daisy5732
08-24-2006, 10:52 AM
I have only been on Forteo a week and I am waking up several times
a night. I didn't think anything of it the first few nights but I have
not been sleeping good for a week now and the only thing that has
changed is starting on Forteo. I have not had any effects at all so far
but this. I give my shot at 830pm, I am going to
start giving in the morning and see if there is a difference in my sleeping.
Has anyone else had this problem?
a night. I didn't think anything of it the first few nights but I have
not been sleeping good for a week now and the only thing that has
changed is starting on Forteo. I have not had any effects at all so far
but this. I give my shot at 830pm, I am going to
start giving in the morning and see if there is a difference in my sleeping.
Has anyone else had this problem?
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taape
08-24-2006, 02:21 PM
I haven't noticed any problems sleeping due to the Forteo. I do my shots in the morning but have done a shot and then gone back to sleep with no problems.
Piano0105
08-24-2006, 03:30 PM
Daisy5732,
I tried taking Forteo last year, and I had no side-effects except for severe insomnia. I tried taking it in the morning as well as in the evening, but it made no difference whatsoever. I tried it for several weeks, then stopped, then waited a few weeks, and started it again. I did these "trials" over a 4-month period. Each time I had insomnia. I called Lily and reported it and was told that it was a side effect during clinical trials, but not a common one. I had to stop taking it since going without sleep was making me feel very sick. I also had the same reaction to Fosamax and Actonel. Once I stopped the drugs I was able to go back to 8 hours of sleep a night.
I feel badly that I can't take these drugs, however, sleep is more important to me than anything. I also told my doctor that I didn't want to become addicted to sleeping pills just so I could take another drug, and he agreed.
I tried taking Forteo last year, and I had no side-effects except for severe insomnia. I tried taking it in the morning as well as in the evening, but it made no difference whatsoever. I tried it for several weeks, then stopped, then waited a few weeks, and started it again. I did these "trials" over a 4-month period. Each time I had insomnia. I called Lily and reported it and was told that it was a side effect during clinical trials, but not a common one. I had to stop taking it since going without sleep was making me feel very sick. I also had the same reaction to Fosamax and Actonel. Once I stopped the drugs I was able to go back to 8 hours of sleep a night.
I feel badly that I can't take these drugs, however, sleep is more important to me than anything. I also told my doctor that I didn't want to become addicted to sleeping pills just so I could take another drug, and he agreed.
Sassiesmom
08-24-2006, 04:06 PM
I also experienced the not sleeping well in the beginning, can't really remember how long it took for that to get better. I've now been on the Forteo 7 months and no longer have the sleeping problem.
Hope it gets better for you.
Hope it gets better for you.
PikaB
08-24-2006, 08:57 PM
I also was having some trouble sleeping at night due to Forteo, during the first few months. But I was usually able to compensate with a nap or two during the following day.
CrohnieToo
08-24-2006, 10:54 PM
Daisy, given the risks of not treating osteoporosis, did you give any thought to taking a Tylenol PM or a Benadryl capsule at bedtime. Neither is addicting and are not sleep meds per se but do help most people get to sleep and stay asleep w/no "hangover" in the morning. You might want to give that some thought and discuss it w/your doctor if it would make you feel more comfortable before trying them.
taape
08-31-2006, 02:09 AM
Yes, it's a listed side effect however no one has been diagnosed from Forteo use yet, and I hope it doesn't happen either. The Bisphosphonates scare me more than the side effects from Forteo. Those medications stay in your system long term and can cause complications. There not very many good options for treatment especially for severe and long term osteoporosis.
spinewhine
08-31-2006, 08:02 PM
Do you people not realize that the side effect on this drug is bone cancer?
Having a "black box warning" is a long way from being a "side effect," considering that no human to anyone's knowledge has developed an osteosarcoma after being on Forteo. I'm not minimizing that it's scary that the lab rats developed it after long-term high doses of Forteo, but let's try not to scare the living daylights out of people by suggesting that humans have developed this. So far, so good, for us humanoids. Life is full of risks. Some of us have decided that the risks of osteoporosis affecting our quality of life merit some action.
Having a "black box warning" is a long way from being a "side effect," considering that no human to anyone's knowledge has developed an osteosarcoma after being on Forteo. I'm not minimizing that it's scary that the lab rats developed it after long-term high doses of Forteo, but let's try not to scare the living daylights out of people by suggesting that humans have developed this. So far, so good, for us humanoids. Life is full of risks. Some of us have decided that the risks of osteoporosis affecting our quality of life merit some action.