Information and opinions on health from Tai 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/696548/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/696548/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/696548/index http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/696548/72078/side-effects Sat, 23 May 2009 21:36:00 -0400 Tai I am a 67-year-old woman living with osteoporosis.  I have been using Forteo since Oct. of 2008. My rheumy whom I knew from working together at a hospital and whom I trust said Forteo was the only med that would work.  My thoracic vertebrae were already starting to collapse.  It was a shock because I had been on Fosamax for years.  Due to the importance of the calcium and vitamin D levels, I'm surprised that my gp didn't up... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/696548/72078/side-effects