Drug Ratings for ZOMETAAverage Rating: 3.0 (11 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZOMETA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 3 | 2b breast cancer -preventative of m | 12 hours after infusion woke up in the middle of the night moaning of pain all over my body. Chest felt tight and I was warm. This pain lasted 12 hours but a mild ache has lasted 4 days so far. Tiredness lasted for 3 days too. | Going through it, I wasn't sure I would repeat it in 6 mos. It was rather short lived so I may continue. I just need to plan for side effects or find helps. Not sure if you can take pain meds but I took excedrine for head and neck ache almost at the end. | F | 48 | 1 days 1 small i | 9/21/2015 | 2 | Stage IV BC mets to bones | Unable to walk a day after treatment. Extreme pain in feet, legs, arm, shoulders and hips. Right foot felt crippled. Nerve pain and burning down leg and in foot. Had to use a "walker" to get around - on 3rd day of these side effects after 2nd treatment in 4 weeks. Also was on Femara but doctor took me off it as side effects were even worse. | I might try a smaller monthly dose to see if it lessens these awful side effects. I feel I have to try as I have 5 tumors in various bones from mets breast cancer. | F | 63 | 30 days 4 mg 1X M | 10/24/2010 | 1 | Bone Mets from Breast Cancer | Flu like symptoms, edema in legs and feet, fever, fatigue,kidney pain. | I have been on both Aredia and Zometa. I was advised recently that current research shows a correlation between long term use of Zometa or Aredia and the development of kidney stones. My kidney stone condition is quite painful and ongoing. I am now under the care of a nephrologist and am trying to determine if there is permanent damage to my kidneys. | F | 57 | 8 years 1X M | 7/9/2010 | 3 | 2nd Breast Cancer - Stage 1a | Given bi-annually. First time was last July 2009. Fine the day of infusion - then went to bed that night and was hit with SEVERE chills [teeth chattering with three comforters on me in the middle of the summer] which turned out to be the onset of a fever that peaked at 102.9. Fever broke the next day in the afternoon. Then for the next 2-3 days, muscle aches and extreme fatigue. ONC said because of age [too young] that was why it was so bad; but promised that it would only happen for the first dose. I had my second dose last week. Fever of 100 for a half an hour immediately after the infusion then the fever broke in the next hour and then I was fine. Muscle aches - mild. Fatgiue and malaise - extreme. | Make sure you get your dental work done first before the infusion. Any drilling could cause jaw necrosis. | F | 39 | 6 months | 1/24/2010 | 4 | Osteopenia | After first infusion, experienced mild flu-like symptoms beginning about 24 hours after infusion, lasting about 2 days. | Taking Femara since early stage breast cancer (lumpectomy and radiation) 3 years ago. Dexascans show 8% and 5% bone loss over the next 2 years due to menopause and/or Femara side-effects. Too early to know benefit yet. | F | 53 | 2 weeks | 12/10/2009 | 4 | Stage llb Breast cancer, | I had my first infusion of Zometa 4 weeks ago and didn't experience any side effects. No flu symptoms, no aches or pains. I had a very slight fever that was gone within 12 hours. But no other symptoms. | I had stage llb breast cancer 3 years ago. I'm in remission now after(mastectomy) chemo and radiation. I took Tamoxifen for 2 years and am now taking Arimidex. My oncologist put me on Zometa(one dose every 6 months) because I am osteopenic and she said that new studies have shown that it helps reduce your chance for recurrance. I feel pretty good and if it helps keep me in remission, then I am all for it! | F | 48 | 4 weeks | 11/19/2009 | 4 | early breast cancer - prevention | Had first infusion two weeks ago, and experienced the expected flu-like symptoms the next day. Since then, I don't notice any side effects. I am on a lot of meds, so it is hard to tell, but I think all is well. | I am taking infusions of 4mgs every six months. I declined chemo and radiation following a double mastectomy (one breast and three nodes involved) and am taking Tamoxifen and Lupron, so Zometa is my insurance against future recurrence to the bone. | F | 41 | 2 weeks | 7/3/2009 | 3 | Drug trial for breast cancer | I am on a monthly infusion of 4 mg (?) (via i.v.) and experienced very difficult breathing, chest pains, and high fever/chills/flu symptoms the first time around. My oncologist then gave me dexamethazone (steroid) to counter and this works wonderfully. I get it the day of in the infusion and expereience very little of those side effects as a result. I am also on Effexor and Arimidex so hard to know if some nausea, numbness, and fatigue is a result of either of those. | I rate it 3 as it is unknown as to its effectiveness for my purpose. I am on a 3 year trial to determine if this drug will help prevent bone metastasis for breast cancer. | F | 45 | 4.5 months | 6/22/2009 | 4 | stage 4 breast cancer to bones | Usually after treatment, for a couple days feel as if I am getting the flu then I have the best week of the month is the first week after treatment, Achy bones, joints, feverish, tired, just like getting the flu. | i think I would be in terrible shape if not taking zometa, I believe it helps me with my pain and even gives me a little zing every now and then after treatment. | F | 48 | 4 days | 5/5/2009 | 4 | Breast Cancer with bone mets | Very stiff ankles and feet and to a lesser degree wrists and fingers which only started about 6 months into treatment. I feel like I have lost a lot of agility and am wearing a suit of armour. Overall though I am pain-free despite the fact that I did have pain in some places where I have lesions ie spine, ribs before treatment. | I make sure I go for a 45min-1hr walk each day. I find being mobile helps stiffness. I think with my advanced disease I would be so much worse off if I wasn't on Zometta. I am about to start on Femara which I have read can make joint pain much worse. So fingers crossed. | F | 39 | 7 months | 10/24/2008 | 2 | breast cancer | stomach pain, nausea, constipation, tiredness, weakness | F | 65 | 35 days | 9/15/2008 |
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