FOSAMAX Reviews (ALENDRONATE SODIUM)Average Rating: 1.4 (1230 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare FOSAMAX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FOSAMAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Osteopenia | My doctor prescribed Fosamax due to my dexascan. After reading about the side effects, I decided not to take it and to reseach other possibilities of increasing my bone density. Check out www.osteopenia3.com - a great site. | F | 59 | 0 days | 4/12/2008 | 1 | to prevent osteoperosis | severe pain and soreness in lower and upper spine. pain in neck skull,arms,hands,feet & legs. bloated & gassy,acid reflux,headaches,tired,nausea,very sore on bottom side when sitting,soreness in bed . blured vision. | my dr. said i should take fosamax to prevent osteoperosis.i had 2bone density test before starting fosamax and both test were negative for bone loss. i took 1 70mg weekly.i started having soreness in the back of my legs at the bend of my knees after about 2 weeks.i didn't think much about it.i started getting nauseated.i read the insert that came with the rx and it said symptoms would go away with continued use.i felt tired and weak.after taking the 5th dose i got very sick at my stomach like i was poisioned.i threw up.after seeing my dr.he seemed perplexed and dismissed fosamax as being the cause.a few days later i felt very sick and was in bed & ihad asensation like fluid was filling up my spine. it's been approx. 9mos.since my last pill and i'm getting worse not better.when will this end? i want some anwsers! | F | 55 | 5 weeks | 4/11/2008 | 1 | bone density retention | could not swallow AND caused acid reflus | after stopping the drug, the acid reflus stopped and I no longer had to take eht purple pill | F | 65 | 2 years | 4/11/2008 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Dry mouth, cracked tongue, burning sensation in mouth, dry eyes, detached vitreous in both eyes, weakness and aching in both legs, aching in left thumb joint, avascular necrosis of tibia and fibula on inside of right knee, requiring TOTAL knee replacement. | F | 64 | 6 months | 4/9/2008 | 1 | Osteoporisis | Severe pain in muscle and joints, especially in forearm and shoulders. Some in left hip.. | I took Fosamax for several years and didn't appear to have any side effects. Took myself off.. Went back to GYN. He did a bone densitiy scan. Gave prescription for Fosamax.. I took the first one Sunday AM. By Sunday PM, having severe pain in muscle and joints. Couldn't get comfortable.. Will not take again.. Have appointment with my GP tomorrow and will discuss with him... | F | 52 | 2 days | 4/7/2008 | 1 | osteoporosis | dizzy, blurred vision, depression with crying spells and very,very nervous,had overall shaking. This was after I had taken it for 3 mo. Always tired even after sleeping l0 hrs. | I have osteoporosis in my spine. My mother died from it. I am quitting it and don't know what to do next. I am very small boned and have curviture of the spine. | F | 70 | 3 days | 4/6/2008 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Severe Knee Joint pain and Tear in Knee Cartilege | Please do not take this drug. This is very dangeours drug and it has reduced the quality of my mothers life. She is not walking properly since last 6 months and we had to perform Knee surgery to remove torn cartilege from knee joint. | F | 70 | 2 years | 4/1/2008 | 1 | Osteoperosis | My best friend started on Fosamax. She developed severe side effects. Several others nearly died. Please contact me for more info. | This drug can be deadly. Please read the book, "The Myth of Osteoperosis by Gillian Sanson. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. | F | 66 | | 3/30/2008 | 1 | Osteoporosis due to Synthroid meds | Stiff neck, weird sensations in my jaw, severe gas, loose stools, tighting of skull, general uneasiness. The Synthroid medications caused me to have these problems. | My doctor spent almost one hour trying to talk me into taking this poison. I took one just this past Tuesday and will never take another one again. I found good information about managing Osteoporosis and I won't suffer the long term side effects of the Fosamax, which is brittle bones. | F | 57 | 1 days | 3/28/2008 | 1 | Osteoporosis prevention | Abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, dizziness, headache, itching, and the feeling of being bitten or stung by an insect. No aches or pains yet...my Prednisone must be helping out there. | I was precribed Fosamax for osteoporosis prevention due to long term Prednisone use. I took my first weekly dose on March 22, 2008. If I had researched this drug that is no more than poison...I never would have taken it. I am deeply regretting the fact that I took that pill. I know that one pill was my first and last. I'll just be sure to get all the calcium and vitamin-D I can and hope for the best. The fact that this drug will be in my system for about 10 years is depressing. | F | 33 | 1 times | 3/28/2008 | 1 | osteopena | Bloating, mouth sores like cold sores but the inner lower lip, cold sore type problem in nose, severe chest pain after swallowing pill even with more than 1 glass of water. Never felt quite right while taking it | found out an aunt almost died from taking this drug | F | 61 | 4 months | 3/27/2008 | 2 | Osteoporosis | Some joint pain in hip and shoulder. Pain in eye balls. Some chest discomfort. Elevated platelet count. 5 TIA's( 2 partial vision loss, 2 right hand numbness, one complete right eye vision loss, all transient) | Discontinued Fosamax about 4 months ago. Take baby aspirin and plavix. Pain all gone except for some pressure in chest. No family history of heart disease. Holter monitor and nuclear stress test are normal. Most likely I had blood clots due to elevated platelet count(used to be 200K, now 650K). No new systems after on these two medication. | F | 65 | 2 years | 3/21/2008 | 1 | low bone density | I could not tolerate the weekly dose, the day after taking experience severe back muscle spasms. Changed to once a day still had muscle weekness, joint pain,hip pain, bone pain, intestinal upset. I have decided the cure is worse than the disease and have discontinued taking it. | F | 51 | 17 years | 3/16/2008 | 1 | prescribed | This is a prescription for murder or suicide(if you read about it) | I am so glad fosamax came with an information packet. I got the literature before swallowing. I opened the pill pack of fosamax and put it in with my vitamins to take the next morning, then I decided I should wait until the weekend in case it made me sick. The side effects list: do not lie down for 30 minutes, not to drive, not to be in the sun, may cause nausea, and constipation or diahrea. This would mean I would need to walk 32 miles to work, fully clothed in 105 degree temperatures with an umbrella, stop to vomit and or use the restroom and possibly loose my jaw bone? No Thanks, it didn't take long to realize that this pill will not be in my pill pack. When did doctors give up their oath to save lives and increase the quality of life? Is this the new way they are educated? I wonder who funds the education, and supplies the class rooms with text books? Could it be the pharmaceutical companies? Of course it is. Fosamax could probably be given in a larger dose as a means of e | F | 49 | 0 days | 3/16/2008 | 1 | Osteoperosis | Left hand seems to have tightened up after a few years of improvement following a stroke, Tenderness in gums, needed scale cleaning twice in a short time span. | I complained to my dentist that I was having trouble with my teeth in spite of taking good care of them. She then asked if I was still taking Fosamax; when I said "yes," she shook her head. I also had a tooth break, I wonder if that's from the Fosamax. Bone scan tests still show that I have Osteoperosis. | F | 62 | 4 years | 3/15/2008 | 1 | osteoporosis | A lot of pain in my back & hip. A cracked root of a tooth. Tired all the time & an over all feeling of being sick. I felt like I was dieing very slowly. Severe heartburn caused stomach cells to be growing up in my esogaphas. After getting off of Foxamax for over a year still have to take a pill for heartburn every day. Never had heartburn before Fosamax. I would rather die from Osteoporosis than take this drug again. | This drug can stay in your system for 10 yrs. I wish I had never taken it. I will never again take anything without checking into it first. | F | 61 | 6 days | 3/15/2008 | 1 | osteoporosis | weight gain, I'm talking 8 pounds in a month with no change in eating habits, sciatica, hip pain, can't fall asleep at night, constant heartburn | F | 52 | 7 weeks | 3/14/2008 | 1 | beginning of ostioporosis | just found a fractured vertebrae #3 lumbar, terrible pain in lower back, shoulders and neck. Will have vertebra plasty to fix fracture and never use Fosamax again. | I have taken this drug for 14 months after a fall caused me to get a bone scan indicating i had early stage osteoporsis. Since I have had tremendous pain. This week my new doctor ran a new bone scan and found a fracture in my 3rd lumbar vertebrae. I did nothing really physical except water therapy, yet I have a break. Today was supposed to take my dose of Fosamax, and I was hurting so bad, not only in my vertebrae area that I looked for some comments about side effects of Fosamax. Thank God for this information, as another person said, I thought i was dying of something because I was in so much pain. I will report it to the FDA. | F | 67 | 14 months | 3/12/2008 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Jaw pain, hip pain at night, knee pain, extreme tiredness. Somedays I felt like I couldn't even walk, eating was extremely painful and sleeping was being interrupted by hip pain. Called doctor about jaw pain. He said it was TMJ, eat soft foods and take Advil (prescribing another medication to counteract one side affect, which is not what I wanted to hear). Went to internet(just typed in TMJ) and the first website that came up was an FDA warning dated 1/7/08, stating that products with bisphosponates (which are in cleaning products and what most osteoporosis medication is) cause 3 times greater risk of bone necrosis (death). I stopped taking immediately (3 weeks ago) - still have some jaw pain, but I feel much better and don't have as much hip and knee pain. | Why is this product even on the market? Extremely large amounts of money to the companies and doctors involved in prescribing. It should be outlawed! I am trying to research healthier options - any suggestions? | F | 56 | 9 weeks | 3/8/2008 | 1 | thinning bones result of prednisone | pain in shoulders, neck,upper arms, chest upper back,muscles, where don't I hurt? The gastro problems are really severe. | I didn't associate the pain with fosamax until I read this site. My mother took it for years and had many of the same problems. I have not had a new bone density test. | F | 63 | 4 years | 3/6/2008 |