
Thanks to ANYONE OUT THERE!!

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njhornung | @normahorn | Nov 22, 2023

One dose of 56 mcg a week rather than 7 doses of 20 mcg on a daily basis has been approved in Japan

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judy58 | @judy58 | Nov 22, 2023
In reply to @06111945cc "I’m confused. You say: a higher dosage of Forteo has been approved. 56 mcg is taken..." + (show)
@06111945cc

I’m confused.

You say: a higher dosage of Forteo has been approved. 56 mcg is taken rather than the normal 140 mcg

Is this correct?

Is this what you meant to say?

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I am also confused regarding the comment.

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lkel | @lkel | Nov 23, 2023
In reply to @normahorn "One dose of 56 mcg a week rather than 7 doses of 20 mcg on a..." + (show)
@normahorn

One dose of 56 mcg a week rather than 7 doses of 20 mcg on a daily basis has been approved in Japan

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Isn't that less per week?

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wisfamily | @wisfamily | Feb 3 1:50pm

My Mom is only on her 2 nd dose of Forteo and has joint pain, lethargy and headache.

She cant take Evenity or Prolia.
She wont be able to continue taking this if the side effects dont improve 🙁

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jackieo1919 | @jackieo1919 | Feb 4 10:24am
In reply to @wisfamily "My Mom is only on her 2 nd dose of Forteo and has joint pain, lethargy..." + (show)
@wisfamily

My Mom is only on her 2 nd dose of Forteo and has joint pain, lethargy and headache.

She cant take Evenity or Prolia.
She wont be able to continue taking this if the side effects dont improve 🙁

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Sorry your Mom has side effects, I have none so far in 4 m. Good luck.

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bevlevvancouverbc | @bevlevvancouverbc | Feb 4 11:12am
In reply to @wisfamily "My Mom is only on her 2 nd dose of Forteo and has joint pain, lethargy..." + (show)
@wisfamily

My Mom is only on her 2 nd dose of Forteo and has joint pain, lethargy and headache.

She cant take Evenity or Prolia.
She wont be able to continue taking this if the side effects dont improve 🙁

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If you want…look up recent study about Forteo cyclical vs daily. I’ve posted the link on this study on Mayo Support group just a few days ago It may be better tolerated for some?

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