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 | improve bone density | I took my first and only Boniva on 7/1/08. Within a few days I started experiencing the worst muscle and joint pain of my life. Since I take no other medications, there was no explanation other than the Boniva. The drug crippled me; I felt like a 90 year old woman. I was afraid it would never get out of my system, but after 3 months, I feel almost normal again. I am doing weight training to improve bones and taking calcium and vitamin D. I have one residual effect of Boniva, and that is a tender and slightly raised sternum. | F | 55 | 1 days | 10/2/2008 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Severe back ache for over a week. | I stopped taking it after the first dose. I am a healthy 51 who is an avid exerciser, and this just wiped me out. Stopped taking it immediately. | F | 50 | 1 days | 10/2/2008 | 4 | osteopenea | None | Bone density isn't going to improve after just a few monthly doses, so the ratings should an Unknown or Not Yet Determined option. | M | 58 | 4 months | 10/1/2008 | 1 | osteoporisis | I have taken alot of medication but never had this horrible experience. Want to go to ER. I can't drink any liquids without severe pain to the stomach I was find until the 12th hour after I took it. Started in with severe nausea for 6 hours, had fever and chills. And now I can't move. The pain is the worst I want to go to the ER. I did put a heating pad on my body rotating it which brought some of the pain down from a 10 to a 5. Didn't put it on my face. I have facial swelling and can't talk with throat/neck pain. Never did I dream a medicine could have such horrible side effects. I thought it was good with Sally Fields recommending it. What a big fat lie this medicidn is, very deceiving. Is their a class actuion law suit, need my name on it. I'm loosing out on work and have to cancel which will cost me my dentist appt tomorrow. | F | 47 | 1 days | 9/29/2008 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Severe pain in left shoulder and right knee with nausea and some dizziness. Started after Boniva IV. This continues a week after the IV and has now settled into a dull ache that shows no sign of stopping. | Would not advise this drug to anyone. | F | 62 | 1 days | 9/22/2008 | 1 | to increase bone density | severe pain in jaw, severe pain after third month. Came on like gang busters with severe headaches. | Do not take this drug. | F | 54 | 3 months | 9/17/2008 | 1 | yes | chills , headache, nausea, diarrhea, pain in stomach. joint pain in back chest and shoulder,bad taste in mouth | i will never take this pill again boniva will make you feel like you are 90 years old. | F | 51 | 1 months | 9/11/2008 | 1 | menopausal osteoporosis | burning stomach, difficulty swallowing, flulike symptoms, fever with chills, body aches--sometimes it feels like muscle pain, sometimes bone pain, sometimes joint pain, hypersensitivity to sight, sounds and touch, anxiety sometimes, depression sometimes,abdominal bloating, weight gain, insomnia, migraines, general feeling of malaise from tiredness to exhaustion, serious carb and alcohol craving, irregular heart beat mostly during the night, fluctuating body temperature with episodes of sweats and chills | Burning, upset stomach at first, then general flulike symptoms with chills, fever, nausea and diarrhea which lasted a full two days. I stayed in bed and called in sick 2 months in a row and I still did not make the Boniva connection. The whole-body aches became constant. Sometimes it felt like sore muscles, sometimes it seemed like my very bones hurt, then certain joints starting hurting and being stiff.I started walking slow and bent over like an old lady. I had always been lean and athletic and active and healthy. I cannot explain a 'bad' bone scan, but it freaked my doctor and I have felt like crap since that very first dose--oh, and by the way--do you know that even Walmart Rx charges $106 per pill for this stuff that aged me from a healthy 42 to a crotchety overweight achesallover old bat in a mere 8 months? This month, I realized what Boniva has been doing to me all along, and I am off it flat. When I can start moving again, I will start going back to the gym. I have never been | F | 43 | 8 months | 9/11/2008 | 1 | bone loss | Severe achy muscles. Could not sit up or get up out of bed. Deep muscle pain from the back of the neck down to my toes. Could not stand straight when I was able to get up and could not walk without legs and back having severe deep tissue pain. | This pill is 'poison' for the body. The doctors who recommend this pill should take it themselves to see how they feel the next day after taking it. It hurts just to move my legs or arms. Can't bend sit or move without feeling like a 150 year old women. Every muscle in my body hurts so bad. It's pretty bad when every part of your body aches so bad that you can't even tough it. The company who makes this poison knows about it, but making money is more important. | F | 58 | 1 days | 9/10/2008 | 1 | Osteopenia | I, like others, did not zero in on the Boniva as the cause of the group of symptoms I was having. I sufferred brief diarrhea and IBS symptoms from the first dose. What I did not attribute to the Boniva was the extreme pain that settled in my upper left shoulder, arm, and neck. I felt incapacitated for several days after taking each dose but blamed everything else. I have intermittent shooting pain down my legs and for the last 8 months have been in terrible pain in my right foot. I feel 10 years older. I tried to excuse each problem thinking it was something I did, but after reading this I am certain it is all due to the Boniva. I hope that it will all go away eventually. | Very disappointed with the drug. Would suggest anyone being encouraged to take it see sites like this first. | F | 57 | 1 years | 9/9/2008 | 2 | Osteoporosis | First of all -- let me say that this is a great website...I started taking Boniva on June 22,2008 on a monthly basis. I had no problems with stomach upset as I previously had with other osteoporosis medications. After taking my 3rd dose on Aug 22nd, I began with severe muscle aches in my upper arms...severe enough to say to my husband "my arms are killing me" before retiring to bed....Sleep was also disrupted. After reading all these emails I called my healthcare provider ....I will definiteloy discontinue medication and pursue natural remedies along with usual exercise....Thank you for Rate this Medicine..You are definitely providing a public service | F | 59 | 3 months | 9/8/2008 | 1 | Osteopenia | flu-like symptoms, went to EMR. for chest and arm pain-all heart test were negative, severe pain in thumb joints, then severe pain in both shoulders, extreme fatigue, pain in knees, jaws, and feet, became like an invalid for 3 to 4 months. I felt and looked as though I had aged 20 years. | I would not recommend BONIVA to anyone. Drs. would not admit my problems were caused by Boniva. After 10 mos. of being off Boniva, most side effects have deminished. After a recent bone density test, my family physician suggested I go back on BONIVA. Guest what I said????? | F | 62 | 5 months | 9/8/2008 | 1 | Osteropenia | Took 150 mg dose. 14 hours later, I was aware of a backache. 24 hours after the 1st dose, I had excruciating backache (waist to shoulders). At day 8, I am still experiencing back pain with some localization in the right flank. My gynacologist didn't think Boniva had anything to do with back pain, though this was the only change in my daily routine. She suggested that I see my personal physician. If gynacologists are prescribing this medication, shouldn't they also provide assistance when side effects occurs? I will NOT take a 2nd dose. | I am delighted if this drugs works for a number of people. But for those of us who have experienced side effects - the doctor's comments are less than helpful, because we are left alone to self prescribe. | F | 65 | 1 days | 9/8/2008 | 1 | osteopenia | I have been taking Boniva for 7 months. It was prescribed because I have Osteopenia. I have pain and swelling in my left wrist and elbow as a result of this drug. This month I developed nausea and vomiting 6 hrs after taking this monthly pill. | I looked up Boniva side effects on the Internet and discovered similar responses to this medication and will not take it anymore. I am wearing a wrist brace to aid mobility and to reduce discomfort since after last months dosage. I did not initially connect my problem to Boniva but my gastric response and info from your rating blog alerted me. | F | 81 | 7 months | 9/7/2008 | 1 | bone scan showed osteoporosis | The first 24 hours I had no problem. Then the next few days I had really bad stomach cramps and diarrhea and flu-like symptoms. Exactly a week after taking the drug, I woke up with a couple of my fingers and ankle feeling like I had kicked a wall. By that afternoon my knee felt the size of a bowling ball. The next several days I could not walk without someone helping me, I could not get out of a chair or even put my own legs up on my bed at night. After calling my doctor he told me to stop taking Boniva and begin taking Benadryl four times a day for three days to help stop the reaction. I am able to walk using a cane to help balance me. Boniva did not work for me! | I took the once a month tab - 150 mg | F | 51 | 1 days | 9/6/2008 | 5 | severe osteopenia | First time I took it I had the flu-like symptoms. The second time, no problems. Make sure your Dr tests you for Vitamin D - if you are deficient, you will not tolerate this drug!!! | This is GREAT! My bone density improved 4% since last year. My spine is in the normal range now, and my hips are well on the way there. I make sure I get plenty of exercise, Vitamin D, and calcium in my diet. | F | 52 | 14 months | 9/4/2008 | 1 | osteopearin | 24 hours later had severe muscle cramps; collapsed in my bedroom; dizzy, nauseated, sweating. I am otherwise very, very healthy, although I do consume alcohol (wine) modestly daily. I followed the dosage instructions exactly. | Will never take this again; told my doctor that I thought it should be taken off the market. | F | 55 | 1 months | 9/4/2008 | 1 | Bone loss | Severe back pain started day after taking one 150mg Boniva. That was a month ago and the pain now is only slightly better. Just one dose of this deadly drug has made me a cripple. | The mechanism of Boniva makes as much sense as bunging up one's rear end to promote weight increase. It does NOT promote bone growth but inhibits the elimination of old bone. Result is that bones become more brittle and delicate. No wonder people's jaws are disintegrating and their teeth falling out. This drug will kill you. Be warned! | F | 79 | 1 times | 9/3/2008 | 5 | osteopenia | NONE | I followed all of the directions when I took this once-a-month pill. I ate 90 minutes after taking the Boniva, and I didn't have any symptoms at all. | F | 52 | 1 times | 9/2/2008 | 1 | Osteopenia | Started with once-a-month dose yesterday - Flu like symptoms - joints and rib cage ache, feel sick to stomach, mild diarrhea - have not been sick except for the flu for years and this feels like the flu - I do not have a fever, yet! | I would not recommend taking this drug - I feel stupid for taking it without checking it out better before I started | F | 61 | 1 days | 9/2/2008 |