Information and opinions on health from Maxine at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/1273/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/1273/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/1273/index http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/1273/18974/eyes-skin Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:53:00 -0500 Maxine Is dryness of the mouth etc. another Forteo side effect?  Also dry brittle fingernails that break off at the fingertips?  I have been on Forteo now for 9 months.Maxine  http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/1273/18974/eyes-skin http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/1273/15363/forteo-side Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:20:00 -0400 Maxine Hello,    I am an 81 yr. old female who had the first Bone Density and was told (by the tech) I had "severe osteoporosis" in 1998.  At that time the M. D. that read the Bone Density reported "Left total hip bone mineral density measures 74% of average peak bone mass (-1.99  SD), indicative of borderline osteoporosis.  I was immediately put on Fosamax.   In 1999 this same doctor read the... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/1273/15363/forteo-side