Drug Ratings for ACTONELAverage Rating: 1.4 (1258 Ratings)
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| 1 | borderline osteoporosis | I had one 2 day episode of low back and rt hip pain in the second month I was on the medication, (Oct 2011) then in May of 2012, I began to have mild to moderate abd pain that would go away after several hours. On 06/15/12, I had a ruptured sigmoid diverticulum which resulted in emergency surgery and a temporary colostomy. I had to have the sigmoid colon removed.. During the next 4 months I continued a monthly Actonel tab; was having cramping colic like pain for several hrs about 2 weeks after taking the pill that would finally go away after a while. I didn't put two and two together until the gastroenterologist told me in late Oct (2 weeks before the reversal of the colostomy) to stop the Actonel as she thought there was an association between the colic pain and the rupture, and may have contributed to the rupture and I was more at risk, because I had diverticulum.. I did not know I had diverticulum so as I am a health care professional I am doing a more thorough assessment and eva | F | 66 | 13 months 150mg 1X M | 3/28/2013 | 1 | osteoporosis | Immediately after taking my first dose yesterday I had a headache that lasted all day. Also had queasy feeling in stomach on and off all day, and some stomach discomfort. Was very restless last night and did not sleep well. I will NEVER take another dose. I need to find a natural alternative. | F | 63 | 1 days 35mg 1X W | 1/10/2013 | 2 | Osteoporosis | After the first dose, mild discomfort in back and upper back burned. Symptoms only lasted a few minutes. After the third dose, I felt like I was in labor and the pelvic bones were pulling apart. Walking sounds would confuse some with popping pop corn. Several large lumps above right knee that are itchy and painful, and the worse is burning in the rectum. I am due for my fourth monthly dose in two days. I see my Dr. in a week and will decide at that time if I will continue to take Actonel. | Since I have not taken the drug long enough to be re-tested for bone density, I do not know if it is effective. I take it early, remain up, hold off eating for two hours, and recline rather than lie flat during sleeping hours, and do not sit straight up as to avoid belching. I rated it 2 because of the harsh side-effects. | F | 59 | 3 weeks 35mg 4X M | 1/8/2013 | 1 | Osteopenia | Severe aching muscles and joints, flu like symptoms, temperature 99.8, severe abdominal cramping, diarrhea. Onset of the symptoms takes 18 hours. Then all the symptoms are experienced at once. I felt like I had taken the medication to clean your colon for a colonoscopy plus the flu symptoms. | This medication is poison to your system. The first time I took it I was convinced by my doctor's staff that I had an intestinal flu. Let it run it's course. After 14 hours of diarrhea I began taking Pepto Bismol. I was home sick for two days. The second time I took the medication I awoke at 2 am and I knew immediately what I was in for. I took the package information and called the manufacturer to make a report. I filed a ADVERSE REACTION report with the FDA. I contacted my pharmacist at 4 am to see what I might take to get some relief. I don't know what kind of permanent damage I have done to my system. But I will NEVER EVER take this medication or any other medication in this family. I am upset with my doctor for prescribing it. I am mad at myself for taking it a second time. I had stomach problems the first month I took it and today I am still experiencing abdominal cramping. | F | 50 | 2 times 150 mg 1X M | 1/4/2013 | 2 | osteoporosis/primary hyperthyroid | upset stomach and touble sleeping | I have not taken it long enough to know if it is effective. I will probably need to take it for 2-3 years. The side effects have been moderate but I felt much better before I started taking it. | F | 55 | 4 months 1X M | 11/16/2012 | 1 | Low bone density. | Kidney Cancer. I think it made my bones more brittle and my spine is extremely painfull every step hurts and I can't walk very far without sitting down. In my opinion it made my bones much worse and it should be taken off the market. | I wish I had never taken it. | F | 86 | 5 years 1X W | 11/4/2012 | 1 | Osteoporsis | 1 day after taking it I felt like I had the flu. Was freezing, ached all over, hurt to walk because of the pain in joints, and I had a temperature. 4 days later I suddenly had severe pain in my rib cage along my bra line on both sides of my chest and a horrible headache and sore neck. Also bad cramps in my foot. I have only taken 1 dose but will be telling my doctor that I will not continue taking it. I'm hoping it leaves my system quickly. I wish I had found this site before I took my 1st dose!! | F | 51 | 6 days Monthly | 10/12/2012 | 5 | None. This drug increased my score. | F | 63 | 1 years 35 | 10/7/2012 | 1 | for tinny bones | I have taken this for years with no problems, but the last three months I have awakened the next day with body shaking chills and then a fever in the afternoon and diarrhea. It lasts about 2 days. I am thinking there was something wrong with the last 90 day supply I got. Maybe it was tainted. I fear the tinniness in my bones, but I am not taking it again. | I first started taking this through a medical study at Northwestern University. After the study, my doctor prescribed it for the tinniness I was feeling in my bones. I do not have osteoporosis. I just feel like my bones are hollow | F | 71 | 10 years 150 1X M | 10/3/2012 | 1 | osteopenia | bone cracks in both thighs | EVERYONE SHOULD READ THE FOLLOWING: FDA recommends that healthcare professionals should: Be aware of the possible risk of atypical subtrochanteric femur fractures in patients taking oral bisphosphonates. Continue to follow the recommendations in the drug label when prescribing oral bisphosphonates. Discuss with patients the known benefits and potential risks with using oral bisphosphonates. . | F | 57 | 8 years 30MG 1X W | 9/26/2012 | 1 | Osteoporosis | It is early days yet but something is affecting adversly anc Actonel is the only change in my medication regimen. Shortly after going to bed last night I had diarrhea. This morning aching in muscles and joints. Retrosternal discomfort and discomfort and heaviness in breasts. Very depressed with loss of motivation. | Rather apprehensive now as to what may be in store for me as I am stuck with the once-a-month 150mg dose for the next month with no way to turn it off. | F | 78 | 2 days 150mg 1X M | 9/1/2012 | 1 | Low bone density spine & hips | Dizziness ++. Diarrhoea. Bone pain. Difficulty moving my joints.Lethargy. Loss of earnings through time off work. | Dizzy within 3 hrs of administration. By 10 pm felt I'd been in a time machine & was 85 yrs (I am 62).Strong bone pain. I could 'feel' my sternum,hips,spine & left forearm. I found it hard to move & because of the diarrhoea nearly soiled the bed. It's 1 month to the day now, since I took Actonel. I am gradually feeling better, especially in the last 4 days. I lost 6kgs in 1 week & time off work. My doctor was dismissive & seemed not to believe me as to the cause. He had strongly urged me to have a yearly infusion of Actonel. I am so relieved I tried the monthly dose 1st. It is ironic that the ongoing dizziness predisposed me to falls; thank goodness I did not tumble & break something! I question how this drug got passed the Therapeutic Goods Act. | F | 62 | 1 months 150mg 1X M | 8/26/2012 | 1 | osteopenia | I had been on Boniva for approx. 12 years when my Ins. Co. switched me to Actonel in Nov., 2010. (A Dr. has to sign off for this to happen.) In late Dec., 2010 I was taken to hospital with "global amnesia" and given every imaginable test. My memory of approximately 10 hours never returned. - Frightening! At that time, the Drs. were saying it was stress related. In Nov., 2011, I was having a great deal of difficulty rising from a toilet seat due to extreme pain above my right knee. X-rays didn't show anything. Dr.'s were dismissive. Pain then went to mid-thigh and then into groin. Later, the left leg started with same symptoms. At that point x-rays showed stress fractures of both femurs, with right leg starting to heal. A week later, when getting out of the shower and stepping down onto the left leg, the femur snapped. I heard it; I felt it and I went down. Nine weeks later, I've had surgery, been in a nursing home, spent time in a rehab. center and am now housebound. I am s | F | 73 | 18 months 150 1X M | 8/14/2012 | 1 | Low bone density | Severe dysentery and dehydration. Wound up in hospital! | F | 54 | 3 months 150 | 8/13/2012 | 1 | Osteopena | First time I took Actonel I had flu symtoms for a week. Each month I have flu systems for 1 to 1 1/2 days. I have unexplained weight gain. I have been on a 1250 cal per day diet and still gain about a pound every three months. | Went to the doctors yesterday with muscle pain complaints and pain in my ribs I have been having these pains for over a month. An xray shows I have a broken rib. I have not fallen or been in an accident so how did I get this broken rib? I am also on Lipitor (have been for over 5 years) and my doctor wants me to stop the Lipitor thinking this is what is causing the muscle pain. Does not think Actonel has anything to do with my issues. After reading these comments, I am stopping Actonel immediately | F | 58 | 18 months 30mg 1X M | 7/11/2012 | 1 | Diagnosed with Osteoporosis | Extreme tiredness, very bad cramps, pain in hip and muscles. I have trouble sleeping and sometimes feel very ill after taking a tablet.. My whole body feels out of whack. | I was recently diagnosed as having Fybromyaligia and I think that the symptoms are caused by the Actonel. I cannot lose weight and my stomach feels hard. I have decided to take myself off this drug after having a chat with my Doctor | F | 57 | 3 days 1X W | 6/21/2012 | 1 | Osteopenia | Uveitis, jaw pain, severe joint pain throughout my entire body, indigestion, constipation, chills. fatigue, loss of appetite, head ache. | I took Actonel for the first time on Sunday 6/9/12 at 6:am I followed my doctor and pharmacist instruction later that afternoon I started feeling severe joint pain and two days later I ended up in the ER because eyes felt like someone ripped my eye balls from the socket, I was diagnosed with Uveitis due to reaction cause by Actonel. This poison should not be sold for human consumption. | F | 63 | 1 times 150 1X M | 6/14/2012 | 1 | low bone density | after 3 months, started with mood swings then all out depression. After 6 months severe OCD behavior and getting "lost" or "stuck" like a broken record. Unable to button my shirt or open a drawer.Hallucinations(visual & audial) Other "unusual" behavior. Confusion. Muscle spasms. Erratic heart beat. "seizure-like" episodes. 3 nights in the ICU. Stopped taking the actonel when the seizures started. T-scores worsened while on Actonel. | M | 41 | 10 months 500mg 1X M | 6/6/2012 History | 1 | Osteopenia borderline osteoporosis | I had previously been on Boniva. The pharmacy/insurance switched to Actonel. Within 2 months I was having severe thigh/groin pain in right leg. Shortly thereafter, the pain went to the left thigh/groin area. Just diagnosed with femur fractures in both legs. Right leg seems to be healing, although still having some pain. Left leg is not doing as well; I'm using a combination of a cane and a walker. My mobility is severely limited. It was quite by accident that I suggested to Dr. that Actonel might be the culprit. SHAME on the manufacturers of these drugs! | F | 73 | 7 months 150 1X M | 5/24/2012 | 1 | osteoporosis | Severe muscle spasms. Spine swelling and twisting. Weakness. Left side extremely weak. Constant internal pain. Body seized up. | Just glad I am off it and would advise anyone not to take it. I have been off Actonel for about 8 weeks and am slowly getting back to normal. I feel stronger, no spine swelling, pain is gradually decreasing and no longer any internal pain. | 61 | 13 years 35mg 1X W | 5/11/2012 | 1 | bone loss | 21 pages of strong complaints going back to 2003 on this site................and this poison is still on the Market!! | I am SO glad i decided not to take this or the other osteo drugs............a big THANk YOU to all who have posted. Doing well with greatly improved bones thanks to Strontium Citrate and calcium. | F | 59 | 0 days 0 1X D | 4/6/2012 | 1 | Osteopena | Took actonel for 6 months. A couple of months into it, I started having severe back pain, exterme night sweats (so bad, I got dehydrated and fainted), sores in mouth, weight gain. I never had back pain before in my life. It's been 21/2 years since I stopped taking Actonel. Other symptoms went away but back pain is still with me and doctors can't do anything about it. | This drug should be taken off the market. I am in my mid 50's. Used to be very athletic, running every day, working out. Doctor gave it to me after a bone density test. Even though I quit over 2 years ago, I have been feeling like an 80 year old. Can't run, sit, bend... This drug should be off the market. | F | 56 | 6 months 1X M | 4/5/2012 | 1 | Oesteoarthritis | Extreme stomach pain for days at a time and diarhea on weekly pills after years then put onto monthly and after about 3 years I now get diarhea every month and can relate to many other symptoms which have been diagnosed to be something else!! Headaches in morning when waking especially - put down to slightly high blood pressure but I don't think so. | Will not take it for a couple of months and see the result. Will take calcium supplement. | F | 66 | 150mg 1X M | 4/1/2012 | 1 | Osteopena | Nausea,severe stomach pain,aching.Flu like symptoms. Feels like I am constipated all the time. Terrible pain in the head,feels like my head is being squeezed in a vice. Loss of appetite dont even feel like drinking water.Never felt so dreadful. | I am not taking any more. It should be taken off the market.I will take my chances with eating more calcium. | F | 65 | 2 months 150 1X M | 3/25/2012 | 5 | low bone | No side effect(i'm active person in good health and watch my diet) | M | 64 | 4 years 1X M | 3/12/2012 | 1 | Dr recommended after bone loss | Unbearable back and hip pain. Problems with my kidneys. I have blamed it on everything except the Actonel and gone to every Type of Dr you can image. Do you think one suggested the Actonel? NO! until I checked the Internet and it was like my life story from all the comments. I think I read one that said no effects. This drug has taken my life away from me. | This has made me feel like an old lady. I'am 54 and was perfectly fine until this was prescribed to me after a bone density test. I started to believe the fibermyalgia when they say chronic pain commercials but again I think most male Dr.'s look at you like you are crazy. Final dose I can't wait to see if I start feeling better | F | 54 | 3 days 150 1X M | 3/12/2012 | 1 | ASTIO | LOTS OF PAIN FOR IN LEGS AND FEET HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK DOCTORS DO NOT BELIEVE ME AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE MEDICATION FOR 3 MONTHS BUT I AM STILL IN PAIN. I AM NOT SIXTY YET AND FEEL THAT I NEED TO BE IN A WHEEL CHAIR | ****BAD DO DONT TAKE THIS | F | 59 | 5 months 150 1X M | 3/8/2012 | 1 | Low Bone Density | EXTREME PAIN AND NAUSEA | My husband took one pill and BAM about 4 hours later he felt extreme nausea. About 8 hours later he was in EXTREME pain to the point where he could barely move. 3 days now and the pain is still unbearable. He will not be taking another dose. This medication is bad!!! | M | 43 | 1 days 150 1X M | 2/24/2012 | 5 | Bone loss. | No side effects at all. | Its great that I only have to take a pill once a month. | F | 46 | 4 years 150mg 1X M | 2/7/2012 | 1 | Osteopenia | Within a couple of weeks I experienced bone pain which continued to increase. I stopped taking the drug and I would advise anyone to NOT take this drug. | Bone and muscle pain continued, I saw many Doctors and had many tests no one could find a problem. My only symptoms were bone and muscle pain. After 3 years Doctors decided it must be Fibromyalgia, an autoimmune disease caused by a disturbance in my body. I believe the Actonel caused the disturbance but there is no way to prove this. I am completely healthy except for this condition. | F | 68 | 3 weeks 35mg 1X W | 1/19/2012 | 1 | menopausal osteo in right hip | I haven't had any side effects from the once-a-month pill, but I am very concerned that it may have been the cause of my left hip breaking due to a fall 2 weeks ago that in my opinion should not have been hard enough to cause a fracture, as it was on a carpeted floor. I will not be taking my next dosage, due tomorrow, & will be talking to my doctor when I see her this week to have the surgical staples removed. I am very, very, distrustful of this drug & reading what people have gone through has scared me even more. | F | 59 | 6 months 150mg | 1/14/2012 | 1 | bone loss | Flu like headache, hurt all over, stomach pain, chills, sweats after 1 day. On the 17th day shoulder and arm pain. Can not move shoulder or arm, also hip,back pain and pain in the back of my head. This is 5th day still shoulder and arm pain. | Not good..... Hurt all over | F | 53 | 21 days 150mg 1X M | 1/7/2012 | 3 | I had osteoporosis. | I started to get lumps on my finger joints that would ache. Sometimes the lumps would have a burning sensation. My vision blurred and my muscle aches do slow me down when I first get up. | I don't have osteoporosis anymore using Actonel, but I think it's time for me to find something else due to the side effects. | F | 45 | 2 years 150 mg 1X M | 1/3/2012 | 1 | osteoporosis | severe anxiety, GERD, chest pain, shaking, diarrhea, nausea,chills | Have been taking this drug for 1+ years. Did have the usual muscle aches and pains on second day post dosing. Took my dose on Nov 7, immediately started with chest pain arround my esophagus for a week, then I had a severe anxiety attack on Nov 15. Next day had to go to ER for severe nausea of >6 hrs duration. Was worked up for heart attack, all normal, no heart problems. Sent home, not home more than 1 1/2 hrs and it starts again. Went to the psyciatrist due to the anxiety and she says that it has to have a pysiological basis, because someone doesn't suddenly start having severe anxiety like that. Had more labs and CAT scan of my head, all normal. Symptoms persist even though it has been > 8 weeks since dosing. Started looking up side effects of this drug and then looking at half life and took this info to my doctor and she really feels this is what caused it. It has ruined my life, I am afraid to be alone, afraid of the dark and cannot work. I am a nurse and used to a high stress hospital unit and have never had anxiety issues before! but I cannot even think about taking care of patients while I am like this. I wonder if I'll ever be the same again. It will take >6 months to get the drug out of my system based on the halflife, the dose I was taking and the # of doses I have had. | F | 58 | 1 years 150 1X M | 1/1/2012 | 1 | mild osteoporosis | Very painful feet, especially toes and cuboid joint area. Attacks lasted approx. 4 days then quickly subsided. After 4 attacks, that progressivley became more severe, I quit this drug. I must add that during the 3 months I experience approx. 3 weeks of vertigo. Prior to taking Actonel I never experience any foot problems or vertigo in all of my life. After 25 days from my last dose I am back to normal and have started to use 1200 to 1500 units of calcium/mag. supplement daily. | Maybe this drug helps some people but I feel it was slowly crippling me. | M | 74 | 3 months 150 mg 1X M | 12/23/2011 | 1 | Osteoperosis | I took Actonel at 7:00 am. By 4:00 pm I was throwing up, diarrhea, sever stomach pains & fever!!! My husband rush me to the doctor the next morning! I told him about this poison, he dismissed it said it couldn't be the Actonel! However the pain was so bad he addmitted me to the hospital!!! 4 days in the hospital , mri& ct scan, several super antibiotics and morphine!!! Never could find what was causing it!!! Still have stomach problems!! Losing weight!!! Down to 120. Internist doing a colonoscopy and endoscopy next week trying to find out what is damaged!!! Also had a trip to er with rectail bleeding!!! Thanks Actonel!! | F | 42 | 1 months 150 | 12/17/2011 | 1 | Lower T-score osteopenia | Never again. First ever dose 12/2/11 next day achey, pain on urination, churning stomach for solid week accompanied with massive gas, started with severe right neck pain, then killer lower SI joint pain, major bra-line back pain to where I could not stand up straight or roll into or out of bed without sharp stabbing pain that took my breath away. Pain in upper left chest. Never again will I take a drug without first going to the internet for this type of forum. Thank you from Maryland. | Ban it from the market. | F | 53 | 1 times 150 mg 1X M | 12/15/2011 | 1 | osteoporosis | This is my second posting to update,hoping it will help someone else.(First posting 12-12-10.I strongly believe that actonel caused my leukemia.If you have taken actonel,watch for an elevation in WBC and contact the FDA and Procter & Gamble.According to P & G "s clinical trials leukemia is a rare side effect.Contact them yourself and ask. | Be informed before taking this med. Contact Procter and Gamble and ask for the results of their clinical trials. | F | 53 | 11 months 150 1X M | 12/11/2011 | 1 | my ob-gyn prescribed for bone loss | I didn't know what was happening at first I was sitting when a sharp pain hit me in my side I thought it was my appendix went to the ER they checked it was not the appendix I saw my ob--gyn and she had me to see orthropedic to chedk for hip fracture The pain was so severe I could hardly walk test didn't show fracture at that time My whole body was hurting both sides of my body my groin even my rectum my throat was like I was choking I have shooting pain in my whole body all around in my back arms legs and thighs I had my gallbladder removed doctors thought that was the problem but it wasn't I still have severe pain I have had colonoscopy endoscopy which showed irritation of my throat I was treated but still have the feeling like something is in my throat doctors can't find any cause all test keep coming out negative which is a good thing but I am in such pain 24/7 I am seeing all types of doctors I explained when I started taking Actonel which was about a year ago I stopped taking it | I WOULD NOT RECCOMMEND ANY PERSON TAKE ACTONEL I NOW HAVE A SEVERE ITCHYNESS I AM TAKING MEDICINE FOR THAT NOW BUT IF YOU ARE EVEN THINKING ABOUT TAKING ACTONEL.......DON'T I HAVE HAD EVERY SIDE EFFECT LISTED THE PAIN IS THE WORST NO PAIN MEDS TAKE IT AWAY MY WHOLE BODY IS IN PAIN I AM SO MISERABLE I DON'T KNOW ELSE TO DO | F | 63 | 150mg 1X D | 11/10/2011 | 1 | OSTEOPENEA | THIS IS MY SECOND ENTRY ABOUT ACTONEL. MY FIRST WAS WHEN I STARTED ON ACTONEL ONCE A MONTH AND HAD SO MANY SIDE EFFECTS; FROM DIARRHEA TO FLU- LIKE SYMPTOMS, STOMACH AND AB CRAMPS AND BODY ACHES ALL OVER. I WAS ON ACTONEL 35MG FOR 7 YEARS, STOPPED ME FROM ENTERING THE OSTEOPROSIS PHASE BUT WAS STILL OSTEOPENIC. ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO I STARTED HAVING THIGH PAINS TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS BECOMING VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO WALK WITHOUT PAINS IN MY LEGS WHERE I FEEL THAT THEY ARE VERY HEAVY TO LIFT OFF THE FLOOR AND MY KNEES ARE BECOMING VERY WEAK AND ARE GIVING WAY WHEN I WALK. I HAD THREE MAJOR FALLS IN THE PAST MONTH AND NOW I AM AFRAID TO GO OUT BY MYSELF IN FEAR OF FALLING DOWN. I HAD ALL KIND OF TESTS AND SO FAR THEY CANNOT SEE WHAT IS WRONG. AT LAST, I GAVE THIS WEB LINK TO MY DOCTOR IN ORDER FOR HER TO SEE THE PAINS REFLECTED ON ALL OF YOU LADIES WHICH ARE COMMON AND CAUSED BY ACTONEL. I HOPE EVERYONE COULD READ THOSE PAGES BEFORE THEY START ON THIS POISON. | LET US DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. NEXT THING THOSE PHARMACEUTICALS WILL ANNOUNCE THAT WE NEED AN ACTONEL SHOT BECAUSE IT IS BECOMING CONTAGIOUS. WAKE UP PEOPLE THEY WANT OUR MONEY. | F | 56 | 7 years 35 1X W | 11/8/2011 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Took 1, once a week Actenol 3 years ago. Had severe enough pain to incapacitate me and was unable to walk or have anyone touch me. I am still having flare ups every few months with today being one of the worst. | F | 54 | 1 days 1 1X D | 10/31/2011 | 1 | osteoporosis | Took on Mon. morn 8:00 a.m. as prescribed. That night was up entire night, achy, hot & cold. Had almost 101 entire Tues. It's Thurs. now & I'm still achy in diff. places & predictably the doc said it's unrelated to the medicine. Well what a coincidence that I was perfectly fine till then!!!!!!!! She said she prescribes it all the time & NEVER had fever as a reaction from actonel!. Well really now! | F | 54 | 1 days 35 mg 1X W | 10/27/2011 | 1 | for osteoporosis | Took at 7AM followed directions; by 8PM that same day started with chills (could not stop shaking). Then aches and pains started: headache that last for days, SEVERE flu like symptoms. Pain in ankles, knees, hips (severe hip pain moving from side to side in bed), diarrhia as bad as doing a colon prep for a colonoscopy, head and neck pain. Three days later could not bend my knees to go up/down steps. Went to dr. who ran bloodwork; showed sed rate, white blood cell count & c reactive protein elevated. Thought there was a bacterial infection, took antibiotic for 5 days, felt a little better but took over 2 weeks to start feeling halfway back to normal | Will NEVER take the pill again. Once and done. Felt like something was attacking my body and there was nothing I could do. Bowel problems for weeks | F | 55 | 1 times 150 mg 1X M | 10/21/2011 | 1 | Horrible horrible horrible dibilitating pain!!! | Hate this drug and would rather break my bones than feel this aweful. I am hoping to help my bones in another way!! | F | 49 | 150 mg 1X M | 10/9/2011 | 1 | osteoporosis | acid reflux | F | 58 | 11 weeks 30mg 1X W | 10/8/2011 | 1 | bone density | severe joint (neck, shoulders, hips, knees, feet) & muscle pain & swelling lasting 2 weeks so far. almost incapacitated. also, general bone pain in thighs | 72 | 1 days 1X M | 9/29/2011 | 1 | due to osteoporosis | bad pain in bones especially back and chest, feel very sore and lethargic. Am aware of pain going into my head | I am concerned about lack of energy and pain in bones, am looking forward to these side effects going away. Would be very reluctant to take tablet again next week. | F | 57 | 2 days 35mg 1X W | 9/29/2011 | 1 | osteoporosis | This is my first time to take Actonel . Within 3 hours of taking it I experienced nausea, heartburn and stomach cramps. Fatigue set in toward the end of the day and that night I had a fainting spell. I could not stay up from a prone position for two days. Today is the 3rd day and I am still very tired although the stomach aches and nausea have subsided. I hope after sharing this information with my doctor we can agree on another plan of attack for osteoporosis. | F | 55 | 1 days 150MG 1X M | 9/25/2011 | 1 | mild osteoporosis,osteopenia | pain all over, severe lower back pain, cramping in toe. | F | 59 | 150mg 1X M | 9/23/2011 | 3 | Osteopenia | none. | F | 56 | 4 years 1X W | 9/21/2011 | 3 | Osteoperosis | Take the pill on the 15th of every month first thing in the morning and follow all directions. I notice side effects usually the following day and for a day or two thereafter. Side effects usually include aching bones all throughout body (including arms, neck, hands, fingers, feet, legs). Have felt general fatigue and some flu-like symptoms. | I have my one-year follow-up with my Rheumatologist in 3 months. I think I will have another scan at that time. I will continue with Actonel until that time to determine if the medicine is working as intended. At my age, I am willing to put up with some side effects if it will reverse my osteoperosis. My scan was -3.7 at age 34, I don't want it to get significantly worse as I age. | M | 35 | 9 months 150 1X M | 9/21/2011 | 2 | Osteopenia | Eye pain and eye itching and now I have ringing ears. | This is the only drug I take and was reading about side effects and the ringing in my ears that is making me crazy should be from the drug. I just called my family doctor today and told him that I am going to stop taking Actonel to see if I do not have more eye pain and if the ringing in my ears stops. It is not easy to live with a noise in your ears all day long and night long. Hopefully it is because if Actonel and I will be happy again. | F | 51 | 1 years 150 mg 1X M | 9/7/2011 | 1 | Osteoperosis | severe flu like symptoms, fever, my eyes hurt and feel like I need to rip them out of my head, low energy, fuzzy vision, chest pain, heartburn. Took the first tablet as directed at 7 AM 30 minutes before eating breakfast. Felt pretty good most of the day. Woke me up at about midnight in severe pain and fever. I don't plan to ever take this medication again. | F | 54 | 1 days 30 MG 1X M | 9/5/2011 | 1 | Osteopenia | 3 months after starting Actonel I had flu like symptoms, aches in my legs, fever, bad stomach cramps that lasted a week. I was burping constantly. I went to the doctor & he could find no reason for it. I thought I was crazy. Immediately began terrible pain in my hips & groin. Pain in my legs at night....haven't been able to sleep without taking pain relievers. Neck and back pain started after 8 mths and around the same time pain in my jaw . I also continued to experience bouts of stomach cramping every 2 or 3 months that would last for 5-7 days each time. It took me all this time to finally make the connection & look up side effects on the internet. | I never knew about the side effects. My ob/gyn prescribed it for ostepenia. I've been to 2 gps and a bone specialist with my aches & pains. All of them knew I was taking Actonel, but none of them mentioned the side effects! Even the dentist I went to for the jaw pain did not mention a problem with Actonel. I have always been active & run regularly. I couldn't understand why in the last year and 1/2 I was having so much pain........I attributed it to the running. I am so relieved to find an answer to these problems & can't wait to get this drug out of my system!!! | F | 56 | 17 months 150 1X M | 8/20/2011 | 1 | Osteoporosis | I took this drug for 1 year and constantly felt like I was having a flare-up of my osteoarthritis. I stopped taking it and after a few months felt so much better. I felt guilty not taking it, and decided to take a pill 2 weeks ago. I have had severe joint and bone pain, just like before. In fact, I had to take pain med to sleep, and double up on my arthritis med just to get through the day. I am extremely tired and feel like I have the flu, all the reasons I stopped taking it before. I will never, never take this med again. I am going to treat my osteoporosis with natural vitamins. I know this drug has a 500hr half life, I hope that means only 1 more week of this awful pain. Do Not Take It! | F | 66 | 36 months 150mg 1X M | 8/18/2011 | 3 | osteopenia | Have experienced no problems. | F | 60 | 7 years 35 mg 1X W | 7/18/2011 | 1 | osteopenia | Horrible joint and muscle pain, general feeling of sickness and exhaustion. | I have not taken Actonel for 14 months now. I do feel better, but I believe this medication has affected my body in ways that may never go away. I still have pain in my left wrist, left little finger, my left big toe, neck and shoulders. All these pains began within 2 weeks of taking the first dose of medicine. Doctors have told me it is merely arthritis, not associated with the medication. I think it is odd they all appeared nearly at the same time, within days of taking the medication, and as one doctor did mention it is odd all on the left side, since I am right handed. I will always believe this medication has caused these problems and has robbed me of the ability to do and enjoy some of my favorite things in life. I wish I had never taken it and I advise all I see to avoid it. Please take it off the market, NOW! | F | 58 | 6 months 1X M | 7/14/2011 | 1 | osteoporosis | Horrible joint and muscle pain. | I am writing to report that I am finally feeling better after 9 months. I only had 2 doses of Actonel. Still have pain in thumbs and wrists but the all over joint pain is gone. Will never take this again. Hoping that my hands will be pain free soon. | F | 56 | 2 months 1X M | 7/10/2011 | 1 | osteoporosis & osteopenia | Severe flu-like symptoms began 8 hrs after taking first (and last) pill. Fever 102-F, migraine level headache & light sensitivity, joint/muscle aches, nausea. Even my finger & toenails ached. Unable to get out of bed w/o assistance for 3 days. I was a little frightened to tell the truth. | Am age 65 & have osteoporosis due to menopause beginning at age 42 plus probably lack of sufficient calcium intake for too many years. Was reluctant to take any drugs but literature seemed to say this drug was relatively safe, but after my experience it seems rather dangerous at least to me. Took that pill a little over 1 week ago, my GI system is still churning but worst is over. If you want poison, this drug at 150 mg's may be good choice. Am a little upset with my doc for prescribing. | F | 65 | 1 times 150 mg 1X M | 7/7/2011 | 1 | Strenghten bones | My physician prescribe Actonel because of a bone density test. I did my research about this drug.I am suppose to take this this pill once a month. This drug will make the bones very hard and brittle until they will break and become weak. I will not take this medicine. I also read the comments from other women taking Actonel, its dangerous. I will use my own remedy of eating the right foods and eating diary products. I will not put this dangerous drug in my body. I refuse to suffer with the many side effects .I am certainly keeping it real, its not for me!!!!!!! | I have read the ingredients in Actonel and all the side effects women are experiencing from taking this "Monthly Pill". I refuse to get my prescription fill for the first time. No Way!!!!!!! | F | 56 | 1X M | 7/5/2011 |