BONIVA Reviews (IBANDRONATE SODIUM)Average Rating: 1.3 (1605 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BONIVA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BONIVA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | osteoporosis | I took my first dose the third of August. Within 48 hours I was experiencing significant flu like symptoms and fatigue. They lasted about 12 hours and I was basically bed ridden during that time. I thought the symptoms might have been due to something else so I tried again Sept. 8. The same thing happened. Within 48 hours later I had severe chills, muscle aches, fatigue and stomach upset. I went to bed and then I had a severe burning sensation from the inside out for several hours. Even though I was burning up I wasn’t running a fever and still shaking with chills. By this morning the symptoms had subsided and I am feeling okay. Not trying again. | I contacted my doctor today and told her about the situation. She really didn't offer much help other than recommending another medication in the same family. I think I am going to try something more natural. | F | 61 | 2 months 150 MG 1X M | 9/10/2010 | 1 | Osteoporosis | First time I took it I had muscle pain on my back from the neck to my legs but not too severe. I also had a slight headache. The second time I took it felt like I was cramped on legs, my back, my chest, and I could hardly move. I was in severe pain and a terrible headache on the back of my head from the neck to the top of my head. All my joints were hurting really bad. It was as though it was affecting my nervous system. I was very close to having my husband take me to the emergency room. I could not stand the pain. My mother in law and sister in law also went through stomach pains to the point that they stopped taking it after the first pill. I cannot believe that Sally Fields would promote this drug with so many people reporting multiple dangerous side effects. It should be taken off the market. I am going to see if I can report it to the FDA. | Would not recommend it, I would report it to the FDA as a dangerous drug, and try to get it off the market through awareness. | F | 62 | 2 months 150 1X day | 9/9/2010 | 1 | osteopenia | dry mouth,finger,knee and backaches,high blood pressure, high cholestoral | After taking 1 dose, I noticed immediate dry mouth. I went to the dentist for a checkup in January, had 2 cavities plus needed a root canal. I have not had a cavitiy for years and get my teeth checked and cleaned twice a year. I contacted my physician after reading the alerts re mouth and jaw problems while taking Boniva. She indicated I had a choice risk of fractures or mouth concerns. The root canal went fine and I continued with the Boniva. Today, I went again for my dental checkup and I have 2 more cavities, dry mouth syndome and I need oral surgery on a tooth that had a root canal and crown 15 years ago. The dentist is aware of my Boniva usage and made the oral surgeon aware. I am concerned the Boniva is going to cause me to get the Osteonecrosis of the jaw "dead jaw". I have been reading about this problem for women who take Boniva. I am a little frightened of what I will be told tomorrow. Also in July I had to increase my Cozaar for blood pressure from 50mg to 100mg a day and increase my cholestoral medication Liptor. Interesting, since I went on line and found Boniva can increase blood pressure and cholestoral. I also, have had arthritis had and finger disfigurement along with left knee and lower back pain. I have been taking naproxen this past week which is a no no while taking Boniva but I am receiving relief. I find it sad my physician didn't put the two together from taking Boniva. I am not going to take this medicine again and only hope | F | 54 | 14 months 150 MG 1X M | 9/8/2010 | 1 | Osteoporosis | My mother was prescribed this medication on Monday and took her first dose on Tuesday. Wednesday she was driving her car and blacked out. She was so lucky. She only hit a mailbox. She was admitted to the hospital for numerous test. The outcome of all the test showed it was a reaction to the Boniva. | F | 81 | 1 days 1X M | 9/6/2010 | 1 | ostopenia | Took the medicine at 6:00 a.m. went to work. By late afternoon I could not walk due the pain in my knees. By 3:30 a.m. I woke up with severe back pain. From there it got even worse: Chills, fever, stomach pain and a feeling of tireness. If you read my post please think about it before taking this poison. I'm 37 years old and today seven days after taking this medication, im still having severe back pain. Im beginning to question if its ever going to go away. | F | 37 | 1 times 1X M | 9/6/2010 | 1 | osteoporosis | I posted back in 2007. | BIG NEWS!!!! Reuters published today that a study out of England shows that there is a 50% chance of getting esophageal cancer when taking bisphosphates. Not sure if Boniva is in this class, but it is worth investigating. | F | 57 | 3 months 1X day | 9/3/2010 | 1 | Osteopenia | Joint/ankle pain | Taken off; dental hygienist and GYN verified my concerns; after two years, I have "Improved" my bone density on my Dexascan last month, with daily exercise and doubling my Calcium and Vit. D. intake. No risk involved, as long as I maintain a safe level. The exercise maintained my weight and heart health also. I could not afford $100/mo. with the risk, and knew the costs were due to the manufacturer's profit and advertizing expenses. | F | 56 | 2 months 30mg 1X day | 9/3/2010 | 1 | Osteoporosis | aches and pain in all joints especially shoulders, back aches, chills, and sleeplessness and headaches. | I took my one and only boniva yesterday. after 4 hours, i started having unexplainable pain in my left shoulder. when i got home from work that day, i was extremly exhausted to the point the i needed to lay down. i slept for a couple of hours and was up for the remainder of the night. i read up on the side effects issued by the provider. the pamphlet lightly presented these effects as normal. I slept for an additional two hours and then got up for work. I am a person who is normally "tired" but today i am at a whole new level. i feel like i have a bad case of the flu. it is nearly 85 degrees outside and i am afraid to leave the heater because i am freezing. i have back aches and stomach aches to boot and i am thirsty beyond measure. I am so disappointed that this is on the market but i am more disappointed that my doctor prescribed it to me. Beware of Boniva... | F | 42 | 2 days 150mg 1X M | 9/3/2010 | 1 | Osteopenia | Day 1: Felt a little burning indigestion. By 1AM the next morning I could barely turn over because stomach felt like battery acid or something was sloshing around. At 4AM had diarrhea and vomiting plus chills. WOre three layers of clothes to work to stay warm (in Texas in September). By 9am was sprawled on floor of empty office with really bad stomach pain and then went to restroom and started vomiting again. Can barely eat anything. Only get relief by drinking water. | I paid $70 for one pill. I will not take this again. My money would be better spent buying lactose free milk, high-grade vitamin D and Citracal. I will take my chances in the future breaking a hip. | F | 56 | 1 days 150 1X M | 9/2/2010 | 1 | doctor prescribed for osteoporosis | excrutiating pain in hip that had been healing from a complete break. also terrible joint pain in knee, strong cramping in feet and hands and swelling of legs and feet. sleepless nights. | took a round of prednisone - helped swelling and eased pain somewhat. 2 weeks after prednisone I had a cortisone shot. this really helped. never, never again will I take this poison! | F | 60 | 2 months ? 1X M | 9/1/2010 | 1 | osteopenia | Took only 2 doses back in Dec 2006/Jan 2007. For 3 years I suffered with the severe back pain associated with this drug. For the last year,most of it had gone away. It hit again out of the blue last week but only lasted 2 days this time. I have recently developed leg cramps at night, also acid reflux. It seems that when one thing goes away another appears. In December 2010 it will be 4 years since I first took this drug. Somewhere I heard it has a 4 year half life in the bones. | I have had 3 years of hell from this drug and it is finally getting better. I have no idea what the long lasting effects are and can honestly say that the makers and the FDA should rot for what they have done. What really scares me is WHY are they not taking this drug off. Why would they disregard and ignore all the complaints. What is happening to the FDA? We trusted you.Never again. | F | 57 | 2 months 1X M | 8/30/2010 | 2 | for osteoporosis | I need tooth extraction very badly,the tooth is decayed severly.Now I am on boniva docters are hesitant to extract the tooth.There is no other choice but to stop tne Boniva.But no one knows how long tne boniva will remain in my system.Can any one kindly answer.Nothing is mentioned in the drug insert.Thank you. | Though boniva has rare side effect on bone necrosis,which is deadly it has good but very slow effect on osteoporosis.After using for 6 monthe,my osteoporosis has improved at some places.But the fear of bone necrosis forces me to stop boniva. | M | 82 | 6 months 150 1X M | 8/29/2010 | 1 | diagnosis of osteoporosis | increased joint and bone pain. Diagnosis of costochondritis and frozen shoulder within 6 months of beginning boniva. My primary care physician who prescribed this medication did not think they were related. Severe pain and loss of sleep from frozen shoulder over 6 months with physical therapy. One year later I still have pain from frozen shoulder and costochondritis. Increased discomfort and swelling from advancing arthritis. Severe cramps in both calfs overnight. Increased shoulder and back pain. I had none of these symptoms or problems before taking boniva. I will never take this family of drugs again. It wasn't until my periodontist asked how long had I been taking boniva that I really started reading about it. Why is it the dental community is questioning the drug but my primary care physician just now suggested I stop taking it? | Do your homework. I did not ask enough questions before starting this drug. I will continue to take additional calcium supplement with D. I am lucky I can still enjoy walking as excercise. | F | 63 | 18 months 150mg 1X M | 8/29/2010 | 1 | osteopenia | I began this drug on Aug. 26th. Each day is worst than the last. My body feels as though it is being crushed. I feel as though I have been poisoned. Side effects include SEVERE neck/back/chest pain as well as difficulty swallowing and extreme fatigue. Nights are sleepless because I cannot turn easily due to the pain in my neck and back. Every day there is something new to add to the discomfort. I may go to the hospital this afternoon. I am generally full of energy but this drug saps every ounce of my energy. I have had many surgeries for ostio arthritis and have never felt this bad. I don't know what tomorrow will bring. This is the first and last time I will ever take this drug. | This product should be taken off the market and labeled poison. Maybe we shoulde all get a class action suit going. | F | 58 | 3 days 150 mg 1X M | 8/28/2010 | 1 | to help prevent bone loss | 1 day after taking my one and only dose, I was hospitalized. My bowels shut down, I had angina attacks, my blood pressure spiked, my liver was shutting down and I passed gall stones (I don't even have a gall bladder). Since my hospitalization, I have been on heart and blood pressure medication. I just learned that the spike in blood pressure caused permanent brain damage because it caused ischemic vessel disease of the brain. Now I am at a higher risk of stroke and have memory loss. | F | 62 | 1 days 1X M | 8/25/2010 | 1 | I take horsetail (an herb) along with a calcium supplement, it is great for building bones, along with diet, exercise, and vitamins, fish oil and vitamin D. | F | 56 | 0 days 1X O | 8/25/2010 | 1 | I've had stomach pain that does not go away. | F | 45 | 1X day | 8/20/2010 | 1 | OSTEOPENIA | NAUSEA , JOINT PAIN FELT LIKE I HAD THE FLU WHEN I TOOK BONIVA | BONIVA IS TRULY GARBAGE AND ITS DANGEROUS. GET A WEIGHTED VEST BY NYKNYC INSTEAD OF TAKING THESE VERY DANGEROUS DRUGS. MY DOCTOR USES THE NYKNYC WEIGHT VEST BECAUSE IT REBUILDS LOST BONE MASS WHEN YOU WEAR THE VEST AND GO FOR A WALK. WHO WOULD NOT RATHER JUST GO FOR A STROLL INSTEAD OF POPPING THE DANGEROUS BONIVA. SEE WWW.NYKNYC.COM IT IS ALSO APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION AS A NATURAL GENTLE WAY TO EXERCISE YOUR BONES BACK TO HEALTH. | F | 56 | 31 days 30 MG 1X day | 8/20/2010 | 1 | osteopenia | I took my one and only Boniva 5 days ago, I have horrible pain in my shoulders and neck going up into my head, there is just no way to describe it. I will never take this medicine again. | Only took one pill, I am just hoping and praying this pain goes away at some point. | F | 53 | 5 days 150 MG 1X M | 8/19/2010 | 1 | Osteopenia | Terrible flu-like symptoms within 4 hours of taking it. Then bone and muscle pain and headache. Day 2 was worse with the same side effects plus a burning pain in my chest. Then it felt like a 50 lb brick was on my chest, my fingertips became numb, and inhaling hurts. Feels like I was hit by a car. And all that has continued for 7 days. The only slight relief is from the Advil I took on day 5. | Boniva is poison. I hope people read all this before taking it. | F | 59 | 7 days 1X M | 8/15/2010 |