RECLAST Reviews (ZOLEDRONIC ACID)Average Rating: 1.8 (225 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare RECLAST with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR RECLAST | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Very advanced Osteoporosis | After falling and breaking my pelvis in three places and since I am only 60 years old, required a more aggressive treatment, other than calcium and vitamin D. I experienced no negative side affects, just a slow improvement, and six months afterwards my bones seemed less fragile and my hair began to grow again, rapidly. Six inches in six months. Prior to that it was growing slowly due to End Stage Liver Disease. Since this was an IV infusion it did not play havoc with my liver which was why it was prescribed. | F | 60 | 1X O | 3/5/2011 | 5 | Reclast worked wonderfully for me. The first time I took I was told to take Advil for the first 3 days and had very mild flu like symptoms. The 2nd & 3rd times I took I there were no flu like symptoms. Reclast has turned my Dexascan scores from 2.6 to 1.3. I have had no other symptoms from it. | F | 63 | 3X O | 6/27/2012 | 5 | osteoporosis and osteopenia | Just had my third Reclast infusion last week. Absolutely no side-effects. Easy, painless, effective. I love it compared to other osteoporosis meds I have taken | F | 60 | 1X O | 7/19/2014 | 3 | Osteoporosis | I have not taken this drug yet. My doctor told me if I take the reclast infusion that I will experience flu like symptoms. He said it is because my CTX scores are high. They are at 807. The medicine is suppose to get the score down by stopping the osteoclast from doing the job of shedding your bones. I just wonder what yall's CTX scores were when taking it. I do not want to experience the horrible side effects that some of you have but sounds like I would since my score is high. Maybe I will take pills instead. It sounds like the lower the score then you wouldn't have as many side effects cause your body isn't fighting against it as much. | Thank you all for writing in to share your experiences. I pray you will feel better soon from this drug. | F | 52 | 1X day | 6/9/2023 | 2 | Within 6 hours after receving the infusion treatment, the shortness of breath, bone, mousle and joint pain started. I would not call it flu like symptoms. it was deblilitating. I couldn't even get out of bed. nausia, vomiting accompenied it. I have had many surgeries throughout the years, but this was one of the worse things i hhave ever experienced. That was the first 24 hours. I am on the second day. Back to work, feeling much better. Still have shortness of breath, and body aches. I sure hope it goes away soon. The nurse that gave the IV said to take Tylonol twice a day to prevent body aches. I needed something a lot stronger than that to deal with the pain. They usually give you all the bad side effects before hand, but they sure did not with this one. I don't think I will do it again. | F | 44 | 1X day | 8/9/2012 | 1 | OSTEOPOROSIS | Update, I now have severe muscle spasms in my right arm. My arm is very painful and without warning it will start to spasm. Advil is not helping anymore. | F | 61 | 1X day | 8/14/2012 Patient History | 1 | Osteoporosis | After taking four doses of Actonal in Feb. 2013, the side effects left me unable to do some minor house work. The following month, I had the yearly infusion of Reclast.. I still have horrible pain in legs, back ,fingers and feet. Finger feel as if a metal file was harshly used to clean under nail. It was infused slowly and I am trying to stay hydrated, but walking at times is next to impossible. My back , sometimes get hot as if I was using a heating pad. No way to get it out system, so my daily activities may never be the same. | I know some people have had no problems..YET. I think of the people who do not use a computer and cannot let it be known about their experience. Please don't just accept it when medical workers tell you they have never heard of complaints other than mild flu symptoms and some brief bone pains. Direct them to this site about all drugs related to Reclast. Then perhaps when people have to go to the ER, they will stop treating us like nut cases when tests show no major abnormalities. The pain is real. Seriously real.... | F | 60 | 5mg 1X day | 4/11/2013 | 1 | low bone density | I cancelled my infusion of relcast thanks to all of your comments. I was afraid of the side effects and of the duration of the effects. My doctor is telling me that there is a once a month pill that may fit my needs. I'm so happy I decided against the infusion. thank you | F | 60 | 1X O | 7/10/2013 | 1 | osteoporosis | horrible drug!! This drug has ruined my husband's life. He normally checks everything out but didn't this time! He started having terrible pain the next day after this infusion and it continued. He checked with Dr and was told it had nothing to do with pain. He went to Orthopedic Surgeon and learned differently. We have been told this medicine stays in bones for up to 10 years! Does anyone know of anything to remove it from bones? Some Doctors and most ALL drug companies will do anything to make their money, including ruining people's lives! They should be put out of business! | F | 62 | 1X day | 8/17/2012 | 1 | osteoperosis | IN APRIL 2008 I WAS GIVEN A RECLAST INFUSION AND HAD NO PROBLEM UNTIL JUNE, WHEN FINGER RINGS WERE ADJUSTED, AND PRESSURE CAUSED BONE SPUR GROWTH TO THE PALM OF MY LEFT HAND. THE FINGERS ON BOTH MY HANDS ARE STIFF, ESPECIALLY MY MIDDLE FINGERS, AND CONTINUOUSLY STRETCH THEM FOR SOME RELIEF. GLUCOSOMINE CHONDROITEN , WHICH OBLITERATED ARTHRITIS PAIN AND OUTWARD SIGNS OF BONE PROTUBERANCES ARE NOW INEFFECTIVE. THIS DRUG, ADVERTISEDE BY NOVARTIS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS INADVERTENTLY HAS MADE BONE MORE BRITTLE, CAUSING TWO TOES TO BREAK. WHERE, BEFORE, THERE WAS NOT THAT MUCH PAIN TO MY BROKEN LEFT HIP AND BACK FRACTURES , FROM A SCALE OF 1-10, IT NOW IS A 9. IF THOUSANDS WERE TESTED FOR RECLAST, THEN ALL THOSE WITH ARTHRITIS MUST HAVE GOTTEN THE PLACEBO. WHAT WORRIES ME IS THE DEROGATORY LASTING EFFECT THIS DRUG WILL HAVE PAST THE YEAR ADVOCATED., | F | 82 | | 12/30/2008 | 1 | osteoporosis | I started losing my hair 9 days after I received the Reclast. In addition, I began having heart palpitations, which have since subsided. I am in perfect health otherwise. My internist ran every test imaginable hoping to find something, such as thyroid, to explain the hair loss, but so far, it looks like the Reclast caused it. It is the only medication I am on. | My bones are better, but not worth all the hair loss - I used to have hair like Farrah Fawcett's. I will not take another Reclast IV. | F | 53 | | 11/2/2009 | 1 | osteoporosis | My GYN has recommended Reclast, as I had painful side effects from Boniva. After reading these posts, I'm afraid to try it. Is there anything that works without severe side effects? | F | 63 | 1X day | 9/25/2010 | 1 | osteoporosis | SEVERE pain in knees, leg, groin and hip. I will never take it again!! | F | 68 | 1X day | 3/6/2010 | 1 | osteoporosis | I had hair loss, joint and muscle pain(excruciating) fever, sore gums and just an overall bad feeling. Should have done more research but I was led to believe that side effects were rare and only a flu like phase. Never told about ONJ or to check with dentist. I've been told by Dr. that he has given it to hundreds and I am only one he has heard of having a problem. That isn't what I am finding now. Also never understood that drug would be in body so long with no antidote. Oh well, I am alive but would never recommend this drug. Also causes a lot of anxiety worrying about future possible problems. I had my Reclast IV in Nov. 2008. | F | 65 | 1X O | 4/17/2010 | 1 | osteoporosis | Extreme muscle and joint pain. Muscle spasms, particularly in my back. | Wouldn't recommend if you can't tolerate a lot of pain and can't stay in bed for days after the infusion. | M | 60 | 1X O | 8/21/2010 | 1 | Post polio and took Reclast April 11,2011 bad drug to take was not given good advise on taking this drug having had polio. Terrible pain,joint , muscle, bone and general body aches and lack of energy. Will not ever take any drugs like this again. Doctors need to be better informed and drug companies need to stop trying to make us believe that what they put out there is for everyone. Just wanting to make money at all costs. | F | 66 | 1X day | 5/3/2011 | 1 | osteoprosis | Near death experience, caused asthmatic bronchitis attack. Flue like symptons, depression, bones hurt, heartburns bad, headaches, hands and fingers hurt, hair come out, ect. | I don't think rat poision would have been as bad as Reclast | F | 65 | 1X day | 5/14/2011 | 1 | To strengthen bones | Severe joint pain started less than 12 hours after my mother's one and only IV of Reclast. This was a year and a half ago and my mother still has trouble with pain in different parts of her body. It changes from one area to another throughout the day. Nausea, general unwell feeling. | I would not recommend this drug to anyone. My mother's life has not been the same since the day she had this IV. She was very active before taking the drug and hasn't golfed now in a year and a half and sometimes is even unable to babysit her grandchildren. | F | 76 | 1X day | 9/27/2011 | 1 | osteoporosis | About 12 hours after infusion, started feeling the flu like side effect which got worse by the hour. Then the severe pain started in jaws, elbows, knees, ankles and then in my heels. The flu like feeling lasted about 3 days and it was NOT mild. The severe pain in my joints lasted for several weeks - not as bad now but still there. Now 4 months later, there is still pain in my joints. The red and constant pain in my heels has not gone away. I have bought new shoes, use gels in my shoes and cannot relieve the pain in my heels. NEVER had problems in my heels before reclast or the joint pains that are constant now even though not as severe as they were in the beginning. | When my doctor says it is time for my next infusion, I will tell him exactly what I think of this drug. It should not be given to anyone! | F | 64 | 1X day | 1/7/2012 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Severe shoulder and hip pain started within 12 hrs. of IV infusion, than followed by chest pain, fever, non stop nausea and vomiting. trip to ER. My bloodwork showed elevated liver enzymes, low sodium, low magnesium. The doctor in the ER had never treated a patient who had received the Reclast infusion before, so he researched it and stated he would have never recommended this med. i feel a little better on day five but I don't feel right. I pray I survive this. I am so freaking scared right now I hope an antidote is somewhere out there. WILL NEVER TAKE AGAIN, | Will never take again! | F | 49 | 1X day | 8/3/2014 |
RECLAST (ZOLEDRONIC ACID): This medication is used to treat a certain type of bone disease (Paget's disease) that causes abnormal and weak bones. Zoledronic acid is also used to treat bone loss (osteoporosis) in men and in women after menopause. It may also be used to treat or prevent osteoporosis in people who are taking corticosteroid medications (such as prednisone) for long periods. It works by slowing the breakdown of bone and keeping bones strong. It also helps to reduce the risk of broken bones (fractures). This medication belongs to a class of drugs known as bisphosphonates. Another zoledronic acid product is used to treat bone problems that may occur with cancer. The 2 products should not be used together. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)