BONIVA Reviews (IBANDRONATE SODIUM)

Average Rating: 1.3 (1602 Ratings)

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BONIVA  (IBANDRONATE SODIUM):  Ibandronate is used to prevent and treat certain types of bone loss (osteoporosis). Osteoporosis causes bones to become thinner and break more easily. Your chance of developing osteoporosis increases after menopause, as you age, or if you take corticosteroid medications (such as prednisone) for long periods. This medication works by slowing bone loss to help maintain strong bones and reduce the risk of broken bones (fractures). Ibandronate belongs to a class of medications called bisphosphonates.   FDA Approval Date: 2005-03-24 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Osteoporosis I went thru hell. Only took one pill. Followed instructions to the hilt. Within 10 hours I thought I was dying. The pain in my insides was terrible. I had a fever of 102.6. It took 4 days before I could function. Never again! F 65
1X M
5/5/2015
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 2   Nausea, flu-like, lower back pain, muscle/joint pain legs constantly hurt. stomach pain. I wished I never started taking this medicine. I was fine before taking this medicine. F 60 1 months
1X day
4/29/2015
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 1  ostepenia bone pain, foot pain, arthritic hands, vitreous detachment of eye F 50 3 months
30mg 1X M
4/20/2015
 1  osteopenia I have been advised by my Dr. To take boniva.I refused because of all the negative publicity about these drugs. I decided to do research for myself and found this website, THANK YOU ALL for your reviews I know I made the right decision. F 59 1 days
2/11/2015
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 3  Osteopenia When I first started taking the drug it upset my stomach. After a few months my stomach discomfort lessened. However, I have continuously suffered from low blood calcium even though I am taking calcium and vitamin D supplements. My doctor keeps increasing the amount of calcium I take but it doesn't improve my blood calcium count. I am now considering going off the boniva because my doctor tells me low blood calcium is bad for mt heart. I want to try and improve my bone density by exercising more and lifting weights. F 66 5 years
150 mg 1X M
1/14/2015
 1  Diagnosed with osteopenia All of them. Within 2 hours stomach upheaval and diarrhea. With 8 hours muscle pain (thighs, neck). Headache. Had insomnia. At 5am pain in chest began ; severe trouble breathing. Could not walk, the pain was so bad. My son carried me to bed. 32 hours later still have pain in chest, thighs and neck and nausea The side effects are frightening. If you think you can endure the pain and time off, then your choice. I do not recommended it. Funny thing - my doctor didn't want me to take it fearing my reaction. Silly me- I took easy way out and now am paying for it F 55 2 days
150 MG 1X M
12/30/2014
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 1  had some bone loss in hip Well, it wasn't boniva it was actonol but I know these are basically the same and I want to go on record in as many forums. So... I took the one pill at 7 am. By 10 pm, my hands and feet felt like blocks of ice. My stomach started aching. I took a bath but couldn't warm up. By 10;30 I began vomiting and it lasted uptil 6 in the morning. I'd throw up, then sort of pass out, then wake up and relive it all over again. I became so very close to calling 911 but couldn't even stand to pick up phone and talk. The next day I was on the couch all day. The next two days, every time I got up, I had diarreah. I had to take sick days at work things were so bad. Finally it's been a week and I feel about 80% back to myself. But I will NEVER take this type of drug again. Going to do my own research and work on this without these drugs. When the cure is worse than the disease, there's a problem. F 53 1 days
1X M
12/22/2014
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 1  Osteoporosis Severe lower abdominal pain. Started out with the first 2 doses as mild cramping. So at first I thought it was because of the not eating before taking it or a combination with the Bupropion I'm taking. So I decided to give it more time. By the time I took the sixth dose the pain had me doubled over. I came to this site and after reading comments I realized that the aches and pains I was now experiencing were most likely caused by the Boniva too. I do have osteoarthritis but it has been confined to my hands and somewhat in my one knee. So I have been able to cope using a Tylenol once in a while. But now I ache all over and am having to take the Tylenol daily. I had been on Reclast infusion once a year and never had any problem and it was over a year since I had had an infusion when I took the first Boniva. For some reason Reclast has been difficult to obtain where I live. All that said, I have stopped the Boniva and will see what happens. Yes, I do have osteoporosis but I F 69 6 months
150 MG 1X M
12/14/2014
 1  osteoporosis I have had the worst abdominal cramping and back pain for the past four days that I cannot eat or drink anything that doesn't make my stomach hurt bad. I will never ever take that medicine again. I would rather have a broken bone. F 53 1 days
150 mg
11/22/2014
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 1  osteoporosis Severe violent abdominal cramping and diarrhea with occasional blood. low back pain (never had back problems before). Leg bones ache, knees ache, shortness of breath, muscle cramping in my legs. I sincerely hope nothing has gone wrong inside of me that can't be fixed by stopping this. Pharmaceutical companies and doctors need to be aware of/and warn people. I agree it is poison. I do not have any idea if it has helped...I don't care - I just want it out of my system and I'll treat my body with lots of natural calcium. F 59 9 months
1X M
11/7/2014
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 1  prevention of osteoporosis And I am being treated for heart failure after taking Boniva. I went to the ER because of Shortness of breath joint and bone pains. It threw off my cardiac function and my entire body. Yes it was a poison to me. Does anyone know what I need to do ? I was perfectly healthy before this drug. F 63 2 months
150mg
10/8/2014
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 1  astiopena Infected arm encased liquid in arm F 76 1 days
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8/10/2014
 1  low bone density Severe back pain. I thought I had kidney stones. I took the medicine at 7:30 am and never sat down or laid down. So far no stomache problems. I just ache all over. I was in such pain that I actually cried. I could actually still cry. Back pain is not as bad but I just ache all over and I am having a hard time walking. My legs give away on me when I'm walking. Will never take again. Can't wait to have this out of my system. I hate feeling like this. Do Not Take....I agree it's poison. F 53 1 days
1X M
8/4/2014
 1  Dr. Recommendation Fractured Right and Left Femurs I keep posting on this site (last post 5/5/14) in hopes of preventing someone from going through what I am going through. I went back to the doctor because of pain in my left leg (had a previous right femur fracture with IM rod insertion). I am scheduled for surgery to put a rod in my left leg due to atypical femur fracture. This poison works by preventing loss of bone. But it doesn't allow new bone to form so all that's left is old bone which is brittle. I refused my last DEXA scan because, frankly, I don't care what the numbers are. I am a) not going to change what I am doing now (supplements and diet) and b) the scan measures quantity and not quality of bone and so is misleading. The numbers of people posting on this site should be a clue this is not a safe drug. Take it off the market. F 67 5 years
150 mg 1X M
7/10/2014
 1  strengthen bones Badly burned esophagus F 69 3 months
150 mg 1X M
7/8/2014
 1   GREAT NEWS to all of you suffering from the ill-effects of this poison! Sally Field has recently gone on record saying that Boniva is, "Kind of a miracle!" IMPRISON SALLY FIELD, ROCHE THERAPEUTICS & THE FDA. THIS HAS GOT TO STOP.
1X day
6/25/2014
 1  osteoporosis severe rib pain, lower back pain F 63 2 months
1X M
5/25/2014
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 1  Dr. Recommendation Fractured Right Femur This is a follow-up to a post I left on 10/2/13. I am still having pain in my right leg (I had a femur fracture which required surgical repair) but also have the same pain in my left leg. I am hoping I don't have another fracture. I have read the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for Ibandronate (the active ingredient in Boniva). It is amazing to me that this drug is still on the market. The MSDS indicate "Most important hazards - causes burns, harmful danger of serious damage to health by prolonged exposure through inhalation and if swallowed." Additionally"...corrosive solid...use - pharmaceutical active substance." And they are still allowing people to take this poison!! F 67 5 years
150 MG 1X M
5/5/2014
 1  I broke a rib The first time I took this once a month pill it nearly killed me. I began throwing up liters of blood and passing it through my rectum for hours before a friend found me. I was in ICU for 14 days total. The massive bleeding continued for ten days durning which I received 17 transfusion's of my rare blood type to keep me alive. Throughout those ten days I was not allowed to eat any food what so ever while they made several attempts to locate and cauterize the many deep holes this drug had eaten into the lining of my duodenal area within only seven days following my taking it. On the 10th day in ICU they made a last ditch effort to save my life by operating on me. They opened me up to sew close the deep holes Boniva created. After 14 days in ICU, and another five elsewhere, I was placed in a nursing home for 28 days to recover. Within the first five days of being there I suffered a stroke for which Dr. Athos refused to listen to my daughter's pleas to come and see me immediately This drug has a black box warning which says do not give to patients with GERD. My doctor gave me a free trial dosage which was one pill per month even though he had been treating my GERD for four years prior. The only bone related issues I had were Arthritis in one knee and in the knuckles of both hands. For that pain I had received two localized Cortisone Injections twice a year for two years before I fell out of my bed and broke a rib at age 78. F 78 1 months
unknown 1X M
4/17/2014
 1  to prevent bone loss horrible side effects, I will NOT take the second dose , never been in so much pain in my entire life, this drug is POISON, it should be removed off the market , body aches all over, sour taste in mouth, headache, etc F 84 1 days
150 1X M
3/23/2014
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