FORTEO Reviews (TERIPARATIDE RECOMBINANT HUMAN)Average Rating: 2.7 (96 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare FORTEO with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FORTEO | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | osteoporosis | None, so far. | Doing great! All tests show improvement. Will do anothter bone density exam in May. Fingers crossed! | F | 54 | 7 months 20mcg 1X day | 11/19/2010 | 5 | osteoporosis and nonunion femur | None that I am aware of. My physical therapy has been more successful with Forteo than before -- finally after 20 months since suffering a nontraumatic subtrochronteric femur break, the union has occurred. I can walk without a cane. I had been on Fosamax for 11 years when the break occurred and was still on it for 6 months after the break. I stopped Fosamax and then started Forteo | Accidentally missing a day is rare now that I take it first thing in the morning. | F | 67 | 1 years 1X day | 6/1/2010 | 1 | osteoperosis | I had NO improvement, I actually had bone LOSS taking this drug for 15 months. My bone density test was worse. So now, I am back on Forteo and Micalcitrin (sp?) Nose Spray. What a terrible disappointment and expense, financially and physically.I also worry about the cancer risk. | I had no problems with daily injections, and no side effects while taking the drug. I do take cortisone for asthma, don't know if this effected the results, but it is specifically listed as "good" for cortisone patients. I wish it could have helped me. Especially with the Fosamax and like drugs femur fracture reports. | F | 64 | 15 months injection 1X day | 3/27/2010 | 5 | Forteo | Only side effect I noticed was occasional "growing pains" in my leg bones, and temporary, small red rash at the injection site. | Significant improved my DEXA scores, going from -3.2 to -1.9 in the spine. Will likely shift to a Strontium-based drug to maintain gains in bone density. | M | 51 | 2 years 1X day | 3/6/2010 | 5 | osteoporosis | none | F | 65 | 20 months | 1/16/2010 | 3 | osteoporosis | 10lb abdominal weight gain, loss of appetite, acid reflux | Don't know if this is helping yet, but I'm experiencing considerable weight gain in spite of decreased appetite. My rings are loose, but I've added a couple of inches in the bust and waist. It took a lot of work to get my weight down over the past couple of years and I'm not at all pleased to put it back on so effortlessly. Also I have nearly constant indigestion, no matter what or how little I eat. It's clearly putting a strain on my body, but nothing else has worked at all. | F | 57 | 4 months | 11/9/2009 | 1 | osteo bad in spine | light headed, I taste the medicine upon injection, bouts of nausea, pains in my knees and pain started in my kidney. I can smell the medicine also. I'm going to a urologist to re: kidney and I have blood in urine and no infection. My doctor suggested trying it every other day. this is my second try | I don't know that I can stay on the drug | F | 61 | 5 days | 10/17/2009 | 2 | Two fractures in 1 year | Light headed,dizzy, forgetful, extreme joint pain esp knees extreme fatique, headaches | I was good for 4 days, on the 5th morning I woke up thought I was tired from weekend, but, the joint pain, headaches and extreme fatique continued or two weeks. I wish I could of taken I am off from work yet 3 1/2 months and 6 months the 1st break of my foot. Good Luck if you try and try not to be negative it might be ok for you. Everyone reacts different. | F | 53 | 10 days | 10/6/2009 | 3 | to heal bone fracture | Light headed feeling most of day. 1-2 major dizzy spells daily. | F | 57 | 1 years | 10/4/2009 | 3 | Severe osteoporosis | Bone pain, especially in legs. Flu like symptoms. | I know I have to stick with this, but it's been very hard. Started 3 mos. ago and have had to stop several times. I have severe pains and cramping in legs, especially shins. I feel tired, achy and like I've got the flu. I don't know what to do. I don't want to start breaking bones as my bone density scores are very bad, but at the same time I don't want to feel this bad all the time. Any suggestions or comments are appreciated! | F | 60 | 3 months | 8/28/2009 | 4 | M | 58 | 2 years | 8/8/2009 | 1 | osteoporosis | shortness of breath, back pain | F | 54 | 5 months | 4/28/2009 | 5 | Low t-score and 6 frax's | I didn't have *any* side effects... I've finished the 2 years. | My scores are now in the in the -1's which is fantastic since originally I was in the high -3's. | F | 54 | 2 years | 11/7/2008 | 3 | Osteoporis | I did not have any side effects from the drug that I noticed. I took the drug for one year, however, at 53 I have a blood clot in the brain,"stroke". Have not taken the drug since. My dr. said this drug cannot be taken more than 2 years. I wonder if anyone else has had side effects from this drug. | F | 54 | 9 months | 10/14/2008 | 3 | I kept breaking my bones | Druing the two (2) years of taking it really didn't bother me. | After the two years I now bleed real easy. In the sun I burn real easy. I am no longer able to tolerate the sun/heat. I am now having spells where I almost faint. I have ringing in my ears several times a month along with the fainting spell. The doctor says all the above isn't from the Forteo but I NEVER had any of those problems prior. Makes one wonder. | F | 56 | 2 years | 7/20/2008 | 5 | loss of bone - fracture | One month today, so far no side effects except a little bruising where I give the injection and it doesn't hurt at all | Looking forward to a good bone scan. Will keep you posted. | F | 49 | 1 months | 5/27/2008 |