FOSAMAX Reviews (ALENDRONATE SODIUM)Average Rating: 1.4 (1230 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare FOSAMAX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FOSAMAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Osteoporosis | Serve stomach cramps when first started lasted about 4 weeks. I had broken my foot and after the cast was off for 8 weeks noticed that my toes hurst so bad I could not move them at times. Also haveing problems getting up from sitting, I need to stand still for a minute. The bottom of my feet hurt so bad I can't walk right away. Having trouble bending down, experienceing sever pain. I had none of these symptoms before taking this medicine. Called my Dr. and he said he did not believe that this was caused from the medicine. I have only been off of Fosamax for 4 weeks and I have not seen much of an improvement. | F | 51 | 5 months | 1/5/2006 | 2 | osteoporoses | Achey bones especially my back, noticed gaining weighs around the stomach, and hip area | F | 51 | 1 years | 10/24/2005 | 2 | Osteoprosis | Dizziness, Depression, Knee Pain, Botto of Spine pain, Extreme Tiredness | Was taking generic | F | 51 | 6 months 1X W | 12/13/2010 | 2 | Osteoporosis | I did stop taking Foxamax and my fatigue has abated considerably. I'm back to feeling the same as I did before I started. It didn't take too long - maybe a week or so, to feel back to normal. I don't think I'll be taking Foxamax, that's for sure! | F | 51 | 0 days 70 1X W | 8/5/2010 Patient History | 2 | osteopenia | Had only taken for two weeks (once a week tab) and had chronic sore throat. Stomach pain was constant and also joint pain that I had never had before. | ???Is it worth it. Do the side effects subside after taking for a while, because I don't know if I want to continue. | F | 51 | | 8/12/2004 | 2 | osteopenia | I have been having terrible lower back pain, joint pain, bloating, and eye twitching. | Thank you for this web site. I am going to stop taking fosamax. Doctors don't always know the best for YOU! I am also going to read the book by Gillian Swanson, | F | 51 | 3 months | 12/30/2004 | 2 | osteoporosis | After taking Fosamas for close to 10 years, I am now wondering if the development of fibromyalgia and a pain in my hip that just won't go away were caused from this drug. The drug kept my osteoporosis in check but did not cure me. I discontinued use when I heard about the jaw bone issue and after taking care of the root problem which was my parathyroid. | I began taking it for osteoporosis around the age of 40. Several years ago I had a parathyroidectomy - the root cause of the osteoporosis was parathyroid hyperplasia. Please check out www.parathyroid.com - it may be your problem as well. | F | 51 | 10 years | 10/2/2006 | 2 | osteopenia | Extreme pain in my rib cage, pelvic joint pain, and now in my neck at the base of my skull I have a crackling noise and tinnuitis starting. After reading everything here I have stopped after 4 doses and hope that it wasn't enough to leave lasting affects. I plan to exercise and treat naturally -- I would encourage all of you to seek out natural therapy, I have found now (wish I had earlier) that there is much you can do. Good luck to all. | F | 51 | 4 weeks | 1/1/2008 | 2 | osteoposis | headaches, nausea, | worries about side effects and dental complications, also long term risk of taking drug over many years | M | 51 | 9 days | 1/20/2008 | 2 | Osteoporosis | I took my first once-a-week dosage on a Friday morning. I started feeling a little achy and tired at dinner. Within a couple of hours, I was huddled on the couch with severe aches and chills. On-call doctor said I could take 400mg of ibuprofen. By the next morning I felt fine but my PCP has since advised I not take the 2nd dose and is referring me to an endocrinologist. | F | 51 | 1 days 70 | 6/11/2019 | 1 | Low Thinning of the bones | Started with Diarrhea first night that lasted all night with no sleep then next day headache like my head was in a vice and pain in right hip and thigh which not had before and on third day could barely walk and felt dizzy and high blood pressure. | I will be trying alternatives to help. | F | 51 | 1 weeks 70MG | 5/28/2019 | 1 | Osteopenia | Foot pain; back pain; knee pain; elbow pain; stiff, painful, swollen fingers during the night and all morning; nausea; reflux; severe dental and jaw pain after spending time out in the cold. | Merck has a website, http://www.fosamax-information.com/html/sideeffects.html, on which they tell you all the horrifying side-effects. I already knew about the joint and muscle pain from looking up Fosamax before I took it. What I didn't know was that the pain, stiffness, and swelling wouldn't stop when I stopped taking the drug. That very important fact is LEFT OUT of Merck's warnings. I reported my side effects to the FDA, and I hope you will, too, at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/I am going to refuse to ever take Fosamax again. | F | 51 | 3 weeks | 1/31/2008 | 1 | low bone density | I could not tolerate the weekly dose, the day after taking experience severe back muscle spasms. Changed to once a day still had muscle weekness, joint pain,hip pain, bone pain, intestinal upset. I have decided the cure is worse than the disease and have discontinued taking it. | F | 51 | 17 years | 3/16/2008 | 1 | osteoporosis in hip | After the first once a week pill, I had severe joint pain, with muscles aches all over my body. I did not take the next pill until a month later as I had a 3 week trip to Europe planned and did not want to chance feeling terrible. I took the second pill when I got back and the side effects were immediate, although different and much worse! The first day I was extremely tired, felt like I needed to sleep all day long. Later in the day I had severe heartburn and I also noticed a pain in the roof of my mouth. The next day, the pain in the roof of my mouth was worse and I could feel something, like a lump. It is now 6 days since I took the pill and the sore is much larger and the pain is excruciating. It hurts terribly to swallow and I can't eat and can barely talk. I went to my doctor yesterday and she said it was definitely a side effect of Fosamax and to quit taking it. Duh! Then she sent me on my way for two weeks!! I'm quitting Fosamax and my doctor! | Do not take this drug. Even if you do not have any noticable side effects, it is probably doing something bad to you. It is not worth it. There is probably a natural alternative that works just as well. | F | 51 | 2 days | 10/20/2004 | 1 | osteoporosis | I felt like I was thrown from a Building with the Building landing on top of me!!! | Doesnt matter which drug you take for Osteoporosis, All Poison! It Caused my Aunt to have 3 fractures in 10 years!!I saw "caused" because alot Good it did to prevent it, It may have contribututed to it!!! | F | 51 | 2 months | 3/4/2007 | 1 | osteoporosis | Joint pain, loose joints, numb toes, overall aches | F | 51 | 1 days 70 mg 1X W | 7/9/2014 | 1 | osteopenia | felt like I was hit by a Mack truck! horrible rib, shoulder and back pain. Sweated all night, blurred vision, nausea, couldn't stay awake. Too many horrible symptoms to list. | I have only taken this once and took me a little while to associate the symptoms back to fosamax. So glad I did a little research to find this site, now I know I'm not crazy. I was trying to work up nerve to take 2nd dose, but now I'm not so sure I will. Anybody have good alternative natural medicine? | F | 51 | 1 days | 12/30/2008 | 1 | osteoporosis | after about 6 months I experienced increasing memory loss and I am only 51. The memory issues increased until I stopped taking fosamax and with 4 weeks my memory was clear and crisp. | There are ways to get strong bones without sacrificing your brain. This side effect was one that my Mother and several other people I know have had on Fosamax. If your retired and don't work - who would tell you that your memory is bad. Also why would you assume bad memory is due to age - that is not always the case. | F | 51 | 37 months | 1/6/2009 | 1 | Osteopenia | Unbearable body pain...back, sides, hips. Felt sporadic fever, nauseous. | Will never take it again. Not worth the pain. I've had back surgery and this felt very similar to right after surgery...but worse. I'm a teacher and thankful that it is the summer, otherwise would have had to take the week off as I have not been able to function. Woke up crying in the middle of the night and husband hand to rub my back to get me back to sleep. | F | 51 | 1 days | 7/3/2009 | 1 | poor bone density | Severe hip and arm pain. Difficulty walking. The pain would wake me up at night. Diarrhea. Pain in my fingers and hand. | F | 51 | 1 months 70 1X day | 10/22/2010 |