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 | osteoporsis | Immediate constipation (took Metamucil), developed dry eyes, could hardly sleep at night due to pain in hips. My body began aching all over and eventually had to 'unfold' slowly even when getting out of a chair. Not good. It took 4 months of being off the drug before the aching went away. | I decided it was up to me to deal with the problem. I did my research on proper, healthy diets (not the latest fad diet), learned how to monitor my pH, avoid sugar, processed foods, drink 64 ozs filtered water daily, etc. I now consult with Dr. Susan Brown (Better Bones Better Body author)who has been the only one to help. She suggested a program for exercise and specific minerals, supplements (based on my past blood test results, DEXA...), a weighted vest for osteoporosis at weightvest4osteoporosis.com/, get my Vit D levels up to 50 - 60 (at 36 your body can't absorb 65% of the calcium); my past blood test level had been 35! as well as make other suggestions. I would not recommend any of the bone medications to anyone as the meds don't deal with the underlying issues. We need to become knowlegeable and take responsibility for our own health. The pharmaceutical companies have far too much influence with the physicians today. | F | 54 | 2 years | 1/10/2007 | 1 | osteopenia | hives and rash | I took fosomax, but it made me very sick with explosive diarrhea. Dr then put me on actonel which seemed to be okay for a year. It was then suggested that I try boniva and ended up with swelling of my face and tongue, chest pain, and hives that lasted well over 3 months. Heart attack symptoms lasted for 4 months. Went back to the actonel and have started with hives and rash. Will not be trying any more of these types of medicines. Too scary! Will stick with weight lifting and running. | F | 55 | 15 months | 1/9/2007 | 1 | osteoporosis | Headache, heaviness in my chest, constant heartburn. | I was not convinced the problems I am having were due to the Actonel. But after reading all these people with very similar complaints, I'll be calling my doc in the morning. Seems that you take a drug to fix one problem and it causes all these other problems. | F | 50 | 1 months | 1/3/2007 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Excrutiating pain in shoulders, especially my right shoulder. I now have limited mobility in both shoulders, and can not sleep at night due to the pain. It also has caused increased feelings of malaise and more generalized pain in my hip, neck and ankles. I am a yoga instructor and was in good physical shape before I took this drug. | Don't take this medication. | F | 54 | 4 months | 1/2/2007 | 1 | osteoporosis | Took Actonel 35mg for 3mths then realised symptoms were worse day after I took dose. Initially severe headache of 24hr duration. The severe pressure in head like high blood pressure. Pain on sneezing or coughing. This symptom kept increasing in discomfort while I took the medication. Then deafness in right ear with echo in head, followed by deafness in right ear and at the same time developed sciatica in right hip. Finally tinnitus as well as the above. Woke up at week 11, missed one pill and some improvement. Took one more and all symptoms back again next day. It has taken a further 2 mths for pressure in head to clear. Dr says I am Atypical and has prescribed Fosamax. Thanks to you all I am wary and will be careful. | The pressure in my head was like being in an iron clamp which made sneezing and coughing an ugly experience and would I think be a very dangerous for anyone who has a pre-existing condition of high blood pressure. The deafness was a worry and I will take my chances with my bones rather than deliberately take this medication again. I would ask all of you to think back to the pressure/hearing/tinnitus issues because this may be something you may not have thought about. | F | 75 | 3 months | 1/1/2007 | 1 | preventative: bone loss | Update to posting 07/25/05: After being off ACTONEL for a year and 10 months in December, I'm still having a multitude of problems-- ALL OF WHICH CAN BE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO TAKING ACTONEL! I'm beginning to gain on this insidious medication. It was killing me! Over the course of the last year and 10 months I've gradually noticed a decrease in the severe bone pain-- still have bouts of it to this day! Have no energy most days. Been tested for anemia-- but those who have suffered with illnesses associated with ACTONEL/BISPHOSPHANATE POISONING can attest-- it does not behave in a fashion that is conducive to test protocols at present-- medical science has not developed the tests for the set of problems that occur as a result of taking this drug! I'm suffering from opportunistic infections resulting from the compromise use of ACTONEL has had on my system. Just been told to seek medical attention from another specialist because the specialist no. 11 is not familiar with the ACTONEL p | THIS INSIDIOUS MEDICATION SHOULD NOT BE ON THE MARKET-- IT ROBS PEOPLE OF THEIR LIVES AND CREATES A LIVING HELL IN WHICH THEY MUST LIVE-- IT IS AN OUTRAGE THAT IT'S MANUFACTURER DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT THEIR CREATION IS DOING TO PEOPLE!!! EVERYBODY WHO IS ON ACTONEL WILL SUFFER IN THE END!!! | F | 47 | 2 years | 1/1/2007 | 1 | osteoporosis | upset stomach, loose bowl movements every time I eat, heartburn, nausea, metalic taste, tingling and numbness from knees to toes, my heart seems to race periodically - don't know if this is anxiety caused by actonel or I am scared about what this drug has done to others and maybe me! | This is day 4 after taking my first dose. I will not continue with actonel. I plan to increase my calcium from 1000 to 1500 and continue working out with weights and walking. I'll see what the bone density test says in one year. | F | 43 | 1 days | 12/14/2006 | 2 | osteopenia /osteopososis | gas, bone and joint pain, tendonitis. I have also had a major decrease in vision and wonder if that might be related to the drug. I am very athletic, my diet hasn't been perfect, but I'm on a healthy eating plan now. I don't want to continue this drug after reading everyone's experience of it. I was in a pharmacy tonight and pickedup the PDR regarding this drug that the insert in the px doesn't tell you. | I feel weightbearing excercise, and a good diet might be the key for me along with vitamins and calcium suppliments. These side effects are not worth it and who know what the long term results are. | F | 55 | 2 days | 12/8/2006 | 1 | osteoporosis | I have been off the drup for over a year, still suffering from constant flow of tiny saliva stones in my mouth. While on the drug experienced many other side effects. Stones started after 3 months off the drug. | I would advise anyone on this drug to get off immediately. The drug stays in your bones for 10 years and is causing osteonecrosis or jaw bone loss in way too many people and we weren't informed! | F | 60 | 8 months | 12/7/2006 | 1 | osteoporosis | Backache, stiff neck. After 3 months of taking it, woke one night with severe pain in knee, calf, thigh, to point of not being able to sleep. Has been ongoing ever since. | After reading some comments on this site, I now realize certain other things were happening to me but I didn't attribute them to the Actonel. Now I do. I'd like to know if others who have had similar symptomes have recovered and how long it took. This is awful. Plus you still wonder if it could be something else. | F | 64 | 4 months | 12/6/2006 | 1 | osteopenia | i took actonel for 4 weeks. started having side effects right away. terrible pain in my hips,legs and back. it made me so tired. i feel like i am 90yrs old. | would not recommend actonel. | F | 38 | 4 weeks | 11/22/2006 | 1 | osteopenia | excrutiating upper chest and mid-line back pain, shoulder and spine joint pain, fatigue, light-headed, headaches, nausea,upper body muscle pain that is so severe I cannot sleep or find a comfortable position in bed | I have worked out for years but I am petite so my osteopenia is most likely related to my DNA. I didn't expect to have side effects from this drug. I feel like a 100 year old woman - I am hunched over in pain. I thought at first I had the flu but after the second dose I realized my symptoms were related to actonel. I called the pharmacist to ask him about the side effects and he told me he thought my symptoms were unrelated. Right! When I went on the web and found this web site I was relieved to know that others were having problems too. I will not be taking any more actonel. I will continue to take calcium and Vitamin D and try to focus on a diet rich in calcium. | F | 52 | 2 weeks | 11/13/2006 | 1 | osteoporosis | intense heartburn for at least a whole day. | These drugs are dangerous. I'm working with a nutritionist and taking high-quality calcium, D, magnesium and a couple of herbs. My bone density was much improved after a year of proper nutrition and supplements. No improvement after the year I took Actonel. | F | 59 | 1 years | 11/9/2006 | 1 | Osteopenia | I started getting a pain on my right arm below my shoulder. Now I have a terrible pain over my entire arm. I can't hardly type because even my fingers hurt. I'm 55 yrs. old and I have been taking this drug for a year. I used to be very active and I used to lift weights, I can't do that anymore. I can't even carry the groceries from the car. | F | 55 | 12 months | 11/7/2006 | 2 | osteoprosis | I have the once a week rx, took 1 time this week, have had trouble sleeping, and all my joints hurt. I was already on glucosamine chondrotin for joint pain, but this is worse than I ever had before. Also, memory worse than usual. | I took fosamax for 2 years but stopped due to heartburn and needing dental work done. dr prescribed actonel since I really need something to help my bones | F | 54 | 6 days | 11/4/2006 | 5 | Osteopenia | Other than mild muscle aches or joint pain there is no major side effects. | I have been taking Actonel for more than 2 years without any problem and my bone density reports showed improvement. Unfortunately, there were a few times that I forgot to sit upright and bend my upper body slightly then I started to have reflux problem. I ended up have to take omeprazole for my stomach problem! My advise, remember to sit upright. | F | 49 | 2 years | 10/29/2006 | 1 | osteo | neck crackling, bloating, pain in neck and back, no energy, fell for first time in my life | I have brain cancer (glioblastoma multiforme grade IV) and took Actonel with Temodar and felt extra poorly. Special note: calcium should not be taken at the same time as Dilantin. Wait a couple of hours. I will discontinue the use of Actonel. | M | 65 | 2 months | 10/29/2006 | 1 | bone loss---s/p hip fracture | Severe back pain, loss of appetite, itching, GERD, weakness. I was gaining a little strength after a fall and fracture. After starting the Actonel, I started experiencing severe back pain, and was unable to get out of bed by myself. | Took 3 dosses of 35mg/weekly. Started experiencing side effects after second week | F | 85 | | 10/29/2006 | 1 | osteoposis | Strong metallic taste in my mouth. Also my jaw has now started to ache. Otherwise no problem with bloating or indigestion | Had previously taken Fosamax for the same 5 weeks: Had severe indigestion and pain in my chest and back. Thought I was having a heart attack. Am now afraid Actonel will destroy my jaw bone. The metallic taste in my mouth is continuous. Am concerning asking dr. if I can go back to HRT (hormones) to stop bone loss | F | 60 | 5 weeks | 10/25/2006 | 1 | osteoporosis | Joint pain, back pain, stiffness, constipation, bloating. | I began taking this drug on advice of my doctor as a result of bone density tests, and osteoporosis inherited from my mom. I immediately started having these side effects in Week 1, continued Week 2 and until Week 3, I had enough and thought this was not the drug for me. I highly recommend anyone on this drug do the research and find out if there is any other method besides this biphosponate drug. If you are having side effects talk to your doctor and do not be afraid of discontinuing and doing more natural things, exercising daily, eating properly, taking calcium. It is not guaranteed that this drug will build bone density and if it hinders the rest of your health, is it worthwhile? | F | 47 | 21 days | 10/24/2006 |