ACTONEL Reviews (RISEDRONATE SODIUM)Average Rating: 1.4 (1412 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ACTONEL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ACTONEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | osteoporosis | severe bloating,severebelching&rectalgas 3weeks of diaharea,extreme fatigue,joint aches felt like I had the flu, depression&anxiety runny eyes lots of ganglions started to appearalso headaches | I would not recomend it to anyone | F | 59 | 6 months | 4/14/2007 | 1 | Doctor recommended for Bone density | Severe lower back and hip pain..vertigo..unable to sleep in any position without pain | Have stopped taking this insidious medication for over a year and still have ongoing pain..have constant pain every day it is only the intensity of pain that changes from moderate to severe..why is it still being prescribed..?? | M | 65 | 7 months | 4/13/2007 | 5 | OSTEOPOROSIS | NO SIDE EFFECTS AT ALL | I HAVE OSTEOPOROSIS AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE ALWAYS INGESTED PLENTY OF CALCIUM AND CALCIUM RICH FOODS MY PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO A LOW TESTOSTERONE LEVEL... I AM RECEIVING TESTOSTERONE INJECTIONS AND ACTONEL SO FAR NO SIDE EFFECTS | M | 55 | 4 months | 4/12/2007 | 1 | osteopenia | painful swollen fingers(joints)I was very aware of my heart beating (I would not call it palpitations) increasing heartburn. I was always hungry, weight gain, low energy, pain in neck and hip. Difficulty sleeping, cloudy urine. | After reading this web side I took my self off actonel. My symptoms got slowly but steadily worse over the years. I have been tested for arthritis (negative) The Doc has changed my thyroid medication. I have taken thyroid meds for more than 30 years after surgery for thyroid cancer. I took my last actonel on March 28. After 2 weeks it is too early to say if things will improve and if all the symptoms are the result of actonel. I like to warn people who have taken actonel for a short time to be aware that it may take a long time for side effect to become apparent. | F | 62 | 3 years | 4/12/2007 | 5 | OSTEOPOROSIS | NO SIDE EFFECTS AT ALL | WELL AFTER READING THIS I AM REALLY REALLY SCARED BUT FORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY BAD SIDE EFFECTS I TAKE MY 35 MG SATURDAYS AND DO NOT TAKE BREAKFAST UNTIL ONE HOUR LATER DO NOT LIE DOWN NOR EVEN BND MY HEAD AND SO FAR I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS AT ALL BY THE WAY!!! I AM SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MANY MEN HAVE THIS DISEASE!!! THEY USED TO SAY ONLY WOMEN HAVE THAT I FEEL RELIEVED SINCE I AM MALE WITH OSTEOPOROSIS | M | 50 | 8 weeks | 4/11/2007 | 3 | QUESTION.... WELL I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN CALCIUM, YOGURT, CHEESE, SUPPLEMENTS, KEFIR, VITAMIN D ETC... BUT MY PROBLEM IS RELATED TO LOW TESTOSTERONE LEVELS... SO DO NOT MATTER HOW MUCH EXCERCIES OR CALCIUM INTAKE I TAKE FOR OSTEOPOROSIS THAT IS BECAUSE TESTOSTERONE HELPS THE ABSORPTION OF CALCIUM AND I NEEDED THAT AND ALSO A DRUG TO STOP THE LOSS DUE TO MY SEVERE OSTEOPOROSIS IF A I QUIT THEN MY OSTEOPOOROSIS WILL WORSEN BECAUSE BASICALLY IA HAVE BEEN A VERY VERY HELATH CONSCIUOS PERSON MY MOTHER HAD OSTEOPOROSIS SO I ALWAYS HAD A LOT OF CALCIUM INTAKE IN A DAILYU BASIS.... AS I MENTIONED CHEESE, SPINACH, MILK, YOGUT, KEFIR, VITAMIN D AND CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS OSCAL ETC ETC MAYBE IN MY CASE IT IS GENETIC BUT I AM AFRAID THAT DIET AND EXERCISE ALONE WILL NOT WORK FOR ME IF I DO NOT TAKE SOME MEDICATION BECAUSE OF THE REASONS I WROTE THAT IS WHY I AM ON ACTONEL SO FAR I HAVE EXPERIENCED NONE OF THOSE UNDESIRABLE SIDE EFFECTS AND I KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED I AM LOOKING FOR | PLEASE READ MY COMMENT | M | 66 | 3 months | 4/11/2007 | 1 | Osteopenia | After about one month of taking actonel, I started to feel a slight pain in my arms and thumbs. Over the next two months of continued use of once weekly actonel, my slight pain became so severe in my arms and thumbs I was having a difficult time even moving my arms and thumbs. Also, was getting headaches that I didn't corelate at that time with the drug, until I read this website and saw how common this side effect was. | I am finally almost back to normal after six months off the drug. I went to physical therapy for my arm pain and that was a great help. Hopefully, something better will come along for all of us. It is scary to have this diagnosis, but we just need to take care of ourselves more and take calicum as well as bone health vitamins. | F | 51 | 3 months | 4/11/2007 | 1 | osteopenia | Continued from previous column..... The reason I am writing this is.....we all need to build our bone mass and, since we can't take this Actonel, why don't we network and find out what we can do to build our bone mass by exercise (what kind) Vitamins (what kind and what milligram or unit/) diet (what?), etc. We can help each other see if we can combat this osteopenia, osteoporosis without taking these dangerous drugs which, as was so often stated in this column, does not give a good quality of life. | F | 60 | 0 days | 4/10/2007 | 1 | osteoporosis | Bone and muscle pain, primarily in legs | I was on Fosamax & stopped that due to side effects, so MD recommended Actonel. Tried it for a few weeks but muscle & bone pain became significantly worse. Had pain in hips, knees, thighs, calves, etc. Still having some pain after being off of it for several weeks; painful to go down steps. I will Never take this drug again for any reason. Now trying to forstall osteoporosis by taking calcium & watching diet. | F | 70 | 30 days | 4/10/2007 | 1 | Osteopenia | Hi to all of you.. I went to my endrocrinologist today because I was diagnosed with Osteopenia last month. I had all the blood tests, urine tests, etc. and today I was told I had to go on Actonel (first he recommended Boniva but I was leery of it so he prescribed once a week Actonel. Now..I am very allergic to many meds, I am very allergic to many foods and I have had many stomach, digestive problems including pancreatitis from taking different meds...I told the doctor this and told him how cautious I am when it comes to taking new medicines. It was explained to me that there would be no problem with this Actonel. I asked about the muscle/bone pain I had read about and was told if I did experience this, it would disappear a few days after I took the Actonel. I take 1,000 units of Vitamin D, 2 Citrucel chews, 1 Women's one a day, 30 mg of Prevacid, and Lotrel for bloodpressure...all these every day. I AM NOT GOING TO BEGIN TAKING ACTONEL SINCE I READ THIS COLUMN AND FEEDBACK!! Th | Let's try to find out more about this, research it and help each other. Our physicians don't seem to care or don't know how bad the side effects are and, if their prescribing these meds are instigated by perks given to them (bone density machines, etc.) by the pharmaceutical companies, we need to band together and help each other with our experiences and research to get healthier! No one knows our bodies like we do and many doctors can't believe it when we tell them our side effect symptoms. They claim the benefits of Actonel will outweigh the side effects. I don't think so after reading what everyone has written in this blog...is this a blog? Hope everyone is feeling better and that the side effects are dissipating....Email me with any suggestions, recommendations or results...let's try to help each other! | F | 60 | | 4/10/2007 | 3 | OSTEOPOROSIS | QUESTION... HAVE ANYONE EXPERIENCE A SLIGHT PAIN IN THE PALM OF THE HANDS IN THE REGIONS AROUND THE THUMBS??' I AM BEGINNING TO HAVE PAIN IN BOTH HANDS WHEN I GRASP SOMETHING I DID NOT HAVE IT BEFORE TAKING ACTONEL... CAN IT BE A SIDE EFFECT OR ELSE PLEASE SOMEBODY WICH SIMILAR PROBLEM LET ME KNOW | TOO SOON TO KNOW BUT THIS PROBLEM IN THE HAND WORRIES ME SINCE I BEGUN WITH ACTONEL 6 WEEKS AGO | M | 60 | 6 weeks | 4/9/2007 | 2 | Osteoporosis in left hip | No side effects for the first three weeks after starting Actonel. However, for the last two weeks I've had an aching and feeling of weakness in both legs (primarily the quad area). My right elbow with tendonitis has also been hurting lately. This on and off aching seems worse the few days after I take my weekly dose. | I have secondary-progressive multiple sclerosis and thought maybe this was a new MS symptom. However, I haven't had any new MS symptoms for seven years. After reading some of the comments, my symptoms seem more in line with the side effects of Actonel than MS. This aching feeling is similar to how I felt after a dose of Neulasta, the white blood cell booster. | F | 44 | 5 weeks | 4/9/2007 | 5 | 2 MONTHS | NONE | i am a male with osteoporosis and arthritis. I am on Actonel 35 mg every week, this is my 8th week,. I have so far NEVER experienced any side effect... I dont know maybe in the future I hope not... but so far if it helps me it is okay as i tell you so far NONE of those terrible side effects other patients experience... maybe I am lucky I dont know but I wanted to write this because so far I really have not experienced ANY side effects.. None... period | M | 50 | 2 months | 4/8/2007 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Tinnitus, severe, debilitating headaches, nausea and dizziness. I am a nurse of 31 years and I always had faith in the drug companies. No more! I took Actonel for 7 weeks and didn't put 2+2 together until I was relaxing in Cancun, listening to the ocean with the ringing in my ears all the time. Started thinking about when it began and then the bells went off. Came home and researched Actonel. Made an appointment with an ear doctor who said it can't be the Actonle, 3% is such a small group. Ha! I told him the headaches were keeping me from work due to dizziness. He ordered an MRI which showed possible multiple sclerosis. Follow up tests showed it wasn't. Blood work is all normal. Tinnitus is getting less and less, but still have on occasion those blinding headaches, nausea. Even migraine tablets (Imitrex) don't help. Headaches last about 24 hours. An ear specialist told me if I took the drug for 7-8 weeks, it would take 8-12 weeks to leave my system. My internist now wants to put me on | F | 51 | 7 weeks | 4/7/2007 | 5 | OSTEOPOROSIS SEVERE | well this is my fourth week so far none of those side effects i must confess i am afraid they may happen in the future but so far everyting is fine, no cramps, no upset stomach, no diarreah, no pain, no nothing... | i hope it will help me because i am also taking testosterone injctions since my hormone level was very low although my libido was right I am takin also Oscal Vita DīCalcium and I hope that this will restore my bone density I was reluctant to have actonel or any other drug because of side effects but fortunately no side effect whatsoever have I experienced and tomorow will b my fifth week... I take it in the morning before washing my face so I do not have to bend I keep straight and do not tak anything until one hour or more later (breakfast) If everything goes well and I keep without side effects I will give a satisfaction 5 | M | 65 | 5 weeks | 4/6/2007 | 5 | OSTEOPOROSIS SEVERE | None so far | I think that many patients who experience the terribl side effects I see here is also because probably they have other problems as cancer or rheumatoid arthitis or liver problems and there is interaction I am taking this because my doctor told me it was better that fosomax and I do not want to end crippled because of my severe osteoporosis I have not experienced ANY side effects so far... so good | M | 66 | 6 weeks | 4/3/2007 | 1 | OSTEOPOROSIS | leg cramps muscle pains back pain discomfort I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO HELP ME! I HAVE OSTEOPOROSIS SO U NEED MEDICATION WHAT CAN I DO???? | I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY WHY WHY A DRUG THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HELP YOU AND CURE YOU DOES THIS HARM O THE BODY INCLUDING THAT TERRIBLE JAW PROBLEM?'' THERE MUST BE SOMETHING VERY VERY WRONG WITH THE DRUG INDUSTRY ARE WE GUINEA PIGS? | M | 40 | 2 weeks | 4/3/2007 | 1 | Ostopenia | I took 2 weeks of Actonel on the advice of my primary doctor and oncologist and will NEVER go on it again. I encountered severe knee pain -- the same pain as when I was on Fosamax. The medical community should be shot for prescribing these drugs. I could hardly descend a flight of stairs. I noticed immense pain the day after taking both drugs and then pain would subside. Will probably return to Evista which while expensive ($100/mo.) did not give me the horrible reactions of the other drugs. Consumers Beware!!! | F | 60 | 14 days | 4/2/2007 | 5 | osteoporosis | NONE!!! maybe some side effects in other patients have to do with interaction with other drugs I think maybe I have to wait more time because I have only been for 10 weeks | I was terrified when I learned that I hade osteoporosis and I read about the terrible side effects of medication but I was scared of my severe osteoporosis and the bone fractures in my spine or hip and I began the treatment | M | 50 | 10 weeks | 3/31/2007 | 4 | SEVERE OSTEOPOROSIS -5.4 | None so far. None at all. I take it and wait ONE HOUR before having my breakfast, I remain sitting or standing and do not take any vitamin supplements the day I take Actonel (saturdays) | I had the choice of Forteo but there is history of cancer in my family and I did not want it. I did not want FOSAMAX because it seems to be weaker and I need something very strong. I am a Male 65 years old with cervical artrhitis but in other aspects healthy, no diabetes, no hypertension, I walk 2 miles daily. | M | 65 | 4 weeks | 3/31/2007 |