Does Tymlos cause muscle and body aches?
Recently been on Tymlos for a month and started getting deep muscle pain all over my body head to toe. Feels awful. Can't walk, hold things, touch things. I am on a very small dose only twice a week, so I thought highly unlikely, but I am super sensitive to drugs and also have spinal disease. AND the weather is changing lately...so I don't know what is what. My calcium levels checked out ok. I don't want to give up on the Tymlos as it was my last chance at something I could tolerate. But the body aches are also crippling.
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You should discuss with your doctor. Aches and pains on a low infrequent dose are not usual. Or it could be something else. You could try stopping it for a week and see if the aches go away.
@tkdesign, What Tymlos dose are you taking? Do you take it at bedtime to sleep through the initial side effects? I understand the sensitivity to medications, because I have the same issue. I can only tolerate a half dose of Tymlos. At first, I even had side effects on a quarter dose. Tymlos can cause pain, but it should not stay in your body for days. It is supposed to leave your body in 4 hours, but my side effects always lasted most of the day. @njx58 suggested skipping it for a week to see what happens. That is probably a good idea, just to determine if something else is causing your pain.
Yes, I've been on it for nearly a year. I still get muscle fatigue in my legs. Some days are worse than others. I'm on full dose. I get weird zings of pain here and there. Those zaps of pain go away. But, I still have leg muscle aches.
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2 ReactionsYes, I had muscle fatigue in my legs, depression and insomnia as well as horrible back spasms 10 minutes after the injection. Too much for me to tolerate in the long run.
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1 ReactionMy doctor said after two months all the side effects go away, and they did. I had to stop the full dose and titrate up parentheses start with smaller doses until I got to the full dose) but it was true after a couple months. Every single symptom went away. I think you have to do what you need to do to manage your life and also stay on the medicine if you can. It might mean having a couple goes at it. Good luck.
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2 Reactions@maymore I would get side effects also 3-10 after injection.
It took several weeks for them to ease up. Stick with it, it’s a means to an end. Try n look at the big picture. Warm wishes
Yes, I started having hip joint pain in both hips and could not walk without limping.
I started on half a dosage but that didn't help so now my doctor and have agreed for
me to stop talking Tymlos.
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