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Is anyone taking TYMLOS losing their hair?
I’m on my second month of TYMLOS nightly injections and my hair is falling out. I don’t have very good hair to begin with and each time I washed it, a little was always in the drain strainer, but lately it’s four times as much coming out. My finger nails are strong and nice, but my hair is coming out at an alarming speed. I take all the vitamins and recommended supplements. I don’t use a brush or a tight comb. It’s curly and after I wash it, I usually use a conditioner and a wide tooth pick.
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@bharris202 I drink the chocolate protein drinks. I wear dentures and although they fit good, I just hate putting them on unless I go out somewhere. I try to eat cod, etc. I really don’t have much appetite and living alone, I hate to cook now. Plus, I’m on cholesterol lowering drug and I love hard boiled eggs. But when I read how much protein they have, I was disappointed. If I could afford to order from DoorDash every day, I would do it, lol. One order usually makes two meals for me.
@alidamc i’m 12 months on Tymlos now. I am so needle phobic that when I had my ears pierced I fainted. I thought I could never do this, i.e. self inject. But now it’s just something I do and only on the rarest occasion, does it actually hurt when the needle is going in which means I’ve selected a bad spot. What helps me the most is to pinch enough skin where I’m inserting the needle and I guess that allows the needle to go in without touching any muscle. I believe that is why it would hurt. On very rare occasion, I get some blood, but otherwise, as long as I hold the needle steady, and I prop it up with my index finger from the other hand, there’s absolutely nothing uncomfortable. Once and only once I injected in a very bad place because I developed a hematoma that took weeks to dissipate. It could’ve been a bruise, but it was at least 3 inches Across and I had to avoid that side of my tummy. I also tried the thigh and that hurt. Not enough fat in the prescribed injection location, which of course is off label. I also read that thigh absorption is not as good with thigh injections so I don’t do that any longer. It’s not as though I look forward to self injecting, but I no longer dread it.
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2 ReactionsI am on Evenity and losing hair rapidly. It falls out while I am just sitting reading or sipping coffee. I also have developed horrible rosacea — bright red cheeks. The capillaries have expanded for so long that it is likely permanent. My doctor shrugs it off: “those aren’t known side effects.” They are for me!
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1 Reaction@dianne48 I had rosacea three times not on TYMLOS, though. Ask your primary care Dr. for the prescription medication. It’s a gel. Can’t hurt. Personally I think my diet at the time was responsible. That was years ago. But it cleared up and luckily hasn’t come back.
Yes, I started taking Tymlos 9 months ago and I have been experiencing dry as well as thinning/hair loss. Does anyone have a solution? Hair is long, I will probably need to go in and have it cut.
@wkruse I take supplements but they don’t help my hair now. My finger and toenails haven’t been affected. Someone else says it grows back when we stop taking it.