Tymlos causing belly fat?

Posted by kaa1 @kaa1, Jun 3, 2024

I’m on Tymlos for about 2 1/2 months now. I’m not usually concerned about my weight. I stay pretty stable. I’ve noticed that my belly seems to be getting fatter. Has anyone experienced this belly fat situation from Tymlos? Is there anything I can do about it? Why is it happening? Thanks for any input.

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I have been on Tymlos three months and I noticed the same belly fat issue you described.
I’m stressed enough by several other side effects now and don’t want to deal with dieting on top of them. Unless it becomes a noticeable problem, I just try to eat healthy and wear more elastic waist or no waist clothing.
(I’m 73 years old and no one is looking that closely 😉).

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@bayoubuddhist

I found this somewhere…and had an appt with a specialist pharmacist in endocrinology (because I was aggravating my endocrinologist with questions he couldn’t answer) and discussed what I had found and he agreed that TYmLoS can do this as it affects the parathyroid. My endocrinologist insisted that it wasn’t in the list of side effects. I call “BS”!
“ Tymlos and fat gain

The literature of experience with parathyroid treatment is replete with abdominal thickening. Enough of that literature had reached scientists that they determined that high levels of calcium in the blood prevents fat cell apoptosis, even in individuals who have never taken drugs that work specifically by increasing serum levels of calcium through the administration of parathyroid hormone. Abdominal fat is also a feature of parathyroid diseases that increase serum calcium.

The statement regarding Tymlos (abaloparatide) and its association with fat gain can be examined through existing literature on parathyroid hormone (PTH) treatments and their effects on body composition, particularly abdominal fat.

Background on Tymlos and PTH

Tymlos is a synthetic analog of parathyroid hormone (PTH) used primarily to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. PTH promotes bone formation but can also have metabolic effects, including influencing fat metabolism.”

So it definitely sounds like TYmLoS is causing f the abdominal fat. I’m now wondering if injecting in the thigh makes a difference? I didn’t even know I could do that. I will
Start taking L-Carnitine as a fat metabolizer and boot it helps. I eat a clean diet and exercise but I am starting to look like a bloated spongebob. I am not happy.

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Has the L-Carnitine helped?

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