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 | Osteopenia/Taking Femara | Joint pain, pain in feet, swollen fingers, sleep interruption,mood swings | Was prescribed this due to osteopenia secondary to breast cancer. So thankful to find this site. Will stop taking med and pass this on to the Oncologist. I feel arthritic and now have stabbing pain in bottom of feet. I have taken my last pill!! | F | 50 | 2 days | 1/26/2006 | 1 | Osteopenia/Taking Femara | Joint pain, pain in feet, swollen fingers, sleep interruption,mood swings | Was prescribed this due to osteopenia secondary to breast cancer. So thankful to find this site. Will stop taking med and pass this on to the Oncologist. I feel arthritic and now have stabbing pain in bottom of feet. I have taken my last pill!! Read on and pass it on to physicians. | F | 50 | 2 months | 1/26/2006 | 1 | osteoporosis | bloating, chills, sweats, pain in lower back, ribs, stomach pains, gas, cramps heartburn, heavy feeling on my chest. | This is a dangerous drug. I only took one dose and was shocked to discover how I felt. It took one day for the symptoms to appear. At first I thought I was sick. It took me a few hours to put it together. It is only four days later now and I am hoping the symptoms will subside soon. There should be more warnings about the long term side effects of this drug. | F | 53 | 1 days | 1/20/2006 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Extreme esophageal spasms, left hip pain, inability to bend toes, swollen feet, heal pain, knee pain, thumb joint popping and extreme shooting pains in my forearms, wrists and hands. I've been off one month. Feet are getting better but the hip is not. | Is this drug company providing the scanning machine in the physician office? Is there a class action suit? | F | 54 | 1 years | 1/7/2006 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Lower back pain bottom spine area which I had not experienced before Actonel. Began mild but became more intense over the 7 months I have taken Actonel. | Each individual may have different tolerance to Actonel but I would advise higher calcium intake, sunshine and weight bearing exercise as a safer alternative. Have decided to stop taking once-a-week 35 mg capsule and will inform if problem disappears in a future posting. | M | 64 | 7 months | 1/6/2006 | 1 | ostopenia | back ache, leg cramps all night, symptoms of herniated disc, muscle pain, indigestion so bad I thought heart attack, and worst of all mind confusion like depression. Never had anything like it before. | I told my Dr. about the symptoms and she was completely unaware of any of the side effects except the indigestion and started ordering bone x rays, MRI. Insurances should really get in on investigating this. | M | 68 | 6 months | 1/4/2006 | 2 | Osteoporosis, osteopenia | Lightheadedness, nausea, flu symptoms without fever, lack of energy. | My mother fractured her leg and I have osteoporosis in my spine. I think this drug is unsafe but I can't find enough information to support my claim. | F | 55 | 1 years | 1/3/2006 | 1 | osteopena | Severe joint pain, sore muscles and tendons. Extreme fatigue. | Have been off the drug for 6 weeks with only mild improvement in symptoms. Very concerned that I will never be the same. I cannot get in and out of bathtub, cannot get down on the floor, cannot get up from chair without using arms to assist - all happened after Actonel - mostly starting in the 5th month. | F | 60 | 6 months | 1/2/2006 | 1 | Osteporosis | Severe bloating, sharp pains in abdomen, palpitations, heaviness across chest (like heart attack), weight gain, muscle/joint/neck/back pain, feeling of weakness like bones will snap, chills, fatigue, depression, feeling "flu-ish" all the time, blood pressure up, tinnitus worsened, insomnia worsened, anxiety, foot/ankle/knee/hip pain (got a Sleep Number bed and that really helped with the hip and back pain - I give that decision a "5") | Since going on Actonel in 7/04, I now take prescription medication for blood pressure, depression, bladder and insomnia. Will discontinue Actonel but will stay on HRT and take 3 doses/day of 600 mg calcium with "D" and other supplements to support bones, eat better and EXERCISE. | F | 56 | 19 months | 1/2/2006 | 1 | osteoperosis | Side effects so extensive that it was mind boggling. Nothing was left unscorched. Flu, fatigue,inertia,confusion,joint paint, bone pain. heartburn, gas,insomnia, sore throat,dry eyes, nodules, allergy to alcohol- face red and itchy,sole of left foot so painful couldn't walk.,weakenss, inability to exercise. The effects were that of being slowly poisoned -a nightmare. Started to improve as soon as pills went into garbage. It's been 2 weeks and am feeling much better. But not entirely. Don't let anyone tell you -it's not the drug-it's old age. Poison. | On and off for five years. | F | 72 | 5 years | 12/31/2005 | 1 | Osteopenia | In June 2005, after having a bone density scan my doctor told me I needed to take Actonel. Since taking this drug I have had pain all over my body and most days the pain is so bad in my right knee I can barely walk. I had a horrible metal taste in my mouth for about 3 weeks and feel very tired most of the time. I have had headaches too since taking Actonel, and that is something I hardly ever have had my whole life!! I have always been very healthy, so these problems have really concerned me. I think the Actonel is the cause of these problems, and I stopped taking it last week. I will just take more calcium with vitamin D and eat more yogurt and hope that will help me. NO more prescription drugs for me!! I think we are all being used as guinea pigs for the drug industry, and the doctors are under pressure from the pharmaceutical companies to prescribe these drugs! | Do NOT take this drug!! It does BAD things to your body!! | F | 60 | 6 months | 12/22/2005 | 1 | osteoporosis | Terrible stabbing localized head pain lasting 6 weeks until I stopped the drug. | I had extensive testing CT scans, MRI scans, ENT evaluations and no one could find a cause for my stabbing pains in my head. Finally, I stopped taking the Actonel and within 3 days the pain lessened and after a week is completely gone. This drug should not be on the market. I just hope I don't have permanent nerve damage in the head. | F | 70 | 18 months | 12/19/2005 | 1 | Osteoporosis | muscle weakness, muscle cramping, pain in hip, pain neck/shoulders | Since these are similar to symptoms of others taking this drug, I have to give it credit and will discontinue & see dr for alternative treatment. Thanks everyone for sharing. | F | 54 | 8 months | 12/18/2005 | 2 | osteoperosis | I am feeling bloated and have an exacerbation of heartburn. My joints ache, including my jaw. My ankles are swollen. I have been on Actonel for over a year but have not had a bone density test since I began. I believe I'm due for one soon but realize I won't know how to judge if any change is the result of Actonel. | I'm beginning to believe the risks of this medication outweigh the benefits. I am planning to rely on adequate magnesium, calcium, Vit D and plenty of excercise. I take no other medications and will be happy to be free of this one. I'm planning to notify my doctor and am curious how he'll react ... or how I'll react if he objects! | F | 68 | 1 years | 12/13/2005 | 2 | Osteoporosis | Side effects have been relatively minor - joint and muscle pain, especially low back pain, however, I have become very concerned about heart palpitations. I believe the Actonel is causing my heart to beat irregularly and race. This happens usually the day after I take my weekly dose of Actonel. | Has anyone else had a problem with heart palpitations or irregular heartbeat? | F | 42 | 5 months | 12/12/2005 | 5 | osteoporosis | None | Probally too early to comment on effectiveness until annual assessment | M | 63 | 6 days | 12/8/2005 | 1 | osteoporosis | Within 12 hours of taking the first once-weekly, 35 mg dose, I experienced extreme fatigue, aching all over, chills and shivering, and severe pain and swelling in the joints of both thumbs, to the point where I was unable to use my hands for several days thereafter. My doctor did not believe there was anything in Actonel which should have caused such a reaction. He did blood tests for such things as acute rheumatoid arthritis and gout, but the results came back negative, causing him to consider my symptoms a "mystery". It has been over a week now, and my right thumb is still painful and not yet back to its normal size. I do not intend to take another dose of this drug. | I have the feeling that nowadays drugs are being rushed onto the market before they have been proven totally safe and effective; and we, the consumers, end up acting as test cases. | F | 58 | 1 days | 12/7/2005 | 3 | Borderline Osteoporis | Stomach cramping | Actonel -- seems -- to stop bone loss but not to add back density. I say seems because I also take calcium and exercise daily, so who is to say what does what. | F | 62 | 12 months | 12/3/2005 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Admitted to Albany Medical Center,11/22/05 for bleeding ulcers, needed two blood transfusions. Always took meds as directed, I am RN/NP | Had mild epigastric discomfort starting one year after start of drug, never felt serious enough to suspect bleeding, did not even take antacids. | F | 64 | 3 years | 11/30/2005 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Severe Headache and neck pain, muscle tension on the face and neck, and muscle spasm, extremely tired even after long hours of sleep, tooth ache, and poor vision for up to the day (two month already) after taking two month pills weekly. | I will never take it again and would like to join in a group to educate doctors and get their attention. | F | 50 | 8 weeks | 11/29/2005 |