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  osteopenia of hip Aching shoulder muscles. Unable to raise arm over my head which is something I could do without any pain previously. I did get the results from my latest bone density scan and there was some improvement, but the Osteopenia of the hip still remains. I've decided to not take this pill, but focus on exercising. I realize everyone is different, but this is a great site to share your experiences with the effects of actonel. F 58 7 months
5/21/2007
 5  OSTEOPOROSIS NONE I THINK NOT ALL ORGANISMS ARE ALIKE MAYBE SOME PATIENTS HAVE CERTAIN CONDITIONS THAT ARE AGGRAVATED WITH ACTONEL, WHO KNOWS... IN MY CASE SO FAR I HAVE HAD NO SIDE EFFECT EVER I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OSTEOPOROSIS SIX MONTHS AGO WAS RELUCTANT TO TAKE ACTONEL BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF SIDE EFFECT BUT MY BONE DENSITY WAS VERY LOW--- AND ALTHOUGH I LEAD A HEALTHY LIFE AND ALWAYS EATEN PLENTY OF GREENS, CALCIUM-ENRICHED PRODUCTS ETC THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HEREDITARY THAT IS WHY I BEGAN WITH ACTONEL SIX MONTHS AGO M 64 6 months
5/19/2007
 2  Osteopenia/Osteoporsis Pain in upper right arm and shoulder & neck. Took Actonel for 5 and half years. I had no side effects until now. It started out as a dull pain 9 months ago in right upper arm. I didn't think anything of it. I now have muscle pain in my upper right arm and a burning pain in my shoulder and pain in neck . My doctor took me off Actonel 6 week's ago and I still have pain. She said it will take about a month for Actonel to get out of my body.My bone density did not improve instead it got worst. F 51 5 days
5/19/2007
 1  Osteoporosis I took the weekly dose for about 12 months. By the 4th month I had such severe joint and muscle pain that my doctor sent me to a physiotherapist. By the 6th month I could not lift my arms to comb my hair. I decided it must be the Actonel and took myself off it. It took more than a year before I could easily lift my arms; fasten a bras, etc. I still have severe dry mouth problems and dry eyes and bladder problems which I am sure this drug caused. This is a horrible drug. I stumbled over this website just now. I wish I had discovered it before I agreed to take Actonel. I certainly will never take it (or any drug within its family of drugs) again. F 75 12 months
5/19/2007
 4  osteopenia None I am concerned about possible side-effects after reading the comments posted. I have developed osteochondromotosis in my R hip joint which I have been told is unrelated to Actonel. Is it possible there is a connection? I started on Fosamax 9 years ago, had a break of 1 year after taking it for 3 years and then had a marked drop in bone density. I then commenced on Actonel which I have been taking for 5 years. F 55 5 years
5/17/2007
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 1  osteoporosis burning and stabbing pain in my neck, shoulders, back ended up in the emergency room. took darvocette, flexeril, and ibuprofen for two days. actually considered overdosing on darvocette because i couldn't stand the pain. this stuff is dangerous. F 55
5/16/2007
 4  OSTEOPOROSIS NONE... but i am giving a 4 because I do not know long time effects but to tell you the truth I have had no side effects whatsoever... i think each organism is different i was diagnosed with osteoporosis and testosterone defficiency and began aditional hormone and also Actonel 3 months ago and I was scared to death thinking that actonel would be terrible but so far I have had no one of those unpleasant side effects... i hope it will cure my osteoporosis M 67 3 months
5/14/2007
 1  osteopenia severe hip pain to the point of having difficulty walking. I will NOT continue this drug. After just two doses, I am experiencing pain like never before. I have a call into my doctor but I have decided not to try another drug. The side effects are too much. My mother had osteoporous, lost 4 inches and had the hump in her back but at this point, I'll take that over the pain I'm feeling today. F 54 2 weeks
5/14/2007
 1  Osteoporosis Many sore muscles and a racing heart. Symptoms stopped when drug stopped. I don't believe Procter and Gamble can be trusted after some I have read. F 59 90 days
5/13/2007
 5  SEVERE OSTEOPOROSIS NOT ALL ORGANISMS ARE THE SAME IN MY CASE I HAVE HAD NO ADVERSE SIDE EFFECTS I AM SAD FOR OTHER PATIENTS MAYBE IT HAS TO DO WITH OTHER CONDITIONS WHO KNOWS? IN MY CASE I HAVE NEVER HAD UNDESIRABLE SIDE EFFECTS I TAKE MY WEEKLY PILL AS DIRECTED, WAIT ONE HOUR BEFORE EATING BREAKFAST AND KEEP STANDING, MOVING, SITTING NEVER PUTTING DOWN MY HEAD LUCKILY I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SIDE EFFECTS, NOR GASTRIC, NOR OTHERS DUE TO ACTONEL I HOPE IT WILL TAKE CARE OF MY OSTEOPOROSIS M 66 4 months
5/12/2007
 1  osteopenia After 3 weeks, I experienced strong pain in back and hip areas, plus headache and nausua I am taking the rest of the pills and putting them in the trash where they belong. F 67 3 weeks
5/10/2007
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 1  Osteoporosis Red, swollen navel, burning in anal area, sharp stomach pain and irritation (felt like someone was using sandpaper inside my stomach, indigestion, nausea, constipation, headache. I THINK these are due to Actonel. Did anyone else have the same symptoms?? Would Boniva act the same or did anyone who did not tolerate Actonel do better with Boniva. Please email me @ [email protected]. F 63 3 years
5/10/2007
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 5  Osteoporosis Have been taking weekly Actonel for 2 years. No side effects (careful to follow instructions). Bone density scans have documented improvement 2 years in a row. Previous yearly scans, prior to starting this medication, showed yearly deterioration. My bone density scans showed osteoporosis in spine & forearm & osteopenia in hips. I resisted taking any medication for several years, until my annual bone density scans convinced me I was headed for serious trouble. (Family history of osteoporosis in Grandmother, Aunt & Great-Grandmother & significant loss of bone density appearing each year in my own scans before starting this medication.) Since starting weekly Actonel 2 years ago, two annual bone scans have shown significant improvement. I am careful to follow instructions, and have had no side effects at all. Very easy to take one small pill a week - wish I had started sooner. After 2 years on Actonel, my latest bone scan shows density back to where it was 5 years ago (had been monitored for several years before agreeing to take medication, due to family history). F 58 2 years
5/9/2007
 5  OSTEOPOROSIS I READ HERE PATIENTS THAT HAVE UPSET STOMACH AND PROBLEMS ETC AFTER TAKING ACTONEL BUT I WONDER IF THAT HAS TO DO WITH OTHER CONDITIONS OR PRECONDITIONS OR OTHER MEDICATIONS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TAKING ACTONEL FOR TWO MONTHS EVERY SATURDAY AND I TAKE MY DOSE AND DO NOT LIE DOWN AND WAIT ONE HOUR BEFORE BREAKFAST AND IN THESE EIGHT WEEKS I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT OR PAIN OR ANY OF THE SYMPTOMS OTHER PATIENTS COMPLAIN ABOUT NO SIDE EFFECTS AT ALL I WONDER IF THEY ARE RELATED TO PRECONDITIONS IN OTHER PATIENTS BECAUSE IN MY CASE I HAVE NEVER HAD A SIDE EFFECT WHATSOEVER M 68 8 weeks
5/7/2007
 1  Doctor insisted . I awoke after taking the third pill with terrible pains in my hips and lower back. When I got up, I could not stand. Both legs were swollen and painful, my ankles were huge, and my feet were enormous. I had to hobble on a walking stick. I blame Actonel for almost crippling me. I still have a swollen knee, although my legs and feet have returned to normal size after several weeks. I realize that I was feeling depressed because of this pill, too. I will never take another bone density pill. The doctdors know only what the drug companies tell them, and once again women are guinea pigs because they trust their doctdors. My bones had not changed in the six years between scans, so I don't feel I was at risk except from the medicine! I will never take another of these pills of which no one knows the long-range effects. F 80 21 days
5/6/2007
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 5  OSTEOPOROSIS NO SIDE EFFECTS BEGAN TAKING ACTONEL THREE MONTHS AGO I WAS SCARED TO DEATH AFTER READING THIS PAGE BUT FORTUNATELY I HAVE HAD NO SIDE EFFECTS SO FAR I HAVE A DOUBT.. WHAT ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAD NO SIDE EFFECTS AT ALL AND DO NOT WRITE HERE? MAYBE IT IS NOT SO BAD AS IT SEEMS AS FOR ME I AM FEELING CONFIDENT IT WILL HELP ME M 50 3 months
5/4/2007
 2  osteopenia started fosamax for 1 year at age 45 per dr. instructions. Stopped for 2 years per another dr. instructions. Now seeing Osteo specialist (I am a 52 yrs old female) and he has me on Actinol and have been for one year. I am experiencing severe gastrointestinal problems, rapid heartbeat and esophageal spasms. After reading this site I am concerned that these are being brought on by the medication and I was blaming it on stress! Also have some unexplained right leg pain. May go off the medication now! F 52 1 years
5/4/2007
 5  osteoporosis severe NO SIDE EFFECTS I HAVE BEEN TAKING ACTONEL FOR 6 MONTHS WITH NO UNPLEASANT SIDE EFFECTS. I ALWAYS WAIT ONE HOUR OR MORE TO BREAKFAST AND STAY UP OR SITTING NEVER LAY DOWN--- I HAVE SVERE OSTEOPOROSIS AND CANNOT TAKE FORTEO BECAUSE OF THE CANCER RISK I HAD DOUBTS ABOUT ACTONEL BUT I HAD NO CHOICE AND FOSAMAX I DONT TRUST SO FAR I HAVE NEVER HAD A SIDE EFFECT I HOPE IT WILL BE LIKE THIS AND MY NEXT BONE DENSITY BE BETTER I AM ALSO TAKING TESTOSTERONE SUPP AND EXTRA CALCIUM OSCAL M 57 6 months
5/1/2007
 5  OSTEOPOROSIS NONE... ALTHOUGH IT IS VERY EARLY TO FIND OUT IF ACTONEL WORKED IN INCREASING MY BONE DENSITY... IF IT DOES THEN I WILL GIVE IT A FIVE... I KEEP MY FINGER CROSSED BUT TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH IN THESE FIVE MONTHS OF ACTONEL I HAVE NO UPSET STOMACH, NO PAIN, NOTHING OF AN UMPLEASANT SIDE EFFECT.... AT LEAST FOR NOW... I BEGAN TAKING ACTONEL FIVE MONTHS AGO. FORTUNATELY I HAVE NEVER EVER EXPERIENCED THOSE SIDE EFFECTS I WAS SO AFRAID... I HOPE THEY WILL NOT SHOW IN THE FUTURE.. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN WITH RELATIVES THAT ARE ON ACTONEL AND FOSAMAX AND SO FAR THEY HAVE HAD NO SIDE EFFECTS... I HOPE IT WILL WORK ON MY OSTEOPOROSIS BECAUSE I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION... NO MATTER HOW MUCH CALCIUM INTAKE I TAKE IF MY BONES DO NOT INCORPORATE IT IN THEIR STRUCTURE... I HOPE IT WILL WORK I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MY NEXT BONE DENSITY M 70 5 months
4/29/2007
 1  -3.5 DEXA Digestive pain in lower intestine, bloating and distension, skin reaction, 2 severe heartburn attacks, swollen and painful breasts after taking for 2 months F 60 3 months
4/29/2007

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