ACTONEL Reviews (RISEDRONATE SODIUM)

Average Rating: 1.4 (1412 Ratings)

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ACTONEL  (RISEDRONATE SODIUM):  Risedronate is used to prevent and treat certain types of bone loss (osteoporosis) in adults. Osteoporosis causes bones to become thinner and break more easily. Your chance of developing osteoporosis increases as you age, after menopause, or if you are taking corticosteroid medications (such as prednisone) for a long time. This medication works by slowing bone loss to help maintain strong bones and reduce the risk of broken bones (fractures). Risedronate belongs to a class of medications called bisphosphonates.   FDA Approval Date: 2008-04-22 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 3  osteoporosis in the red zone backaches all day till bed.ruining my day. dex scan not alot of changes F 66 5 years
35mgs 1X W
6/17/2011
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 2   pain in my hands , metallic taste in my mouth,some heartburn which I have not had before.My scalp is secreting more oil than normal.. I am rather scared of it. F 72
150 mg 1X M
6/11/2011
 1  osteopenia I took the pill at 7:00 am last Thursday and by 9 that night my chest was hurting. At 1:00 am Friday I had SEVERE flu-like symptoms-fever, chills, body aches, etc. Friday morning I could barely get out of bed. I have NEVER felt so badly in my life. Then the vomiting and diarrhea started. My lips are blistered and there are sores on the inside of my mouth. Three days later I am still in pain, feels like an elephant is on my chest. My back is killing me. I just want to feel the way I did Thursday BEFORE I took this poison. Please take this off of the market. F 46 1 days
150 mg 1X M
6/6/2011
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 1  oesteoporosis & oesteoarthritis within hours of taking this pill I did not feel well,starting to have a metalic taste in my mouth, by the afternoon, was experiencing pain in my shoulders going down to left side of my chest, my arm felt quite weak, I was starting to think that maybe I was going to have a heart attack. by the next morning woke with the most griping pain in my upper stomach, that I was doubled over in pain, I have never experienced so much pain and discomfort in so many parts of my body at the same time.I now have severe griping pain in my upper stomach.I will never take this drug again, my doc did not tell me it could cause so many side effects, I have an appointment to see him tomorrow, I wonder what he suggests I do, as I don,t know how long I can tolerate what I am going through at this time, I am totally depressed The worst medication I have ever taken,I feel like my whole body is toxic.How can such a terrible drug be so freely prescribed,only to cause more damage than cure. F 55 5 days
150mg 1X M
6/5/2011
 1  Osteoporosis I am in severe back and joint pain. Particularly bad pain around bra area in the back. Esophagus feels like it is on fire. Don't have the energy to do anything. I just took my first pill 2 days ago after being diagnosed with osteoporosis. I am 60. My doctor did warn me of back pain and heartburn. I am a high energy person, with high tolerance to pain and rarely ever sick. It is an effort to put one foot in front of the other. I will never take another pill but I hate that I spent so much for a 3 month supply. F 60 2 days
150 1X M
6/5/2011
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 1  bone flu like symptoms. reflux digestive should be taken off the market and manufacturers should be ashamed of taking advantage of people by charging such outracious prices. A lot of older people on limited income has to go without for they don't have the money for such a price. F 68 6 years
35 1X W
6/1/2011
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 1  Osteopenia Took it Tuesday morning as directed. Tuesday evening 11pm thought I'd pulled a muscle in my back. Woke 1 AM Wednesday morning in excruciating pain. In tears! I've birthed 2 babies over 9 lbs with no drugs. I consider myself pretty tough. If I'm prepared for pain, I'm okay, but this is not what I signed up for. Flu like symptoms - nausea, cramps and feverish in addition to the extreme pain upper back to chest. Finally fell asleep 3AM after taking muscle relaxer and 2 extra strength Tylenol. Still didn't occur to me that it was the Actonel. At first I thought my lab puppy pulled leash and thus my back muscle. Then thought a virus coming on, etc. Didn't seem right. Dragged myself to commute to work on Wednesday, but 30 miles into trip made a u-turn back home and prayed I'd reach a bathroom in time. Had watery diarrhea all day - had to change clothes several times - as bad as preparing for colonoscopy. Pain was bearable yesterday but still there and moved more to shoulder/ch Sheesh, I'd rather have a broken hip and hump back than be this sick every month. Won't be surprised if this is yet another drug pulled from the market one day.... F 49 1 days
150 1X M
5/20/2011
 1  osteoporosis later in day started to feel calf pain I took my first pill on a Monday, woke in the middle of night with stomach ache and pain (discomfort) back to front under bra line and by kidney area. Had the "runs" all day. Tuesday had constipation all day still with the above pain in back and front. Wednesday, back to the "runs' and same pain in kidney area. Will NOT take anymore of this medication. Just awful. I hope it leaves my body fast. Will keep drinking alot of water and hope for the best. I wish I read more about this drug before taking it. Drs can be so convincing in taking meds.... F 58 1 days
35mg 1X W
5/18/2011
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 1  Osteoporosis Never had pain before I started taking Actonel. From the first time I took it until now when I find out that my scan is worse than it was three years ago, I experience backpain and body aches daily. Actonel did not work for me. After three years of paying for this very expensive (more than 100. a pill) medication I have been notified that my bone scan is worse than it was in 2008. F 55 3 years
1X M
5/2/2011
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 1  Osteoporosis I have ulcerative colitis, and I thought I was getting flare ups. The symptoms are diabolical: fever, gut pain, bloating, inability to eat due to feeling of fullness to point of discomfort. Constipation followed by diarrhea. 2+ days each time that I could not get out of bed. F 43 18 months
1 pill 1X M
4/26/2011
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 1  Osteoporosis Difficulty swalling, pain in all my body, difficulty breathing, Pain in the jaw, fever symptoms, being light headed, reflux. I had to go to hospital at urgencies because of this drug. I will never take it again. I never experienced such a thing as with Actonel. It should be retrieved for the market! M 68 4 months
75 2X M
4/23/2011
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 1  Diagnosed with osteopenia Headache, nausea, abdominal pain, chills, fever, body/muscle/joint aches and stiffness, diarrhea, fatigue I should have done my homework before ever swallowing that first pill, but I know that the first was also my last. I am generally an active person but now I feel like an invalid--pretty ironic!--and the frightening thing is that I have NO IDEA how long the side-effects will last, since Actonel's half-life is around 500 hours. My doctor wants me to try another drug, but I'm scared to take ANY drug like this. The current side effects are bad enough, but the long-term side effects--like necrosis of the jaw--are downright terrifying. F 55 1 months
150 MG 1X M
4/6/2011
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 1  osteoporosis major side effects- i am 50 year old female who was diagnosed with osteoporosis did not want to take this medicine but finally gave in cause being told by doctor and others that it is something that will make me better. Well i am so sick since i have taken this medicine i was unable to function for 2 days with flu like systems, chills and my bone hurt so much could not move very well and the pain in my esosphogaus and stomach are extremely overbearing with pain and did not sleep cause if i lay down it was even worse does anybody not know of any relief or is this going to last the whole month or longer any help is appreciated . you should not on the market if you are doing more harm than good t F 50 1 days
150 mg 1X M
4/5/2011
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 1  osteoperosis stomach ache, diarrhoea; aching muscles,nausea,runny nose sore jaw,swelling on on side of my face,heartburn I only took this once but have been sick for three days now and am waiting for my face to stop being numb and I will never take a drug from any doctor again that I have not taken before now. F 55 1 days
1X M
4/3/2011
 1  osteoporosis back pain, neck pain, vertigo, loss of appetite, oedema in face and hands, chills, joint pain My dad was prescribed this drug for osteoporois. when he started it he just had trouble with his back. 5 weeks down the line he is bed-ridden. can't go to the loo. he finds it hard to get out of bed and sometimes impossible. he stays in bed under the covers and complains of feeling cold. he even had some cognitive problems. skin rashes and itching, swollen face, hands and feet. we saw various specialists and we are even getting a neurologist in a few days. just tonight it crossed my mind that he started deteriorating after he took that drug so i went online searching for answers and here they were, every single side effect he is suffering. i went to his room and took all the boxes out of there in case he takes his next dose. still haven't told him that it was all b/c of actonel. I hope he recovers soon enough, he is so miserable now. he was very active, out walking all the time, now he can't walk to the kitchen. he can't eat, he has difficulty swallowing and chewing. how is it possible that such a drug passed the evaluation and into the market is beyond me! M 70 5 weeks
35mg 1X W
4/2/2011
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 1  osteopoenia back and hip pain, fever, chills, joint pain, severe neck pain up into the back of my head, diahhrea First month, thought that pains were caused by shoveling so forgot about them. Second month, back and hip pain and extremely severe neck pain. Third dose, all side effects previously mentioned as having experienced. My last dose was 5 days ago and I am still experiencing back and hip pain which has not decreased at all. I have notified my doctor that I cannot take this drug and am stopping it immediately. I definitely would not recommend this to anyone! F 61 3 months
150 MG 1X M
3/25/2011
 1  Osteopoenia Experiencing terrible stiff necks and neck muscle pain. I hate the way this drug makes me feel. I took my last pill on March 4th. I will not be taking any more. I wonder how long it will be until it works it's way out of my system? F 56 2 months
150 1X M
3/16/2011
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 1  Brittle bones/osteoporosis Back pain so severe, patient can barely walk; dizziness, headache, acid reflux, severe leg cramping, very dry mouth, dry eyes---you name a side effect, patient suffered with it (except that her jaw seems still to be alive). Patient wishes she were dead. This patient is my 83-year-old mother. Her condition has deteriorated to the point of having her life be too painful to want to continue. The pain specialists were aghast that they could dose her with so much oxycodone (or other prescription pain killer) and she'd still be in agony--loopy and barely able to speak, but still hurting badly. She's a stroke survivor, but she's gotten so much worse in the last six months, I started doing research on all the meds she takes. I punched in Actonel Back Pain, and found this site, and dozens like it. Neither her pain doctors nor her GP were aware of any painful side effects of Actonel, or at least they all acted surprised. My mom is not able to help with her own treatment, and is completely at the mercy of those who can prescribe medications. Her back, hip and leg pain do not respond to anything, not even the two $5000 epidurals she received last fall. She is in assisted living--when I call, she is sobbing in her room. Her next dose of Actonel would have been next Sunday, so we'll be letting it lapse while we see if she gets any better at all. I know an "inner cleansing" is a holistic treatment, but I wish there were some way to get this stuff out of this pitiful woman's system so she can have less pain. From what I've read, it appears Actonel is a permanent part of you once it's starting rebuilding whatever it is it produces--which doesn't sound like real bone to me. If Actonel is the culprit, it has made her life h F 83 3 years
?? 1X W
3/16/2011
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 3  osteopenia abdominal pain; joint pain a few days past taking it; gallbladder pain F 53 2 months
35 1X M
3/14/2011
 1  diagnosed with osteopeonia I am an extremely active person and have been all my life playing tennis, taking spinning classes, aerobics, walking, yoga, etc. About a year ago I began feeling achey and having lower back and hip problems. After I worked out, I would feel awful. I was so stiff in the mornings, I really believed I had developed rheumatoid arthritis or perhaps a fibromyalgia. My holistic therapist said my muscles were all inflamed when he gave me a therapeutic massage. When I went to someone who could fit me for a lift in my shoe, she suggested getting off the Actonel because of the serious side effects it is known to have. I was unaware and now I am so concerned I have done permanent damage to my body. I will not continue to take this horrible drug. I recently attended a boot camp class which was very enjoyable while I was taking the class. It was a good workout, and I was able to do the activities without straining. The next day, after doing many crunches, I could not get out of a chair I h I have spent a fortune on chiropractors, back supports, doctors, orthotics, to try and correct the problem in my back and leg. I never realized Actonel had such side effects until someone mentioned it to me recently when they learned I was on the drug. F 61 19 months
150 1X M
3/12/2011
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