- New to this Board 19th March 2008
... emit. My t-score was -3.6 but has gone up to -2.6 on Forteo (which is a daily injection reserved for low bmd)...
- Question about Forteo pen priming 18th March 2008
... I am also a user of the forteo pen and know what you mean about the stream that comes...
- Tumor Found 15th March 2008
... well.
How all this affects the bone project with forteo will remain to be seen. I would doubt this has anything ... to do with the forteo .If there is any type of problem, I would think I would ... need to stop the forteo immediately and then what I couldn't say. Of course...
- I've got a Fracture 14th March 2008
... patient. But what I'm thinking is, since you took Forteo your osteoblasts may still be in a heightened mode ... that the surgeon would consider restarting you on Forteo for fracture healing for a short course, which is ... been stunted-so to speak-by a bisphos, and you took Forteo you might heal faster than you think.
Do you ... take a little longer, or maybe not since I'm hoping Forteo activated the osteoblastic activity in your body even ... though you've stopped taking it; Forteo has a long term affect on this (about 16 mos). Does...
... department. Thanks for the suggestion that I might take Forteo for a short period of time. I'll definitely ask about...
... advises. This month is the start of the 2nd year on Forteo ...and my expectations are high. I've mentioned before...
... Hi petal-pusher,
I'm not on Forteo . Just the usual calcium/magnesium/vit. d supps plus ... exercises, etc. I suppose I could have asked my doc about Forteo , but I got the impression that he only prescribes ... Forteo if a bisphos doesn't work, or the patient cannot tolerate ... script. The main reason I didn't want to start on Forteo (although I know it's helped very many people, as ... otherwise one could lose all the gain made from the Forteo . And quite frankly I didn't want to be stuck with ... reason.
It was interesting what you mentioned about Forteo helping produce darker hairs on your head. Perhaps...
- Forteo why refrigerate? 13th March 2008
... Hi Lainy Welcome: Forteo is a preishable product. If it isn't refrigerated ... you wouldn't be able to use it. Forteo only lasts 28 days as well, so you will be throwing ... pen, which you can't used since it will be expired. Forteo is a peptide, so you could look up the definition ... basically it's what I already said.
I've been on Forteo for 20 mos and have had fantastic results, so I hope...
... didn't use the other pen. When I first started on Forteo my doctor contacted Eli Lilly on the physician's line...
- Just diagnosed with osteoporosis 12th March 2008
... that would be okay. My situation is that I was on Forteo for 2 years and needed to do something to lock in...
- Started Boniva last week... 8th March 2008
... decided on? I am may start a bisphos. when I finish with forteo . I am not wanting fosamax because of how long it stays...
... he'll give me an Rx for it.
My husband started Forteo 32 days ago, after being on Fosamax for over seven ... Fosamax quite well, but after he's finished with the Forteo , he might switch to Boniva, unless something new and...
- using forteo after knee replacement 7th March 2008
... Forteo is marketed to increase bone density in the spine ... didn't have one cavity the whole two years I was on Forteo ....
- can't stabilize my d levels 5th March 2008
... 3,000 a day at least to be around 38. But I am on forteo a drug that monkeys around with your vit d levels...
- DB and others regarding thiazide diuretic / and hemangiomas 5th March 2008
... sleeping again. I haven't decided what to take after the forteo , but I have to decide by the end of June. Evista...
... you look at the Cosman articles about Evista after Forteo ? Maybe if Denosumab comes out soon, you perhaps could...
- My new soon-to-be antidepressant 3rd March 2008
... bone density, I believe, than anything besides the Forteo . Had two more surgeries in January and I came through...
- Help! 27th February 2008
... bone but the only med that does that at the moment is Forteo , and since I don't know the particulars of your situation...
- Don't mean to scare you but....... 24th February 2008
... density. I spoke to someone and they told me about forteo . Of course there are hormones and there is reclast...
- The way DXA scores are figured... 20th February 2008
... after my husband went off of it. (He's had 20 days of Forteo and has had no problems with it thus far.) At least...
- Fosamax & Brittle Bones 16th February 2008
... alternatives. She said the only other reasonable option is Forteo which I don't want to do right now because I don't...
- Vitamin D3 revisited 11th February 2008
... there was no reason to continue with Fosamax or start Forteo . I am 62 and past menopause so the rate of bone loss...
- Amberen? 11th February 2008
... aren't taking a drug that would counteract it like forteo it could be okay, but then what I don't get is why...
... on what I have read I think I will wait till after forteo , if I am going to do this because I don't want to ... sort of cooled me on taking this stuff until after forteo . The research had to do with women being treated with ... if it is ok to ask , did you do the cream while on forteo ? (Somehow asking this also made me wonder did you...
... sort of cooled me on taking this stuff until after forteo . The research had to do with women being treated with ... if it is ok to ask , did you do the cream while on forteo ? (Somehow asking this also made me wonder did you ... hate them. I never took any of the creams while on forteo , I gave up on them years ago.
I got my D results ... article sounds interesting, but if someone isn't on forteo then the lowering of NTx is okay, actually that's ... should expect from any antiresorptive. It's only the forteo that raises both bone formation and resorption markers ... antiresorptive, then when you take an anabolic like forteo it raises both NTx (resorption marker) and say BAP ... else going? It's going to be strange when I stop the forteo ... Oh my gyno asked me if anyone had mentioned me ... continuing further on forteo ???? I couldn't believe he said that, and I'm not...
... getting sun so much of the year. I have to think it is forteo related- did your doc say anything about that? Now ... Now, I regret doing the estrace vag cream while on forteo . It seems like my forteo project has been doomed from ... I had alot of stress right at the beginning of forteo -not just with the osteo and thyroid diagnosis but ... losing so much if she is going to call a halt to the forteo project or what she will have to say. I don't want ... to continue losing. I have never read that while on forteo there would be periods of loss followed by period ... nformation coming out about the long term safety profile of forteo and that extended treatment beyond 24 months may be ... date. Have you decided yet what you will do after forteo to lock in your gains?? Are you moving toward evista ... If so, did you read the research on evista after forteo ? There are a number of articles, I would bet you have...
... medication for this type of problem.
After taking Forteo for 1 1/2 yrs, I took myself off of it. My last dexa ... have taken Foxamax for a very long time, then the Forteo , and now back on Foxamax for the past 6 months. I...
... not so good'' results after 1 and a half years on Forteo . I'm no expert on the subject, I'm not on Forteo ... which is the official permitted time limit to use Forteo . How long were you taking Fosamax for? were you ... on it PRIOR to starting Forteo ? I certainly wouldn't know for sure, but it might ... length of time you took Fosamax prior to starting Forteo could ''possibly'' affect how the Forteo works for ... you. Perhaps you could check with the maker of Forteo for their opinion.
Best of luck:)...
- Forteo-High Blood Pressure? 6th February 2008
... I have been taking Forteo for almost three months and my blood pressure has...
... problem. Did your doctor say to continue with the Forteo ?...
... SIZE="3"][COLOR="Olive"]Hi Wally Welcome!!! I'm on forteo and have never had that problem. I was under the...
- Posture while looking at the computer monitor 5th February 2008
... it. While I have had no spinal bmd improvement on forteo (15 months)and in fact have lost , my hips have shown ... improvement and I am now in osteopenia in the hips. As forteo doesn't work on the hips, I have to think it is either ... the juvent and perhaps some stimulation from the forteo . The gains just seem in excess of what I have read...
... computer raised as well, and I used the styrofoam box the forteo came in which is about 6 inches in height, and that...
- Hubby had first Forteo injection today 5th February 2008
... they told me if the copay price was too high for the Forteo , all you need to do is try to get the tier changed ... specialty meds which is what most of them consider forteo to be (specialty) which is the most expensive copay ... fosamax and can't take it anymore which only leaves forteo . The dr would also have to say it's a medical necessity ... When you take bisphos's you want a low score and with forteo you want a high score, because they work conversely ... things the antiresorptive (hrt) was hindering the forteo , and lowered it. I'm now tappering off of hrt.
...
I wish I could go beyond the 24 mos on forteo , because it's been the easiest drug for me to take...
... takes about 4 injections. If I was paying for the forteo my insurance (Humana) charges 25% of retail, but...
- Using compounded progesterone for building bone 4th February 2008
... questions.
I was so scared with scores that I agreed to Forteo without research. My mom uses it also. Yesterday I...
- Researchers see good results from oral PTH 1st February 2008
... I wondered why there wasn't an oral form of Forteo , but it looks like someone is working on it after ... teoporosis. In the first trial, they went head-to-head with Forteo and compared blood calcium levels of the two, which...
... and stomach acid destroys it, which is why we inject Forteo . However, I read further and according to the co...
... There are clinicals trials going on in the US for a forteo patch that you put on your arm for 20 minutes each...
- Just a few questions.. 30th January 2008
... improved, but since I'm also doing other stuff (primarily Forteo ), there's no way of knowing how much (if any) of the...
- Could Someone Pls. Tell Me How I Am Supposed to Take Calcium & Magnesium? 30th January 2008
... calcium absorbtion? Calcium with food or without? Before forteo injection? Thanks!...
... requires an acidic environment.
Are you going to take Forteo ? If so, have your calcium, D25 and D125, also you ... urine NTx checked if your dr will do so. Forteo can raise D125, Ca and lower D25, but I only know ... There aren't any restrictions when you take Ca with Forteo , but you need to decide which form you'll take and...
- priming Forteo 29th January 2008
... you have the instruction booklet that came with the Forteo ? If so follow those instructions until you get used...
- forgot to ask the other day.. 29th January 2008
... I wrote the other day asking about forteo . After doing some more research I am wondering if ... take. Just wondering how others felt about taking forteo ....
... treatments, you are not considered a good candidate for Forteo ....
... now and it's behind you completely!!! When I went on Forteo , one of the first questions they asked was had I ever ... You can read about this in the ccjm I post a lot on Forteo . It's covered under the para on "who shouldn't get ... Forteo ."
Now if you didn't have radiation, that "might ... really should, if you are seriously considering taking Forteo . Did the dr say why he thought you could take it ... //www.ccjm.org/pdffiles/DEAL703.PDF#search=%22 forteo %20and%20osteosarcoma%22[/url]
It's on page 594 ... paragraph: "Who Shouldn't Get Forteo "
Maybe you could have your dr read it "if" there...
... I am a little nervous cause they say not to take Forteo if you have had any radiation to the bones. My doctor...
... Thank you. I have decided not to use the forteo because of having radiation. I am now in the process...
- What to Do with LOW Dexa Scores - Asking for Advice 29th January 2008
... Her scores were not as bad as mine & she’s been on Forteo almost 2 years. She probably got the fractures picking ... What do I do now? With such low scores my doctor said Forteo & scared I started the next day. I have started drinking...
... What to do is such a big topic. Like you I am on forteo and really trying to pursue an exercise program. I ... your dexa results.
How are you doing with the forteo shots? Were you on anything prior to the forteo for...
... controlled very well. I was never put on anything else but Forteo . A week of injections, I pray it works for me like...
- forteo 28th January 2008
... ][SIZE="3"]Hi Margaret...Welcome!!! I've been on Forteo for 19 mos with no problems except for excellent results ... any more questions just ask. If you decide to go on Forteo , they are supposed to give you a travel pack that...
... Hi Margaret,
I have travelled with forteo (approx 12 hours by plane including one layover) and ... I used the same gel packs that arrived with the forteo shipment (I received my forteo via mail and the package ... about specific things.
I had great results on the forteo . Better than any other medication I had taken.
...
- how many people have actually broken bones? 27th January 2008
... gal...the number would go up!)
I was started on Forteo this past March when the most recent Dexa scan showed ... turning grey...now it's very white. A surprise from the Forteo shots is the appearance of lots of black hairs sprouting...
... says they do. Why do some people improve on Fosamax, Forteo , Actonel etc and others do not see any improvement...
... 3415829]...Why do some people improve on Fosamax, Forteo , Actonel etc and others do not see any improvement...
... contributed to the bone loss, and unfortunately can't take forteo due to radiation. She's finally back at work, but...
- Osteo: NTx info !!! 26th January 2008
... what's the best score you could have while taking Forteo , and she said some of her patients are in the 300 ... with the statement, the higher the score, on NTx with Forteo "the better." So your high score, according to her ... is more important. I asked if this will hinder the Forteo , and she said no.:)
I hope this helps in some way...
... reading the Cosmann info on using the Evista with the forteo and getting better results than forteo alone. ... dexa for 2 years for most people.If you look at the forteo package insert Figure2- about time line for bmd increase ... the market.I wonder how that would work to hold the forteo gains?
Are you going to stop the estrogen for ... good now or possibly go back after you stop forteo ? It is a pity that the estrogen seems so fraught with ... somewhere, was that while it did maintain BMD gains after forteo (but not as much as the bisphos.) that when a person...
... thinking I might regain something before ending the forteo . I always wanted to end it on a high note not a low...
... ve already discussed, were NTx goes down while on Forteo that would validify what my doc says. Most of what ... I've read was if you were taking Forteo and HRT, the results would be either insignificant ... with a more recent test where the subjects were on Forteo as well?
Thanks for the article it was interesting...
... would be a bad result if it went up, and when you take Forteo alone you want it to raise it, and conversely if it ... The Dr warned me about this and said the HRT with Forteo would lower the NTx and possibly blunt the Forteo ... your NTx (only) should go down and with Anabolics ( forteo ) they should go up. Now if you combine the 2, you ... said you could take HRT and it wouldn't hinder the Forteo . Now there's something else to consider, even though...
... going down with the anti-resorptives and up with the forteo . But, if you wouldn't mind , doing the link again ... combination is good. When it comes to the bisphos with forteo , not good. When it comes to hrt with forteo ????...
... mention any combinations of taking antiresorptives with forteo , and how that would effect the different scores of...
... in the 300's was an average or common response to forteo ? While your ntx didn't go so high , you had incredible...
... error.And, on my wish list I also would like targeted forteo so they could apply it directly to your weakest area...
- Fosamax before Forteo 26th January 2008
... took Actenol up to and even during the first month of Forteo , due to a mistake made by my Dr. It isn't always ... possible to stop a bisphos, weeks/months before Forteo , so I wouldn't worry about it. Just stop it sometime ... first shot, since a bisphos will hinder the effects of Forteo .
Did the Dr order a bone marker test? If not ... test so you can compare to it 4 mos down the road on Forteo . I have the 2 or 24 hour urine n-telopeptide test ... clue to how much bone remodeling is going on. On Forteo they use this test to see how the drug is working ... Dr know enough to order this test before I started Forteo , but I did have it done on my 4 month after I started ... http://www.ccjm.org/pdffiles/DEAL703.PDF#search=%22 forteo %20and%20osteosarcoma%22[/url]
Good Luck...:)...
... recommendation from my gynecologist last week. I'd said, " Forteo costs so much!" and he said, "A hip fracture costs ... the injections. He (the PA) intends to keep taking Forteo past the 24 months, BTW. I guess if he, knowledgeable ... or both? He is worried about getting the infamous Forteo spare tire. Having lost weight (from 400 lbs to 170...
... tiresorptive (fosamax) the score should be low and with the Forteo it will go up, or that's what you want it to do. ... hopefully that won't be an issue. My Endo gets plenty of Forteo , but there's only 2 other patients taking it, so if ... need to, to inject in the stomach. I can't say that Forteo causes the spare tire. I have one:) but I am also...
... you ask the PA if his insurance is paying for the Forteo beyond the 24 mos? My insurance has told me they ... bisphos' should be stopped several years before starting Forteo is an old theory when Forteo first came out. I haven ... mention that I had the spare tire:)before I started Forteo , so I can't say Forteo caused it. I'll never forget ... the time I was in the hospital, 3 years before Forteo , when I was getting Herperin injections in the stomach...
... learned his Dx. He says a lot of people have taken Forteo for more than two years and up to five years with...
... forgot to mention that my husband's first month on Forteo will be free. The PA said we'll see how well he tolerates ... that he doesn't experience any additional pain on the Forteo . Funny how he had ZERO problems after seven years...
... when I saw my Dr at LLU, she asked me again if the Forteo was helping my pain at all, which she does everytime ... said that quite a few people get pain relief from Forteo , and so much so they are doing a new trial on Forteo ... pain. I've talked to quite a few people that said Forteo helped their pain, but I haven't noticed that. It ... pain. I asked the Dr if I could continue to take Forteo for this pain trial and of course she said no. I ... possible that the great decrease in sciatic is from the Forteo and not the Cymbalta, but I'll never be able to figure ... some here that had some kind of pain after starting Forteo , but I just don't understand how that would happen ... with no gi probs (the main side effect) hopefully Forteo will be a breeze since it doesn't go through your ... stomach. My first mo on Forteo was free too, Eli Lily is supposed to give you the...
... That would be so awesome if the Forteo actually helps him with the pain! I haven't seen that ... from a hormone...Maybe the pain some people have on Forteo are actually growing pains caused by enlargement of ... I don't know.
I just went back and re-read the Forteo abstract, and realized that it was written in July...
... reading an excerpt from John Hopkins about another Forteo v Fosamax for back pain. You can probably find it ... Fosamax plus injectable water, and the other group got Forteo and a placebo pill, and the Forteo group saw a significant ... Fosamax group. They go on to say that the reason for Forteo reducing back pain are unknown and that the 2 drugs ... vertebral fx's and she's in her early 30's and taking forteo now. When she started to fx she was in her 20's. ... Since she's been on the Forteo her back pain has diminshed considerably. They also ... t think it was to the degree there mentioning with Forteo . With Forteo this is a new phenomenum about the pain ... the clinical trials, and somewhat similar to giving Forteo post surgically to speed healing of fx's.
If you ... read the Eli Lily paper on Forteo there are a lot of new additions to it, like you mentioned ... disorder (ref to PA).
[url]http://pi.lilly.com/us/ forteo -pi.pdf[/url]
I was born and raised in Ca so I know...
... Hi Aleta: Here's a Forteo paper from 2005 or 2006, it's 12 pages long and you...
... 3412074]...that quite a few people get pain relief from Forteo , and so much so they are doing a new trial on Forteo ... pain. I've talked to quite a few people that said Forteo helped their pain, but I haven't noticed that. It ... he wonders how that can be true, considering that Forteo makes bones bigger. Wouldn't bigger bones put more ... t understand is this: Why did the FDA then approve Forteo four years later? What changed their minds?...
... try to answer your questions the best I can. In the Forteo v Fosamax Trial for Back Pain Study, they reported ... a significant reduction in back pain in the Forteo group and no reduction of pain in the Fosamax group ... explain that the reason for pain reduction in the Forteo group is “unknown.” Even though these results were ... If you want to read more about this do a query on Forteo for back pain and see if you find anything interesting ... it seems no one else can either.
I thought that Forteo makes your bone more dense not necessarily larger ... training class for the pen instructions they explained Forteo ’s actions with the following analogy. I hope I can ... mind that this is what I remember. They compared Forteo working on bone to a road crew that was fixing pot ... filled. The crew fills the pot holes with cement ( Forteo ) and then a cement truck lays down a new top coat ... this better, but that’s how I remembered it. So if Forteo fills the holes in your bone, that would make your ... exactly sure.
The FDA, and an expert panel, approved Forteo with a black box warning saying that the rat study ... was unlikely to predict bone tumors in humans taking Forteo , and included this info in the package insert. The ... growing, which is a contraindication in the use of Forteo . Forteo can only be used in subjects where their ... maturing.
You can find this info in the CCJM pdf on Forteo . Pg 591
I don’t know exactly why they stopped...
... get.
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I thought that Forteo makes your bone more dense not necessarily larger ... may not be the best way to evaluate BMD gains from Forteo because it measures area and not volume. It compares ... and the CTs registered much higher BMD gains on the Forteo than the DXA. I thought that was interesting, and...
... chance of patients getting bone cancer then why is Forteo only limited to two years? I just get so frustrated ... that is available (PTH type). The study facts about Forteo didn't seem to indicate that a longer length of time...
... have known that the rats would get osteosarcoma from Forteo . The purpose of the trial was to find out what negative ... cancers, there's no way they could have known that Forteo would cause osteosarcoma, so stopping that particular ... QCT scan twice, but each was before I started on the Forteo . I had the option of having another one instead of ... would. He has bone loss in the spine-right?? So if Forteo increases that by filling in the resporptive cavity ... state, like what it was at when he was young. If Forteo could actually return our bones back to perfect density ... , then Forteo would be some sort of miracle drug-right? I don't ... t have that problem. I still don't understand how Forteo could cause pain relief...but apparently some say...
... clinical trials the length of time they administered the Forteo was "one" of the reasons they limited it to 2 years ... anymore fx's in 5 years so I hope I could say it's the Forteo doing that, but who knows. If I ever figure out a...
... any irregular calcium readings before or during the Forteo treatment. I had a blood draw yesterday testing for...
- Hope shattered!!! DEXA WORSE 23rd January 2008
... diagnosis now for some time. Also I have proceeded with forteo a treatment that is supposed to be very powerful ...
... test was for a baseline as am 54.
I will start Forteo tonight, change my supplements, exercising, and try...
... powerless at my latest dexa scores. One reason why Forteo is not an option for me is because of my disease and ... have to face biphosphonates once the two years on forteo were up which would not be okay. My teeth are already...
... or radiation? I was wondering why you couldn't try Forteo , unless you have some pre-existing cancer situation ... radiation, sorry I don't know what that is? I've been on Forteo for 19 mos and have had fantastic results. I have ... well with low scores) Evista, Strontium Citrate, or Forteo . You could do just vitamins and exercise, but I wouldn...
- Supplement questions 22nd January 2008
... not necessary.
My doctor suggested that I go on Forteo but after reading about it I am just feeling uneasy...
... Hi Singerja: I take Forteo and have had wonderful results. Everyone reacts differentl ... dx.
Have you read the Cleveland Clinics pdf on Forteo ? I think we've talked about this before, but the ... cancer.
I have only positive things to say about Forteo , but you need to follow your heart and not what others ... seen when the same dose was used that humans get. Forteo 's clinical trials started in 1990, but it didn't get...
- Who is IV infusions of bisphosphonates? 21st January 2008
... ostoeporosis from those medications to see if the Forteo increases bone density despite steriod use. I asked ... again about starting on Forteo and the Univeristy hospital will only follow the exact...
... but it didn't last very long. I'm about to finish Forteo and asked the dr about the infused meds, and she said...
- I need advice on a biophosonate!!! (mispelled sorry) 21st January 2008
... with osteo in my lower back. Doctor wanted me to take forteo . I have done a lot of reading about it and while it...
... and I checked to see what one month would run on the Forteo .... $740!!! :) I said are you KIDDING??? She was...
- Newbie - rather frustrated about treatment 19th January 2008
... it helped raise your bone density?
I was on PTH Forteo daily injections for 2 years which is the maximum ... PTH injection. The reason explained to me that the Forteo was a daily injection is that it went in your system...
... say it's a treatment for your bones? I've been on forteo for 19 mos now, which contains recombinant human parathyroi ... started out at -3.6 and now it's at -2.5, from the forteo and possibly the Actonel I took before the forteo ... that we are talking about the same drug??? I know forteo is available in the UK under the name of forsteo ...
- Desertbloom - Your Sleep Problems 18th January 2008
... I still don't know what med I'll switch to after forteo , but I like the idea of Evista the best. I wish there...
... cause it on my list of meds. I can't blame it on forteo since I've had this problem all my life. I still...
- HRT raises risk of Lobular Breast Cancer by nearly 300%-recent study 18th January 2008
... when I started talking about not wanting to blunt the forteo and the uncertainty I was having-she somewhat cut...
... 1,000. Now that would be very simple , but for the forteo thrown into the picture. Let me know what your min...
... would figure it as well.The only kicker I think is forteo . I am very interested to hear what your doctor says...
... her thinking on it and that is it could hinder the forteo and I only have till the end of June till I'm done...
- what comes after forteo shots? 17th January 2008
... Hi Sue: Welcome to the board... I'm on forteo and have till the end of June before I have to decide ... I don't think many are recommending this for post forteo use).
Good luck and let us know what you decide...
... good insurance - low deductible - I cannot afford Forteo right now- it was $740 per month!!! I have to wait ... dr wants me on boniva until next year when I can do Forteo .
I would think after you are done with Forteo ...
... My insurance isn't that great. They paid for the forteo the first year with a copay of $60.00 and then in ... so I couldn't pay for it. My drs are giving me the forteo free but I will be done with it at the end of June ... .
After you finish forteo you have to take some kind of antiresorptive to retain ... you ever ask your drs if they could supplement the forteo until your insurance will pay??? Just an idea......
- I think my doctor is doing everything wrong; what do you think? 16th January 2008
... know why my calcium is slightly elevated. I'm on forteo , because I was dx'd (diagnosed);) with severe osteoporosis ... went through meno.
Back to the calcium, I take forteo (daily shot of parathyroid hormone) which can cause ... because I found out about my count before I started the forteo . I'm seeing several specialist at a Univ Hosp, and ... but the issue is still under consideration.:) The forteo has raised my t-score to -2.5 so I'm doing fantastic...
- DesertBloom-Effect of Estrogen on the Forteo ? 16th January 2008
... believes that estrogen would diminish the effects of forteo . I've asked several other Drs the same question and ... you look at the article that I posted last week on forteo (12 page one) there were several studies cited in ... that low dose estrogen had no negative effects on the forteo . I can't remember the names of the studies but they ... then theoretically it should blunt the effect of forteo . If an antiresorptive slow bone loss, and a anabolic ... which "I" would think could hinder the total effect of forteo (one slowing it down and another speeding it up). ...
Also look at the ccjm pdf on forteo , and on one of the pages of that near the end it also ... mentions a study done with forteo and low dose estrogen, and how the estrogen didn't ... negatively effect the forteo based on the boneturnover tests they did (by Dr Deal ... //www.ccjm.org/pdffiles/DEAL703.PDF#search=%22 forteo %20and%20osteosarcoma%22[/url]
So....There are 2...
... there is a chance the estrogen will diminish the forteo , then right now it's not imperative.The studies seem...
... that if a patient is estrogen deficient while taking Forteo , they recommend continuing the estrogen with the Forteo ... matter of finding out if it's okay to do while on Forteo .:(
I'll definitely let you know what my NTx is ... NTx number went up not down like it should if the Forteo is working, so I don't know what the answer is here ... that proves that the estrogen is not inhibiting the forteo -you know what they say about bone turnonver tests...
... While Rheum said ok to use hrt with forteo (I still had my concerns regarding impact on ntx ...
- Popular Osteoporosis Drugs Triple Risk of Bone Necrosis 15th January 2008
... for anyone taking a bisphos. and for those of us on forteo who will need to "lock in gains." :)...
... then I don't mind putting up with the side effects. Forteo was very risky to take as far as I was concerned but...
... My mother tried Forteo few years ago and she had symptoms of having cold ... and chills every evening. we stopped the Forteo and they went away. it looks like she had sort of...
- Estrogen therapy reduces bone turnover 14th January 2008
... I am post meno and on forteo with 9 months left. Because of various meno conditions ... conditions require immediate help- I could wait till forteo was done. I found an article titled"Ultra low ... well- I am thinking I would wait till I am done with forteo . To my understanding the bisphosphonates reduce both...
- New here and have questions. Does anyone have osteo just in the hips? 14th January 2008
... doctor wants me to treat it aggressively and go on Forteo , but I'm not sure if that's the best way to go, particularl ... y since I've read that Forteo builds bone in the spine, but is has little effects ... Aside from the black box warning and side effects of Forteo , I would also have to have a plan for after Forteo...
... There are many here who can advise you about the forteo and other osteo meds. I can help with strontium...
... have osteo in both my hips and spine and have been on forteo for 19 mos and have had wonderful results in both ... did not get cancer." If you were to decide to take forteo , you would have to switch to another bone med after ... give us a better idea why they want to put you on forteo . Usually they don't give forteo to premeno patients ... like -3.0 or worse. The few I've talked to that take forteo premeno have really low t-scores or had a fx, so get ... reference. Are you planning on having any more children? Forteo is contraindicated for pregnant women.
Here are ... some links you can read about forteo and osteo, and do as much research as you can...
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Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Forteo :
[url]http://www.ccjm.org/pdffiles/DEAL703.PDF ... #search=%22 forteo %20and%20osteosarcoma%22[/url]
Osteoporosis Info...
... both hips as I was told. I'm not sure this warrants Forteo , though I am meeting with the Forteo nurse on Friday ... s no better or has gotten worse, then consider the Forteo (and hopefully the patch will be available by then...
... strontium citrate.
If I were you, I would forego the forteo at this point and any other pharmaceutical drug and...
... so have no clue on any of them. I don't plan to do Forteo for now. I'm not at all convinced about it, plus...
- Forteo and dementia 14th January 2008
... Hi xxxxx: I'm on my 19 mo of forteo with No side effects. Are you asking if forteo causes ... http://www.ccjm.org/pdffiles/DEAL703.PDF#search=%22 forteo %20and%20osteosarcoma%22[/url]
Side Effects:geriatric ... effects pg: 15-16
[url]http://pi.lilly.com/us/ forteo -pi.pdf[/url]...
... xxxxx:
Why is the doctor prescribing Forteo ? What are her T scores and has she sustained non traumatic ... fractures? Forteo is a 2 year commitment with followup meds. With advanced ... you have to ask yourself how will the results of the forteo treatment will impact the quality of her life.
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I was wondering if anyone had dealt with the forteo and advanced dementia and how the caregiver dealt...
... xxxxx- I am 55 and on forteo now for about 15 months. My experience was that I...
... Disease and Dementia message board to ask about the Forteo . I go on that board occasionally and all kinds of...
... Turquoise;3390948]xxxxx:
Why is the doctor prescribing Forteo ? What are her T scores and has she sustained non traumatic ... fractures? Forteo is a 2 year commitment with followup meds. With advanced ... you have to ask yourself how will the results of the forteo treatment will impact the quality of her life.
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- Can someone tell me about their experience with Reclast? 14th January 2008
... I have just finished taking Forteo for 2 years and I am thinking about Reclast as my...
... would like to hear more about your experience with Forteo . Did you have any side effects? How were your BMD ... husband's doctor is urging him to switch from Fosamax to Forteo ....
- Thyme2be are you available??? 10th January 2008
... might be able to provide that. Are you still taking forteo ?
I hope you are doing great and we would love to...
- Secondary Osteoporosis??? 9th January 2008
... like fosamax, or anything???? Did her doctor discuss forteo for her now?? It would be great if she could get some...
