ACTONEL Reviews (RISEDRONATE SODIUM)Average Rating: 1.4 (1412 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ACTONEL with similar:
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| 1 | Osteopenia | Felt tightness on both knees while taking stairs on the second day of taking actonel and on day 7 Rt knee swelled up like balloon, no pain. End up going to emergency, doctor reported no injury, told me to take anti-inflammatory med, see your PCP. That’s it! My PCP convinced me to take Actonel without discussing me about severe jaw problem or any other side effect of Actonel. My doctor never told me to stop the drug even though PCP prescribed a new drug and I have had this sever swollen knees, PCP biasedly blaming another eye drop I was prescribe a year ago that caused severe allergic reaction on my throat and gave me Laringytis. I trusted my PCP, continued to take Actonel an anti-inflammatory med three times a day without any relief of swollen deranged knees. Last time I forgot to report that not only my knees have been severely affected; my both wrist joints come out of their locks if I try to hold a small book in my hand for more than a few seconds. One year after stopping that | I believe a PCP must discuss about a new medicine's side effects with the patient then the patient should decide whether she would take or not. Not only that, PCPs should be penalized for their irresponsibility. Otherwise they will continue to do the same. One doctor told half life of this Actonel is few days, which means many doctors have poor knowledge about many medicines. Only they have the authority to prescribe and they have some kind of contract with pharmaceuticals so they just prescribe and barely take any responsibility. Today I will write from one research report what bisphosphonate drugs (Actonel is one of them) does to human body. "Bisphophonates accumulate almost exclusively in skeletal sites that have active bone remodelling....which becomes burried under new layers of bone and remain biologically inactive for a long time." Nat Clin Prac Oncol. 2007 Dec:4(12)"711-21. The article actually writes, that until this bisphosphonates are surgically removed from t | F | 56 | 8 months | 1/20/2008 | 2 | OSTEOPOROSIS | I was so happy because I had not experienced any side effects BUT recently I am feeling like a crippled person... my neck, my back everything aches and I cannot sleep I am even using a vertical traction... I do not now if it has to do with my scoliosis or with actonel... but I have always had scoliosis and never felt like this befores | I am so sad... I do not know if the problems I am having after one year taking actonel is related to that drug but after reading this I am beginning to have my doubts | M | 67 | 1 years | 1/18/2008 | 1 | Dexa scan showed mild osteoporosis | After only 1 dose 6 days ago, I still have severe acid reflux. Can't eat or sleep much due to the pain of the reflux. | Called Dr. who said to give it another try, or maybe switch to Fosamax. Sorry! I've taken my first and last dose! Just how long will it take to get this stuff out of my bloodstream, and could one dose have done some permanent damage? I'll continue with my own prevention: diet and exercise. My sympathies to all who suffer from this. | F | 57 | 1 weeks | 1/13/2008 | 1 | Osteopenia | Was prescribed actonel for post menopausal reduction of bone loss. I'm only 45 and hit menopause at age 40 for no known reason. I was taking Actonel and had not been aware of any obvious problems for about 9 months. Then I had been prescribed Prednisone for an autoimmune disorder. No one told me that Actonel and Prednisone individually could cause gastritis which is a very painful condition, but combine the two together and you end up VERY sick. Four months later, another round of prednisone due to a doctor thinking severe muscle spasms was linked to the autoimmune disorder. WRONG. 9 months later, I'm just beginning to get a reduction in spastic muscles across my traps, up the neck and into the skull. Very debillitating. Now I read on Reuters news service about the Actonel link to muscle aches. Makes me wonder if this was the problem all along. I discontinued the Actonel against my GYN's advice approx 4 months ago. Odd that I'm slowly improving with the giant muscle spasms that ha | With all the warnings out there, take heed and do not take this drug. | F | 45 | 1.5 days | 1/8/2008 | 1 | I felt great before I took my 1st dose of Actonel on Sunday as directed. That night I experienced the worst flu like symptoms ever with chills, hot flashes, severe reflux, palpitations, severe joint and muscle pain, nausea, severe headaches, weakness in legs and severe gas. The next day those symptoms were less severe but others were worse, like joint pain, lerthargy and weakness. Doctor was informed, but wants me to continue. After finding this website and reading the horror stories of others I have decided that I would rather try alternate, more natural treatments than suffer a life of hell as many others have. What good is a drug that compromises quality of life with no guarantee of treatment? I hope no one suffers any life threatening effects from this drug. I guess that's what the drug companies are waiting for before pulling it off the shelves. We've all become guinea pigs for Proctor and Gamble. | Do your research on this drug BEFORE taking it. I don't think the long term side effects have been investigated yet and the benefits certainly don't out weight the risks! | F | 56 | 1 weeks | 1/8/2008 | 2 | Osteopena | 7yr.+user and have developed hard lumps on forehead and hands and just had calcium based kidney stones. I was told to eliminate Actonel,tums and vitamin D-3. Also told that it is now recommended that Actonel be taken in 5-yr cycles (on 5 off 5)due to side effects. | Had been on Evista which gave me terrible joint aches and shin pain. Actonel did not do that. | F | 67 | 7 days | 12/26/2007 | 2 | some bone density loss | Ached all over. Hands, elbows, knees ankles even toes. | Began feeling the aching after first dose. Dr. said it would go away, stick with it. I hurt so bad last week I didn't take that weeks pill. Will not take any more for awhile and see if I feel better. | F | 50 | 10 months | 12/22/2007 | 1 | osteosporosis | Constant, severe pain in ankles knees, elbows, wrists, fingers, toes, arms and legs as well as numbness in arms and legs....pain so excruciating most nights I'm awakened by it. I came upon this site today searching for side effects of this drug -- boy, did I receive an education. I see my doctor this afternoon and, in no uncertain terms, am telling him I will NO LONGER take Actenol. I've had this pain for well over 3 months now constantly wondering what was happening to my body. Now I know. Medicine is supposed to help not hurt. Wonder how long it will take for the pain to stop. I've been taking 800 mg of Ibuprofen as well as Aleve 4 times and day and it not helping, so we'll see. | F | 57 | 10 months | 12/20/2007 | 1 | osteopenia | Had my last pill five days ago - have been suffering terrible muscle and joint pain for several weeks. went to ER three weeks ago with stabbing pain in calf of leg, suspected blood clot until ultra sound revealed it was not. I feel very run down the last few days - like the flu - can't sleep at night for the pain. Found this website and realized my problem is the Actonel! My family Dr. even stopped my Lipitor but I didn't feel any better. Am going back on Lipitor today. If I hadn't realized my problems were the Actonel, I don't think that I would be able to get around in a week or so. I also tried Boniva first but my stomach would hurt for four days after I took it. I took it for three months. | A second look should be taken at this drug by the FDA | F | 67 | 4 months | 12/15/2007 | 1 | Osteoporosis | After 1 35mg pill...everything went downhill from there. I followed instructions..didn't eat or drink anything for an hour,, next day had flu like symptoms..then severe pain began in my flank region, was so intense all week, I thought I might have a stone blockage in my left kidney. Now I am getting ready for a renal ultrasound..and have a referral to a nephrologist (Kidney Specialist)... Added to that, the calcium citrate ...this is too much for me. I;m almost 60, weigh 118 pounds..my fingers hurt my legs hurt..can barely roll over in bed. I'll NOT take his any longer. Its a choice, like HRT..too many side effects....my mother (who is 82) never took HRT OR ACTONEL and she's doing well. It may work for some...but life is too short to live it in pain like this. THUMBS DOWN TO the biophosphonates....all of them ! Linda | F | 59 | 1 days | 12/14/2007 | 1 | Osteoporosis | awful pain in all the body what else can one take ????? | F | 63 | 4 months | 12/11/2007 | 3 | osteopenia | muscle pain or joint pain | F | 69 | 3 years | 12/10/2007 | 3 | Severe osteoporosis (3.8) | No side effects. | Drugs may not be the osteoporosis solution. It could be as simple as reversing the acid environment of your body. I came across an abstract that changed the way I understood my condition. The magic words that stood out were "acid-alkali balance", and that is where my focus has been the past several months. In a nutshell, acidosis is a condition that, because of unusually low blood pH, can leach the bones of bone-building minerals. Going over past blood tests, to no surprise, my blood pH was severely low, something two physicians had overlooked! I have recently discontinued Actonel, radically changed my diet and just purchased a water ionizer which makes alkali drinking water. I am also doing hormone replacement therapy (testosterone) for osteoporosis, but that is another subject altogether. In a few short weeks my urine and saliva pH tests are improving and I am approaching neutral pH. It is too early for bone density testing, but I did want to give any of you looking f | M | 57 | 7 years | 12/10/2007 | 1 | osteopenia | On the first day I took the drug I experienced mild joint pain in my hands and shoulders. By late evening I went to bed experiencing chills severe pain in my shoulder blade area, chest, knees, hips as well as severe leg cramps. Diarhea, stomach cramps and headache followed. I could barely walk and could not stand upright. The joint pain and stomach distress have lasted three days. | This is a frightening drug. I will never touch this or any other drug in its class. Now that I understand what osteopenia and osteoporosis is, I realize that these drugs are dangerous to my body and do not do anything except make my T-score look better. I will also research any recommended drug before taking it. | F | 62 | 1 days | 12/7/2007 | 1 | low bone density | I took ONE dose of Actonel on Sunday, Dec. 2,2007. By midnight I had the most horrendous pain in my lower back. Couldn't get out of bed, my husband had to help me stand. My legs wouldn't work and I couldn't bend at the waist at all... even to brush my teeth! | After taking one dose of BONIVA resulting with awful like flue symptoms, my doctor said try Actonel! I did and the results were horrible as I just described. I WILL NOT TAKE IT AGAIN! | F | 62 | 1 days | 12/4/2007 | 1 | osteoporosis | I was taking 75mg 2 days a month. The first day I was okay, just a slight pain in my back. By the second day I felt horrible. Almost as if I had the flu. Severe joint pain from head to toe, extreme fatigue and heavy pressure in the chest area. The doctor told me to take anti-inflammatorys and it helped, but it took almost 2 weeks before I felt normal again. | F | 46 | 2 days | 12/3/2007 | 1 | DOCTOR PRESCRIBED | I started taking actonel once a week beginning 11-18-07. On 11-22-07 I began getting chest pains so severe I thought I was having a heart attack. On 11-25-07 I took my 2nd 35mg actonel and the pain spread to my back and I have been unable to work since.(I'm an RN). The pain has been with me a week and I have since had a chest x-ray,EKG and a echocardiogram and an ultrasound of my heart,liver and gall bladder. During these tests another doctor told me to immediately stop taking actonel which I have done. I haven't been able to sleep through the night due to the pain. The gall bladder tests were negative. The pain continues. | Do not take this medication. | F | 54 | 2 times | 11/29/2007 | 3 | Osteopenia | I have been on this medication for almost one year. I have had pain in my lower back with "sciatica-like" symptoms. I have also noticed one of my molars has hurt on and off. I also get numbness in my hands at night. I am going off of this for a while to see how I feel. | Not sure how I feel about this drug. I work in the healthcare field. Many of the women that I work with have been on this for a while and they have had no improvement in their bone density. I think that I figured out how this medication works though. You feel so crummy that you do not do anything; hence, you do not break any bones! | F | 52 | 10 days | 11/26/2007 | 2 | osteopenia | not many. The most annoying one is hair loss. I read SOMEWHERE (forgot where) that this could be a side effect of this stuff. Has anybody else experienced it? | Despite taking Actonel my bone density has not improved at all. Is it even worth taking this medication? After reading all the negative comments I start to wonder. | F | 56 | 4 years | 11/26/2007 | 1 | Dr Recommended as I just hit menapa | The day after taking my first weekly pill I thought I got the flu, ached all over. second weekly pill the following day i could not move without hurting all over.just took my 3rd pill this Sat and again I am aching and hurting. After reading this site I see I am not alone. I threw out the last pill- I had 4 free samples. I will be seeing the dr again in 2 weeks and tell her all this. I have never had a bone density test so I do not know that i evenneed anything- But I will not be taking this. I hope that the 3 pills did not do any permanent damage. I am a healthy active person and love to garden and this has my legs and knees feeling as if I am 90 years old. I can not get up without help when I squat down. | Reading this scared me. Glad it was available, as who would think 3 little pills could do this? | F | 48 | 3 weeks | 11/26/2007 |