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  My osteoporosis was very bad The first twelve hrs. I felt a little nauseous. Next day had chills and sweats with flu like symtoms. Next day pains in the muscles in my back, neck and shoulders. Pain in feet and was bloated and had swealing in fingers. Was very fatigued with head ache. Feel like I am 100 and can't get up and down as well. My doctoe talked me into taking this pill saying that my t-score was -4.5 and likely to break a bone. and I was reluctant to take it. I will not take another one but will continue the calcium with vit. D. I can see that others on this site did not get better after taking the 2nd pill only worse. I will take my chance of not breaking a bone . I do exercise and dance a lot and will keep active. It is not a pill I would recomend to any one ! I have taken only one........That was enough! F 64 5 days
11/15/2006
 1  juvenile osteopenia My daughter has been extremely sick from this drug. I would NOT advise another parent to consent to treatment for their children with this very scary drug!!!!! F 18 1 days
11/16/2006
 1  osteopenia Several days after taking my first dose of Boniva I had flu like symtoms (sluggish & skin sensitive to the touch) and started getting severe pain in many joints and muscles. The pain moved throughout the body, but especially in the neck, knees, hands and hips. It would hurt in different areas at different times. My finger joints and right knee were so swollen I could not close my hand or bend my knee. The base of my neck hurt so badly I could hardly turn it. Depression and Fatigue were incapacitating. 30 days after taking my first dose of Boniva I had a spinal cord "event". I got up one morning and could barely walk. I entered the hospital thru the Emergency Room with tingly and numb legs (felt like they were asleep). They were very painful. After five days of tests (MRI's, CAT Scans, Spinal Tap, Heart Ultrasound, EMT's), they finally found a swelling and "hot spot" where the blood flow had been stopped in the Conus Medullaris section (lowest tip) of my spinal cord. I spent 15 more days in the hospital and rehab. I am still taking Physical Therapy and the tingling and numbness in my legs and groin area are still very serious and uncomfortable. Prognosis is near complete recovery in 6-12 months! 6 doctors do not know what caused this (I do not have high blood pressure, my cholesterol is near perfect, and my platletts are not sticky. My Neurologist is still looking for a cause. Before Boniva and the spinal cord event I was cheerful, had unending energy, wa F 71 1 times
11/18/2006
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 2  osteopenia - start of osteoporosis Diarrhea, major aches in bones (legs, hips, back) and major joint pain, major flu like symptoms and ached all over for several days, felt horrible. I am a vitamin person but decided to listen to the doctor about this medication. I took it following directions very closely (no sitting 1 hour after, drinking plenty of water, etc.). I felt horrible. My bones and joints ached so bad, it was hard to move around and I even cried at times because it was so debilitating. I am not the type of person to buckle with pain so this is tremendous that a medication can do this to me. After the first month, I tried again and the same thing happened. I am not on Boniva any longer. I am taking calcium vitamins 3x a day and counting on that and excercise as the right remedy which is proven to work and be safe. Our bodies don't absorb calcium correctly and that is why we have this problem to start. Correcting the problem with proper nutrition does not hurt your other organs or cause the tremendous side effects associated with this drug and so many others. Once again vitamins and nutrition win; may not be the easy way out but it works. Many p F 42 60 days
11/20/2006
 1  prevention of osteoporosis Left shoulder pain. Neck pain. Pain in right hip and thigh. Lower back pain. Sluggish feeling. Stiffness in fingers, lower back. Knee pain. Definitely bloated through the mid-section. At first I did not associate all of these aches and pains with Boniva. I have been having some sciatica problems and just thought that the hip and leg aches were associated with tight muscles, however no amount of stretching is helping, pt didn't help and the chiropractor has been only midly helpful. I didn't understand the neck, hand and arm pains, but after going to this site, I'm finished with this drug. I did call my doctor about the shoulder and neck pain and told her I didn't want to take Boniva any longer. This was three months ago. She is insistent, but I've never even had a bone density scan. I walk, swim and do free weights. Those things along with extra calcium with D will be my regimen. I just hope all of these other symptoms go away after I discontinue use of Boniva. I didn't know that any of these other symptoms were associated with this drug. I'm very grateful to have happened upon this website. F 57 7 months
11/20/2006
 1  mild osteoperosis Flu, aches and pains not experienced before Boniva. Upset digestive system for first 3 days after taking. Joint pain and muscle weakness. I tried to give the benefit of doubt to this drug. Thought it was just me with a "bug". Since I'd just gotten over a "bug". After reviewing the comments on this site, I think it's the drug and I think the Doctor and I are going to be having a talk about some "non-drug" alternatives. Shame the doctor's are so gung-ho on pharmacuticals instead of something healthier and less risky to the whole body. F 54 1 times
11/25/2006
 2  osteopenia Started taking Fosamax several years ago. Switched to Boniva because it is once a month. Never really thought that all of my aches and pains could be caused from this but my Mom mentioned to me how bad Fosamax was and now I am wondering. When I first started taking Fos I had severe hip pain to the point of going to a specialist. After xrays etc. couldn't find anything wrong. However, the pain was so severe I couldn't sleep and could hardly walk. After about a year that pain just went away. Then I had elbow pain and figured it was from using the computer. It was also severe. Now that has gone away. For the last 3 months I have had severe neck and shoulder pain to the point that I take 3-4 Advil a day and it still hurts. Now, today I have a pain in my ribcage so I start freaking out. I have been blaming all of this on getting old and maybe that's not it at all. I'm so tired of feeling pain in so many of my joints. After reading this site now I am scared to death. I think I will go off the Boniva. I already take the calcium and D. If Boniva is what is causing all the aches and pains, I hope they go away after discontinuing. F 56 9 months
11/26/2006
 1  osteopenia Migraines and severe insomnia Will go back to Actonel - had no noticeable side effects with that drug. F 57 60 days
11/27/2006
 1  osteopenia I just took one dose of Boniva on Nov 4th, 2006. I have had a terrible taste in my mouth that will not go away. I had severe abdominal cramps that lasted for four hours. I thought it was food poisioning but after reading about Boniva, I realize this is a side effect. I will not take this med again. F 49 3 weeks
11/27/2006
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 1  Osteoperosis Two weeks after IV, develope a UTI. Did not respond to treatments. It has been three months and still have pelvic pain. If there is anyone who has experienced, pelvic pain or bladder pain from this drug. Please email me. F 58 1 days
11/27/2006
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 1  Osteopenia Severe pain in arms, upper back between shoulders, knees, I had chills and abdominal pain. I felt like I had been run over by a truck I hurt so bad. I had to miss a days work I felt so bad and I will not live like that. I tried it because the Dr. recommended it and I thought once a month would be a good thing, but I won't take it again. M 58 1 months
11/30/2006
 5  osteoporosis aches for 2 days after taking medication, subsided. Was on Fosamax then Actonel....Both had worse side effects and it happened once a week. This has been such an easy transistion and less complicated F 67 1 years
12/1/2006
 1  osteoporosis I took my first and last Boniva tablet as prescribed by my physician on 11/27/06. I have suffered from severe GI symptoms since day 2 as well as fatigue and insomnia. I would not recommend this drug to my worst enemy! Stay away from this medication. F 53 1 months
12/1/2006
 1  severe osteoporosis I have written before 1 month ago. I am still having side effects after just 1 pill. Does anyone have terrible pain in the mouth and jaw area from this . Never never again will I take this pill . My doctor will be trying fortical for me hope it works. Really scared to try after all this. F 48 1 times
12/2/2006
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 1  osteopenia I had a heart attack resulting from a coronary artery spasm after my second dose of Boniva. The doctors were totally floored. I am so healthy that it made absolutely no sense. They were unable to find any damage or plaque in my arteries in the angiogram. My cholesterol is 120 and my HDL is 75.I also walk 6 miles a day,don't smoke and eat a good diet and am a perfect weight. Low risk for heart attack. My bone density was not that bad,I am so angry that I took the drug. I found other articles on line and in this blog about others who have had heart attacks or chest pain while taking Boniva.The problem is that I thought I was having indigestion and if I didn't go into the doctor I would never have known that I had a heart attack because the coronary artery in spasm eventually released itself . The blood tests confirmed that I did have a mychardial infraction and I was hospitalized for 4 days. I wonder if any other women experiencing chest pain or digestive problems are possibly having coronary spasms without knowing it. The side effects do say chest pain, but what do they mean by it?. The whole thing is pretty scary. I will never take Boniva again. F 54 2 months
12/2/2006
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 1  osteopenia Within 12 hours of taking the first Boniva pill, I began experiencing stomach pain which is still present today (second day after taking first dose). I feel very tired as if I am getting sick with the flu and my legs hurt. I have already made the statement that I will not take another pill. Especially after reading the other comments, I know I won't. F 59 2 days
12/2/2006
 2  osteopenia No problem the first day. Second day I awoke with pain in lower spine and right hip joint. I have a high tolerance for pain, but this deep bone pain was significant. Today, the third day I again awoke with the spine and hip joint pain, so I took naproxen sodium, and was doing better until about 3 or 4PM. Then I started to get pain in my sternum (breast bone). I was not concerned about it possibly being heart-related because it felt like bone pain rather than tissue pain. I will definitely discuss these symptoms with my doctor on my follow-up visit in a few weeks. After having read the experiences and comments of others, I will ask my doctor to visit this site before prescribing Boniva to anyone else. I will not take Boniva again, and I seriously doubt I'll take any of the others. My doctor told me the "half-life" of Fosamax is 10 years! He suggested Boniva because he read it is "only" 5! F 54 3 days
12/3/2006
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12/3/2006
 1  bone loss Chest pain, heart palpitations, sore leg bones, headaches, terrible rash that covered my entire body with itchy red sores, that would only go away using Prednisone. Enlarged heart, water retention. Took 1 monthly dose. F 54 30 days
12/3/2006
 1  osteoporosis I took Boniva for the first time on Dec 1, 2006. I was looking forward to it as I get bad esophageal effects from Actinel and Fosamax. About 24 hours after taking the first dose I started to get diarrhea. A few hours later I became chilled, and was shaking so badly for several hours I could ot function, despite layers of clothing, about 80 degree room and a down comforter. My fingers and toes became frighteningly numb and I thought I would have to go to the emergency room. I had limb pain and was so weak I took sleeping pills to knock me out. The following day I am mostly recovered, but will never take Boniva again. It is hard for me to understand that they could get away with marketing a drug with such severe potential side-effects. M 54 1 months
12/4/2006
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