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Mixed results 1 year after Forteo: What are your thoughts?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Aug 15 2:11pm | Replies (86)Comment receiving replies
I will stop Forteo on July 21,2024. At that time I need to have a Reclast infusion to hold any bone gains in place. My oral surgeon would prefer me to take Fosomax instead of Reclast, because of complications with the jaw bone should I need invasive dental work in the future. Are there any studies comparing the efficacy of Reclast vs Fosomax in holding bone gains after Forteo?
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@janflute i haven’t come across direct comparison of reclast vs fosamax in a clinical study. The impression i have is that reclast is more powerful. If you could tolerate fosamax and jaw bone is a concern, would fosamax be a better choice in your case, since you could stop using it for a while should oral surgery be needed?
In any case, it is said that effects on jaw bone is minimum if one uses 5 years of fosamax max or 3 annual injections of reclast max. Correct me if this is wrong.
I have a similar time table as yours. Need to decide what to do at end of forteo which is early September.
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@janflute I have read that Reclast is more potent but if Fosamax is the only one tolerable, it can help. I would ask your doctor because dentists don't seem to know that much about these meds and are afraid of all of them. My dentist was concerned about Tymlos which doesn't even affect teeth!