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| 1 | Oh Sally Field...you have blood on your hands!!! | F | 1X D | 5/15/2013 | 1 | osteo | I now have osteo arthritis in my hands. Never had any sign of this before the drug. have constent back arm and neck muscle aches. Have no energy tired all the time. Symptons came on slowly have gotten worse over the last few months. Had no idea that the Boniva was causing this. Just stopped the medecine as all the side effects listed is what I am going through. Was on Fosamax for a year, had uslcer in throat. Wanted to see if other bone medicine worked. Now in so much pain and tired all the time. Cannot do simple tasks like turning a door handle. Only 50 had no symptoms before Not sure if this will go away. Should have lived with the osteo, better than what I am going through now. Going to look into natural ways. Do not take this medicine. | F | 53 | 6 months 1X M | 4/28/2013 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Terrible bladder pain that won't go away after 6 weeks. Also depression. | F | 66 | 4 months 150 | 4/13/2013 | 1 | I started Boniva per my doctor's advice. I started to feel depressed and sore all over, esp. in my back and legs. Today, a year after taking Boniva I can hardly stand and have terrible back pain. I would never recommend this drug. Refuse to take it even if your doctor recommends | F | 67 | 8 months | 4/5/2013 | 1 | Osteopenia | Flu like symptoms of muscle, bone ache. Side effects began in the spine as if the flu was coming on and progressed from there to crippling pain through shoulders into neck and head. I could not walk and required help to do so. The crippling lasted approximately 3-4 days, but the pain continued for up to a month. I contacted the pharmaceutical company to inquire about these side effects as my Dr. had told me it was not a reported side effect. (As if it were all in my mind) I still to this day, 3 years later have issues with muscle, bone, joint pain. | Do not take this drug.Do not be a guinea pig for this drug. | F | 56 | 1X M | 3/20/2013 | 1 | Dr.'s recommedation | I had a bone density test done along with two other tests...no word on the BD test. A month later, called the doctor's office and was informed "someone" would call me that afternoon. Doctor called and informed me I was heading toward osteopenia; said I should be taking Boniva. Without even asking me any questions, he prescribed Boniva and called it in to my healthcare provider. Didn't think much about it until the next day when I began my search about this drug and found this website. After reading only a handful of the comments, decided I did not want to take this drug. So I called my provider to cancel and was informed the drug had already shipped! I could not return it (even unopen) and was "stuck" paying my portion. Called my doctor's office once again to say I was not going to take this drug. Guess what? The nurse informed me I SHOULD take it...the doctor HIGHLY recommended me taking it! I said not with all those side effects...her response...you may not even have any! That's true but is it worth it to take the chance and then find out I, too, have the side effects many of you are experiencing? I wasn't going to take that chance. So I'm out $156 - but I don't have any of the side effects a lot of you have posted. So I deeply thank each of you for letting me know. Only hope others that are in the process of "maybe" taking this drug will find this website and reconsider (this website should be posted in all doctors' offices!) P.S. I've si | F | 66 | 0 days ? 1X D | 3/17/2013 | 1 | bone loss | head pain, bladder pain, depression and muscle aches | I have always felt great until I started taking Boniva. I haven't been the same since. | F | 66 | 4 months 150 1X M | 3/16/2013 | 4 | Osteoporosis | No side effects that I can tell. Of course I have my typical aches/pains. I was taking another type of meds for my osteoporosis, which left me feeling depressed. | I have been very happy with Boniva. However, as soon as my osteoporosis is under control I am not taking it anymore. | M | 53 | 2 years 150 1X M | 2/27/2013 | 1 | osteoporosis,osteopenia | Flu like symptoms. Bone and muscle pain in lower back. Sciatic pain in leg. Bone and muscle pain in chest around the sternum. Pain in collar bone. | Within eight hours of taking the generic Ibandronate Sodium, I started feeling very ill as if I had the flu. The pain started in my lower back and eventually to my chest and my collar bone. The next day I was barely able to move. The pain in my back would seize up when I tried to move. I felt like I had been hit by a truck. That was my first and only time taking this drug. I will not be taking it again. It has been two days since I took this drug and I am still having pain. To me this is an indication that this drug is toxic to the human body. | F | 56 | 1 days 150 1X M | 2/4/2013 | 1 | osteopenia | I experienced nausea which I ignored for a few weeks then I had to say it was the Boniva, it made me sick to my stomach I told my doctor who said to keep taking it !! I stopped and when she heard that she was very angry - who cares she is only pushing this drug and knows its bad for me . I stopped all the drugs started a healthy eating program for healthy bones by the site reverseosteopenia.com I also got a weight walking vest and found the weight vest Really helped me I got it on reverseosteopenia.com web site - it is very good and thanks to diet and weight vest I have re gained 5% of my bone back again - so dont be fooled by drug companies you can have strong bone and without taking drugs too. | I would not take this or any Bisphosphonate drugs they are illegal in several countries now and only in america where greed is king can they still push this poison. Try a healthy diet and you must get a weight vest , try the one by nyknyc its great and check out this web site I mention, it works www.reverseosteopenia.com there are some others but this one is by a nurse who cured herself of osteoporosis with weight workouts and healthy diet she is very good. | F | 57 | 4 months 75 1X D | 1/30/2013 | 3 | diagnosed with osteo perosis | all of a sudden I have been having pain in my rib area, but I don't know if its from Boniva, or other meds I have been taking. I read where it could be from a statin pill I take for high cholesterol. | I haven't had a bone scan since taking Boniva, so I don't know if it is helping or not. I will probably have one in a couple of months. | F | 78 | 1 years 150mg 1X M | 1/20/2013 | 1 | preventive | Taken as preventive medicine..I started having joint pain and severe neck popping. Stopped taking immediately | F | 53 | 10 days | 1/10/2013 | 1 | osteopenia | Raging, burning incredible heart burn. One pill and I was done! | F | 69 | 1 days 1X W | 1/5/2013 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Back pain, foot pain, neuropathy from the left hip to the left foot | After taking my first dosage of Boniva I had back pain for a few days, then the feet started. At first I thought maybe I had plantar fascitis or had pulled my Achilles tendon, but there was tingling and burning. I stopped taking Boniva after three months. It's been two months since I stopped but I still have foot problems. I wish I had never taken Boniva. I just hope I can return to pre-Boniva over time. | F | 62 | 3 months 1X D | 12/9/2012 | 1 | Osteopenia | I've already talked about my side effects. Just wanted to say that I took my first and only dose on July 15 and I'm still experiencing side effects today, Dec 9. I regret ever taking that drug! | F | 54 | 1 days Lowest 1X M | 12/9/2012 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Metal taste in my mouth is awful. Good to see others experience the same. I thought I was nuts. | Take this off the market. I The side effects are not told to patients by doctors. Sick of doctors not advising patients. What about other medications we take and how they mix with other medications? | 61 | 2 months 1X M | 12/8/2012 | 1 | Osteo | Chest and back pain. This drug shouldn't be on the market. Doctors Should explain the side effects before prescribing it. Nothing but poison. Please don't take it. | F | 65 | 1 days 1xM | 11/6/2012 | 1 | osteoporosis | After having one Boniva infusion, I developed Dupuytren's in both palms of my hands, which is very painful. There is no history of this in my family. I wondered if anyone else has developed this condition as a result of taking boniva? | F | 73 | 1 times infusion 1X O | 10/25/2012 | 1 | Doc Recommend Failed Bone Density | Pain and Ache in left hip, neck, headache somedays so bad have to lean on right hip to take pressure off since I have to sit at my job, taking elevator can't take stairs, almost can't put left leg first to walk pushing up with right first now to get upstairs afraid legs will give way and I might fall so, go home and lay to get off hip, restless nights then get up the next day and start all over. Noticed more hair loss this week. I do not want to become bald and toothless as some describe so I will not take anymore of this drug. | Noticed pain and side effects immediately that something was wrong or different in my body. After my first sample dose 7/15/2012 so when i reordered they gave me generic and it was very painful decided to go back to real Boniva and try figured I might be allergic to generic and less painful but still painful so I will not be taking anymore. I will take more daily intake of Calcium and Vitamins instead of this drug and add lots more excersise to my daily life in order to have a pain free life. The only reason I am looking at this site today 10/16/2012 was my husband recommmended I search the internet to seek more info about this drug and wow I see others are having same issues. I will contact my doctor who highly recommended this treatment and look for other solutions. And yes I took another real Boniva yesterday I will not make this mistake again. | F | 55 | 4 months 150 1X M | 10/16/2012 | 3 | I am posting this note because I have had some success remedying the long term joint pain problems many of you discussed. Although I was taking Fosamax rather than Boniva, they are both bisphosphonates and are very similar in action and side effects, and I thought my success might be very helpful to some of you. After taking Fosamax for 7 years with no problems, I took a single generic pill in October, 2011. In a few hours I had nearly all the side effects listed in the other postings, hip pain, shoulder pain, jaw pain, popping joints, soreness on balls of feet. I had been completely pain free before this. I stopped the Fosamax immediately and most of the symptoms subsided over a couple of months. However, the posterior hip continued to hurt with every step, and the shoulder pain continued. For ten months there was no improvement. Besides Fosamax, I had also been taking Lipitor for five years. Since Lipitor is known to cause muscle/joint pain, and since Lipitor affects the same cellular metabolic mevalonate pathway as does Fosamax, I thought I would try discontinuing Lipitor for a while. While not completely gone, the hip and the shoulder improved significantly within weeks. Do approach this cautiously, since you must be on Lipitor for some cardiovascular reason, and your cardiovascular benefits of Lipitor must be weighed in. | F | 65 | 1X D | 10/15/2012 | 1 | OSTEOPOROSIS | STARTED ON ACTONEL AT FIRST-MADE ME VERY,VERY DIZZZY ABOUT 7 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST DOSE. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS I WAS SWITCHED TO BONIVA FOR INSURANCE COMPANY REASONS. I HAD BEEN ON BONIVA FOR 8 MONTHS AND STARTED HAVE RIGHT ARM PAIN-TRYING TO REACH UP OR BEHIND ME AS IF TO FASTEN A BRA-VERY PAINFUL!!! ALSO SEVERE RIGHT ANKLE AND KNEE PAIN AT TIMES-COMES AND GOES. THEN THIS YEAR I ALSO HAVE PAIN IN MY LEFT ARM AS WELL!!! DIFFICULT TO PUT ON SHIRTS,COATS ETC. SOMETIMES HURTS MY ARMS JUST TO TURN OVER IN BED! NO OVER THE COUNTER PAIN RELIEVERS HELP MUCH. I HAVE BEEN OFF BONIVA FOR 3 MONTHS NOW AND STILL HAVING THE SAME SIDE EFFECTS. I TOOK MYSELF OFF OF IT BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD IT ANYMORE!!! NOW I AM GLAD I DID AFTER READING THE EMAILS ON THIS WEBSITE!!! | F | 52 | 18 months 150 1X M | 10/14/2012 | 1 | Osteopenia | After taking my one and only Boniva on July 15, I still continue to feel it's side effects. Today is Oct 3!!! I looked up online how long the drug stays in your system and after a very technical description of 32 days, it also said, "But many people are reporting longer than that". Well, I guess so!!!! How many complaints does it take before this drug is taken off the market??? | F | 54 | 1 days 30mg | 10/3/2012 | 1 | osteoporosis | I tend to not read the potential side effects a perscribed medication because of the power of suggestion. But, because of the odd instructions on this one (sit up straight for an hour after taking) I decided to research a little. I now know I will never take Boniva or any other bisphosphonate. thank you all for your posts. I feel you have saved my from much misery. | F | 51 | 1 days 150 mg 1X D | 10/1/2012 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Burning mouth and loose teeth; hair loss; muscle pain all over my body; debilitating fatigue. I wonder if anyone else has lost libido? | The symptoms came on slowly and it wasn't until my mouth started burning and my teeth got loose that I began to wonder what was wrong. I'd had a hip replacement and attributed the pain in my legs to that. But my arms and neck also hurt and my hair was falling out. I also had indigestion and fatigue. i would come home from work and lie down and my husband would have to wake me for supper. Then I would be in bed asleep by eight. Also, my thiking was (is) fuzzy, and my eyesight has deteriorated. I'm 69 and my 83-year-old sister-in-law can run rings around me. I hope this goes away. I was taking Ibandronate Sodium, generic for Boniva. Massage therapy has helped somewhat, but there is still pain in the arms, legs and back. | F | 69 | 6 years 150 mg 1X M | 9/30/2012 | 1 | bone loss | I am convinced it gave me a heart attack! I had like hives in my esophagus and such an indigestion like I had never had before! I took three days off from work! Later found that I had had a heart attack & do believe it was that day! I had never had indigestion like that in my life! This occurred in 2007, before there was all this information on how lethal Boniva is!!! When I failed my heart tests with my cardiologist, I immediately told him about my experience with Boniva. I also told my primary care physician and he just got up and walked out of the room like I was nuts or not to be believed. Now, that I read all of these comments, I finally feel some support for what I experienced. I will NEVER take another one of these pills! I would rather be alive than have strong bones!!! | I hope they take this pill off of the market! What other information is needed to verify how toxic this medicine is to people? | F | 63 | 1 days 1X D | 9/29/2012 | 1 | osteoporosis | Barf and more barf, near blindness, leg pain, loss of jaw bone. threw away 11 months of dosage. Nearly died previously on reclast and fosamax. Doctors think I am suffering from delusions that these side effects aren't real. I'll show him my barf remains which were so acid my throat nearly seared. | After being a garbage inspector for drugs, I realize this is a farce. Lots of boniva ends up in the trash with notes attached how detrimental this drug is and doctors continue to prescribe. Many casualties and now I wonder if my legs are going to be cut off. The skin on my feet thickened, hardened and split. If you can take this, good luck to you. | F | 58 | 1 days 1X M | 9/28/2012 | 1 | osteopenia | Joint and muscle pain, mostly in my neck, back, and knees. I feel like I have the flu. A terrible rash around my eyes, upper and lower eyelids are very red and swollen. The symptoms subside, somewhat, until the next time release. | The side effects are worse this second month. I will not take another dose. EVER! I can't wait until this is out of my system. It is TOXIC! | F | 57 | 2 months 150 1X M | 9/23/2012 | 1 | osteoporosis | muscle pain, joint pain, exhaustion, back ache, side pain, rash on elbow, severe knee pain, cramping in feet, leg cramps; arthritis type feeling in hands | I am 47 years old. This isn't my first go around with Boniva-I took is successfully-or so I thought from 2008-2010. No known side effects and my bone density improved. I had some medical problems at the end of 2010 and most of 2011 where I stopped taking it. Had gall bladder surgery in April 2011 and after that couldn't tolerate the boniva anymore because of severe heart burn-my Dr. wanted to do the infusion-but thankfully insurance wouldn't cover it. Stupidly tried Fosamax for a month-that was horrible. Since I already have osteoporosis and due to other high risk factors, I agreed to try the oral Boniva again--its only been a week and its been absolutely horrible. I thought since I didn't get the excruciating heartburn it would be ok--wrong!!! Every muscle, joint, bone in body hurts. There has to be a natural way to stop/improve bone loss!!!! | F | 47 | 1 months 1X M | 9/21/2012 | 1 | Osteo | SALLY FIELD HAS BLOOD ON HER HANDS!!! | Pretty sad that the lowest rating you can give a drug on this site is a 1 and this poison has an average rating of 1.3! Where is the FDA????? | F | 69 | 1X D | 9/9/2012 | 1 | Osteopenia | Chest is tight, sharp pain on my left side under my breast. My heart feels like it's irregular or fluttering. Concerned that I am having heart attack symptoms. Cold sweats, fever, metal taste in my mouth, can't taste anything, coating on tongue, pain in my right jaw. I feel like I have the FLU every day. | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE!!!! I took my first pill on August 20, 2012. I was a healthy 50 year old woman. I feel AWFUL! My daughter researched this before taking me to the hospital as I thought I was having a heart attack! The pain, fluttering heart and mood swings are unbelievable. I am brushing my teeth and scraping my tongue 10 times a day because of the awful awful taste and build up. My sciatic nerve on the right side is hurting as well. again, DO NOT TAKE THIS POISON! I am PRAYING that this is out of my system SOON!!!! I am counting the days until it's been 1 full month since I took it and this nightmare is over | F | 50 | 1 days 150 MG 1X M | 9/6/2012 | 1 | osteopenia | inflamed gums, sore back, muscle aches, stiff neck, flu-like symptoms, couldn't hardly even walk at times | I took my first and only Boniva on July 15. I experienced the above symptoms for three days after I took it, felt better for one, and then it all started all over again for another 3 - 4 days. The medicine seems to keep "releasing" every 4 or 5 days. At first the symptoms lasted for 3 - 4 days, now it seems to be only about 24 hours. I wish I had seen this website before I took the pill - I would have never taken it if I had seen all these complaints. 1 1/2 months later I'm still feeling the effects of the pill. :( | F | 54 | 1 days 1X M | 9/1/2012 | 1 | Osteoporosis | It came on slowly ... the debilitating fatigue, the sleepiness, the body aches, headache, swollen glands. It's now been 3 weeks since my first (and ONLY!) dose. And it's still getting worse! I go back to my doctor next week. I will NOT take another dose of this! I'd rather live with osteoporosis. | Someone should take this off the market! | F | 62 | 1 times 150 mg 1X M | 8/27/2012 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Three years ago I was diagnosed with Osteoporosis. At first I was on Actonel. That was HORRIBLE. The doctor put me on Boniva. The side effects of Boniva are not as bad as the Actonel, but almost as bad. I have been on Boniva two years now waiting for the side effects to subside as the doctor told me. I feel that it is supposed to help me not hurt me. The first two days of the month I am constantly falling asleep sitting or standing because I am so fatigued by it. I have fallen out of chairs I am so sleepy. Days two thru five of each month I have what feels like PAIN INSIDE MY LEG BONES.. After first 4-5 days the sleepiness and bone pain goes away until the next month I take it. After two years on Boniva he did a bone density scan. The doctor told me the Osteoporosis has not gotten any worse, but has not gotten any better either. The Boniva does not appear seem to be doing anything. The side effects are not worth it either. Last year I fell in the shower and broke a two. | M | 59 | 2 years 1X D | 8/22/2012 | 1 | Osteopenia | The first day after taking: severe flu-like symptoms, jaw,back, leg, head pain, trouble swallowing, lump in throat, fatigue | F | 52 | 1 days 30mg | 8/17/2012 | 1 | osteopenia | extreme muscle pain in both legs, increased pain in lower back, fractured pelvic bones, extreme sweating at night. | I am scared to death of this medicine and afraid to take any other products that claims to strengthen bones. I took my Boniva pill the first day of June, and am still unable to do normal housework. I can't even walk through the grocery store to buy groceries and have to depend on my son and husband to run errands for me. For the past two months, I have felt like a prisoner in my own home. | F | 77 | 1X M | 8/3/2012 | 1 | Osteopenia | Back, buttocks, legs,chest, neck pain hurts to breathe in, stiffness. | Feels like i've been hit by a truck. This came on the about 8 hours taking the medication. Dr. never told me this could happen otherwise I would not have taken it. I not going to take another tablet. | F | 48 | 1 days 150 mg 1X M | 8/1/2012 | 1 | Osteopenia | I thought I was having a heart attack...chest pain that went up into neck, shortness of breath; esophogial inflammation; fatigue; mucuos, flu-like symptoms; joint aches/pains, heartburn, dizziness/vertigo | I am a wreck!! I started taking Boniva 5 months ago. As the months passed, I began with one symptom, then another. At first, you don't think about a side-effect of medication. This is a very sly, ugly medication...it invades your body and creeps up on you....like a bad storm. During these past five months I kept wondering what was going on with me...what was wrong...I felt terrible...seemed like one thing and another...having to call off sick from my job. I have felt utterly miserable with fatigue, joint pain, chest heaviness, flu-like symptoms, pains here, pains there!! It has been frightening and terribly concerning...and definitely debilitating!!! As I have read other patient reviews I have to ask the medical profession and the FDA.....WHY is this medication being prescribed and still on the market?? There are profound and long-term side effects from women of all ages. It is time someone needs to listen....and ACT!! This has just about ruined my health and now may have to retire, because I cannot continue to work and feel this way...in addition it makes me appear as an unreliable employee. I am angry, frustrated and looking for answers. Now what?? Nothing to reverse the severe, daily trauma....just another symptom lurking to throw your life into a continued spiral of poor health. There should be a class action law suit against the distribution of this medication!! | F | 67 | 5 months 1X M | 7/26/2012 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Sudden extreme flu symptoms and loss of taste. I, too, felt like I had been poisoned after taking only one dose. Didn't connect it until reading other posts but my feet also started hurting and having a burning sensation on the bottom at night, and I am now wondering if Boniva caused this long term effect. I stopped taking it after just one dose when I found data that shows Boniva makes your bones look more dense in a bone scan because it keeps your old bone from sloughing off and it stops new bone growth. I'll take my chances without Boniva! | F | 53 | 1 days | 7/24/2012 | 1 | doctor prescribed | Stomach inflamed, jaws out of joint. loose teeth. terrible pain in right leg thigh. I have been off of it since Jan. still having terrible stomach problems | sorry I ever took the stuff. | F | 75 | 1 amonth 1X M | 7/22/2012 | 1 | osteoporosis | The next evening after I took my first dose I felt like I was coming down with the flu. I even had to call in sick from my job. I felt like this for a whole week. I couldn't eat anything, I would get horrible stomach pain. Not a good way to loose weight by any means. My left hip always hurt me a bit but now the other hip hurts. I also seem to feel "confused" and forgetful which was never this bad. Why is this drug on the market? I will not take it again. | F | 57 | 1 months 150mg 1X M | 7/15/2012 | 1 | preventive | I had no pain before starting Boniva over 1 year ago. Symptoms started with neck popping-joint pain-shoulders -hands..I have decided to stop and take calcium supplements hoping all pain eventually stops. | F | 53 | 1 years | 7/12/2012 | 1 | osteopenia | This drug just about ruined my life. Besides the acid reflux I experienced, and later had surgery for the damage to my esophagus, it caused my feet to hurt so badly I could not walk. It took approximately 2 years to get back to normal, and still have some problems. | F | 65 | 6 months 1X M | 7/10/2012 | 1 | osteoporosis | After researching, I threw away the free sample from the gyn and tore up the prescription. Instead, I built up my own immunity. I experienced the worst fall of my life few weeks, but was not in any pain and walked two more miles. And, no bones were broken even though my face went splat into concrete and badly bruised my shoulder and knee. I am 75 years old. So very thankful that I never took the Boniva prescribed by the doctor. | DON'T TAKE THIS POISONOUS "DRAIN CLEANER" (REMOVES SOAP SCUM FROM PLUMBING). TWO OF MY FRIENDS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY BONIVA. | F | 75 | 0 days 1X M | 7/9/2012 | 1 | Osteo | I took boniva injection twice, which was given every 3 months.. After 2nd injection severe joint pain and swelling. Was very active before. Now doctor says I have Rumatoid Arthritus which I know the Boniva caused it. i felt so good before taking this drug. | I'm praying and trusting God for a healing. I will never take Boniva again. This should be taken off the market. | F | 57 | 2 times 2X O | 7/6/2012 | 1 | Osteopenia | Bad don't take. I'm really discussed. | F | 62 | 1 years 150 mg 1X M | 7/5/2012 | 1 | Osteo | I am so glad I decided to check this out before I had my prescription filled!! The cost is outrageous and the side effect!!!! NO THANK YOU!!!! | F | 53 | 1X M | 7/3/2012 | 1 | osteopenia | leg pain, fatigue and not being able to sleep well during the night | I stopped taking Boniva in sept 2011 and every once in awhile I have fatigue and hurt all over. These are the same symptoms I had while on Boniva. DONT TAKE BONIVA. The symptoms take months to subside. I hope not years as on other reviews. | F | 64 | 360 days 30 mg 1X M | 6/24/2012 | 1 | Osteoporosis | headache, diarrhea, flu symptoms, nausea, fatigue, constipation, lower back pain, panic attacks (probably from worry about what was happening) | I will NEVER take this again, and won't even try another brand. Too scarey that I will get the same side effects. It's bad enough to have to wait a month and hope this all passes. I have never gotten side effects from anything in the past, but have felt everything possible with this drug. I was very scared the following day after taking the first pill that these symptoms wouldn't go away. They did, but still come back off and on. My one dose will run out in two weeks, and I'm hoping this nausea, constipation and fatigue will go away completely. I'll take my chances that I won't fall and break something before I'll try any of these drugs again. | F | 61 | 150 mg 1X M | 6/18/2012 | 1 | WHY IS THIS ON THE MARKET? WHAT IS GOING ON!?!?!? | POISON!!!!!!! Where is the FDA??? | F | 60 | 1X D | 6/2/2012 | 1 | osteopin | temporary paralysis and pain to point of anguish | do not take this | M | 70 | 2 days 150 1X M | 5/22/2012 | 1 | osteoporosis | acid reflux requiews surgery pain in back from a hemangioma, so bad had radiation, pain in leaft hip with bursitis. There is no words to describe the pain | I had no pain, no acid reflux, I was in great shape before Boniva, The pain incressed ever month when I took Boniva. It taking me almost three years of painfull test, and procedures, I felt like I made a trip to hell and back to get to be pain free | F | 67 | 18 months 150mg 1X M | 5/17/2012 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Diarrhea, flu symptoms, but mostly pain in knees, upper arm, fingers. difficulty turning over in bed, getting out of bed, or getting up and sitting down in a chair. | I recently posted on 11/16.10. After 2 1/2 years off Boniva I still have knee and arm pain. Dr. is giving me steroids like prednizone and wanting to give more horrible meds for rheumatoid arthritis. I got a message from one patient with the same diagnosis. Has anyone else taking Boniva been diagnosed with RA after complaining of joint pain? | F | 68 | 5 years 150 MG 1X M | 5/15/2012 | 1 | osteoporosis | I started with the drug Fosamax. One hour after taking that I had such bad stomach pain I called the doctor who said stop taking, it I will prescribe something else .Then started once a month Boniva . I had the worst pain in my thighs I have ever experienced . Sharp hot pain that came and went for days . Tried to talk to the Dr about it and she said .. oh that is from inflamation , it is not the Boniva . Funny never had it before ... Then the hip pain started a few months later . I told her about that and she sent me for an x-ray. Said to me there is no fracture , it is just a touch of arthritis . I read the insert and said to her, you don't think this could be the Boniva ? She said no the benefits out weigh the risk , just take it . Well now I have reached the 2 year mark and can hardly walk because of the pain in my hips and legs . Never had this pain before the Boniva . I had thought I was nuts , and it was not the drug . I have not had a good nights sleep in months because of | I would recommend extreme caution using this drug ... for some it may be a good thing , but I have taken my last dose !! | F | 60 | 2 years 150MG 1X M | 5/10/2012 | 1 | Osteopenia | First month I had stomach pains that lasted one week and muscle ache that took me to an urgent care unit. I tried it again for my second dose one month later -- extreme bone pain after a few days and stomach cramps that lasted one week. I still have pain in my legs three weeks after the second dose, but at least I can walk now. Be careful with this medication. Its side effects are not described as strong as they are. I am 46 and very healthy and cannot imagine an old lady going through the pain I went through. | Stay away from it! | F | 46 | 2 months 1X M | 4/23/2012 | 1 | Doctor recommended | I just take herbs, a good diet, plus exercise. Do not take this med. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. | F | 58 | 0 days 1X D | 4/19/2012 | 1 | moderate osteoporsis | Back,neck, hip and leg pain. | I took 1 dose of monthly a week ago. The day after I took the pill, I felt like I was coming down with the flu. I ached all over and and had chills even though it was 78 degrees in my house. Had stomach cramping, nausea for 5 days. Then the muscle and joint pain started. First it was my back, then stiff neck headache and now leg and hip pain. It hurts to get out of bed or get up from a sitting position. Cannot stand up or walk for very long without a lot of pain. I wished I would have followed my instincts and not tried it even though my doctor prescribed it. I just hope these symptoms go away soon. I have a full time job and cannot have these problems and do my job. I went to the urgent care today for the pain but there isn't much that can be done other than take pain meds. The doctor at the urgent care said she had heard about all the side effects and would never prescribe it. I will not take anymore of this meds. My 90 yr old father-in-law feels better physically than I do at 63. | F | 63 | 7 days 1X M | 4/7/2012 | 1 | osteoporosis (hips) | lower back pain; hard to get up from sitting position and straighten up | First time my lower back hurt slightly; second time it was severe and lasted one week. I had a difficult time getting out of bed or getting up from a sitting position. It happened within 24 hours. I had paid so much for this prescription, I took it the next month and actually did okay. Still, where there is smoke there is fire. These drugs have too many side effects and the risks are too great. I would not rcommend this to anyone. I just do not feel comfortable on these drugs for osteoporosis. I definately would not take them for osteopenia. | F | 63 | 4 months 1X M | 3/23/2012 | 1 | osteopenia | Even though it has been almost 2 1/2 years since I last took Boniva I still suffer from pain in my right hip. Sometimes it is hard to walk because of the acute pain. The joint is very stiff, tender and painful.I do find that stretching exercises along with hot showers and a heating pad help some. Pain relievers do nothing. I do wish I had never taken Boniva for that 7 months. It really ruined my quality of life! | F | 57 | 7 months 150mg. 1X M | 3/15/2012 History | 1 | Osteoporosis | Strong fear of pain and suffering for the rest of my life! | I was diagnosed with having osteoporosis few days ago and my doctor prescribed Boniva. I am so glad that I decided to check it out and read the reviews first. Now, I finally decided not to take it even just once because ONCE is all it needs to get screwed for life! I was so conflicted the last few days trying to decide if I should give Boniva a try or whether I would be one of those who can end up with all the bad side effects! Even I paid $143 for just one single pill, which Costco would not take back, it's better than suffering permanent bodily damage! With so many people suffering from so much devastating side effects from the pill, I don't understand why the pill is still on the market? Are there currently any activists out there trying to stop the pill from hurting so many people? Doctors should be more informed of the potential hazards of prescribing this pill! They need to listen to the patients--the actual people-- who took the pills-- not just go by what the drug companies tell them! It seems like the bad is far worse than the good if so many more people seem to be suffering than benefiting from it! Yes, take BONIVA off the market! There is more than enough medical suffering in this world without having it add to it! Taking Boniva seems to me like assisted suicide or giving yourself a self-inflicted full body wound! Taking this pill is voluntary so for your own sake and like they say, "When in doubt, DON'T!. | F | 54 | 0 times 150 mg 1X M | 3/12/2012 | 1 | Osteoponia, stress fracture femur | Within 6 hours, had excruciating pain/stiffness around replaced knees down to feet. Bone pain traveled upwards to pelvis, femur, hips, ribs, sternum, shoulders & finally the skull. Do not recommend to anyone who has had joint replacements. | F | 61 | 1 days 150 1X M | 3/1/2012 |