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posted 11/17/2009, comments (6)

Member Interviews: Taape's Experiences With Forteo

Welcome to our Member Interviews, today we'll be talking to Taape about her experiences with Forteo. Before we start, here's some information on Forteo for those who aren't familiar with this type of osteoporosis treatment. Teriparatide (Forteo®) is a synthetic form of parathyroid hormone (PTH), which is naturally found in... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/08/2009, comments (28)

Question of the Week: Your Forteo Experiences and Advice

(New Forteo Pen) Lately we've been getting a lot of questions about Forteo here at OsteoporosisConnection.com, and we'd like to talk to those who are considering taking it, those who are already using it and how you are doing. I took Forteo for two years and did extremely well, but not all of us have the results that I had,... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/02/2009, comment (1)

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I was diagnosed with osteoporosis and osteoarthritis approximately five years ago after I suffered a compression fracture in my spine. I have it in my knees, wrists, fingers, neck, shoulder, back and ankles. I have been on medications for chronic pain for approximately three years, vitamin D and calcium supplements, I tried Fossamax but have Gerd... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/11/2009, comments (0)

FDA Approves Forteo® for Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis

Three out of every one hundred Americans take Glucocorticoids for medical conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), lupus and other auto-immune disorders. People of all ages take steroids, so this new approval opens up a new class of patients who could use this besides the normal age-related osteoporosis group, which... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/21/2009, comments (8)

Question of the Week on Side Effects

All medications and supplements come with their own side effects which can make taking them very difficult. Tell us which medication you've chosen to take for bone loss, and how you are doing on it? Have you had difficulty with any of them? Do you have many side effects and have you found a way... Read more Chevron

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