Comments on: The Forteo Mystery: What You Should Know About This Puzzling Drug

By: Kay

Kay — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:04:46 +0000

I have taken Forteo for 4 months but have decided to stop due to knee and hip pain. Previously I took Fosamax for about 5 years and fell down steps and broke my femur and hip in two places (this was 4 years ago)
I do not believe the Fosamax helped me. I have been fearful of this Forteo causing cancer however the assistant at the Bone Research Center said not to worry — my body not hers!!! I will just try to excerise and eat properly. I am 74 and recovered completelly from the fall so figure that I am not too bad off.

By: Nannywiz

Nannywiz — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:19:31 +0000

I just want to say——–if any of you read the commits from the ones that are taking the drugs osteoporosis are suffering more than the ones that treat their own self with good eating, exercise, and caring about yourself. If I didn’t have my family I would fell like I have nothing to live for, but I do and that is what I do. I have been eating better, trying to exercise more and enjoy not hurting. I decided when I was told I had advanced osteoporosis and advanced scolosis that I wouldn’t that the regular medication and try a healthy way. So far so good !!! But I have to admit I am taking a medication for this: Calcitonin-salmon nosespray. Don’t have any side effects that I can tell. This is a treatment they use to give for pain. I take maybe 3 pills a week but it is when I have been up overdoing. I wouldn’t tell anyone to stop taking their meds and try this or to do that. I am just saying what seems to work for me. I was reading and reading , all of these letter just say how bad Forteo is for them. I believe the Doctors get a cut by writing Rx for these drugs. I know I use to get free samples my doctor had from the drug companies and then they stopped and the medicine went generic. I pray for all of your pain you are going thru and wish I could pray it all away. God Bless you and may you days get better. nannywiz

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:44:05 +0000

I have been taking Forteo for 2 years…just completed the 2 yr program yesterday. The only side affects were very, very minor muscle pain for a few seconds at a time, once or twice a week. NO other side affects. I cant wait for my next bone density test

By: Debra

Debra — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:38:45 +0000

My mom is in the hospital because of high calcium levels, low potassium levels and kidney problems. Newest drug she has been taking is forteo. Symptoms she was having loss of appetite, weakness, falls, confusion, tiredness, wobbly knees ect. My guess is that forteo along with high doses of calcium prescribed by her md have made her sick. We take medications for granted and are not careful enough to monitor what we are taking and how we feel. Listen to your body and trust your common sense. If it doesn’t feel right it probably isnt.

By: Glenda F

Glenda F — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:39:06 +0000

I have now been on Forteo for 3 weeks. I have noticed my heart starts beating fast for a hour or two after the shot. My biggest issue is my feet hurt so bad it’s hard to walk. I thought the side effects were to go away not get worse…after reading all your comments I think I’m going off of the Forteo. Oh and my nose will NOT stop running since I started the shots and now I’ve had 2 nose bleeds…don’t know if it’s due to the shots but not going to chance it…Thanks

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:35:35 +0000

My husband used the Forteo shots for two years. He has now been off of it for about a year and a half. It helped him build up the bone that he had lost and was quite successful. His problem is now though – starting two years ago he had pain in his ligiments in his arms. Then he started having problems with the ligiments in his feet. All of this was basically unexplained pain – he has been undergoing every test out there and many treatments but no one can get to the bottom of this. He now has developed problems in his shoulder and his shin area on one leg. He has a small bone growth on his right shoulder. No doctor has been able to explain any of this yet. I have been doing all kinds of research into some ligament disease or something but have not, until tonight, began looking into the use of Forteo. I will be bringing this up to his doc to look into further. Thanks for all of the former comments – they have helped.

By: Jo Jo

Jo Jo — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:29:47 +0000

I just finished reading all the letters condemning Forteo.I am 83, years old and have been giving myself Forteo shots daily for 15 months since November 4, 2010. I have had no problems or complaints except early morning leg cramps ,sometimes, until I get out of bed.
They said originally that I have numerous fractures along my spine. I feel great with no other problems.
I don’t know if this is helping, but I am doing it anyway. Hope I am not sorry. Nothing bad yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Loretta

Loretta — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:16:30 +0000

I have been prescribed Forteo and the side effects have been depression, achey body beyond my “normal” Fibro pain, more fatigue than “normal”.
Without insurance it would not be close to affordable.
I have made a decision for me to stop the Forteo and have begun a natural regimen to build bone mass. Feel almost like me again.

By: Barbara Biermann

Barbara Biermann — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:38:09 +0000

Who was the doctor I need his help

By: chana

chana — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:36:33 +0000

How do you know the doctor gets a “payout”; Does anyone know if this is true????