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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BONIVA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Osteo | Chest and back pain. This drug shouldn't be on the market. Doctors Should explain the side effects before prescribing it. Nothing but poison. Please don't take it. | F | 65 | 1 days 1xM | 11/6/2012 | 1 | osteoporosis | After having one Boniva infusion, I developed Dupuytren's in both palms of my hands, which is very painful. There is no history of this in my family. I wondered if anyone else has developed this condition as a result of taking boniva? | F | 73 | 1 times infusion 1X O | 10/25/2012 | 1 | Doc Recommend Failed Bone Density | Pain and Ache in left hip, neck, headache somedays so bad have to lean on right hip to take pressure off since I have to sit at my job, taking elevator can't take stairs, almost can't put left leg first to walk pushing up with right first now to get upstairs afraid legs will give way and I might fall so, go home and lay to get off hip, restless nights then get up the next day and start all over. Noticed more hair loss this week. I do not want to become bald and toothless as some describe so I will not take anymore of this drug. | Noticed pain and side effects immediately that something was wrong or different in my body. After my first sample dose 7/15/2012 so when i reordered they gave me generic and it was very painful decided to go back to real Boniva and try figured I might be allergic to generic and less painful but still painful so I will not be taking anymore. I will take more daily intake of Calcium and Vitamins instead of this drug and add lots more excersise to my daily life in order to have a pain free life. The only reason I am looking at this site today 10/16/2012 was my husband recommmended I search the internet to seek more info about this drug and wow I see others are having same issues. I will contact my doctor who highly recommended this treatment and look for other solutions. And yes I took another real Boniva yesterday I will not make this mistake again. | F | 55 | 4 months 150 1X M | 10/16/2012 | 3 | I am posting this note because I have had some success remedying the long term joint pain problems many of you discussed. Although I was taking Fosamax rather than Boniva, they are both bisphosphonates and are very similar in action and side effects, and I thought my success might be very helpful to some of you. After taking Fosamax for 7 years with no problems, I took a single generic pill in October, 2011. In a few hours I had nearly all the side effects listed in the other postings, hip pain, shoulder pain, jaw pain, popping joints, soreness on balls of feet. I had been completely pain free before this. I stopped the Fosamax immediately and most of the symptoms subsided over a couple of months. However, the posterior hip continued to hurt with every step, and the shoulder pain continued. For ten months there was no improvement. Besides Fosamax, I had also been taking Lipitor for five years. Since Lipitor is known to cause muscle/joint pain, and since Lipitor affects the same cellular metabolic mevalonate pathway as does Fosamax, I thought I would try discontinuing Lipitor for a while. While not completely gone, the hip and the shoulder improved significantly within weeks. Do approach this cautiously, since you must be on Lipitor for some cardiovascular reason, and your cardiovascular benefits of Lipitor must be weighed in. | F | 65 | 1X day | 10/15/2012 | 1 | OSTEOPOROSIS | STARTED ON ACTONEL AT FIRST-MADE ME VERY,VERY DIZZZY ABOUT 7 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST DOSE. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS I WAS SWITCHED TO BONIVA FOR INSURANCE COMPANY REASONS. I HAD BEEN ON BONIVA FOR 8 MONTHS AND STARTED HAVE RIGHT ARM PAIN-TRYING TO REACH UP OR BEHIND ME AS IF TO FASTEN A BRA-VERY PAINFUL!!! ALSO SEVERE RIGHT ANKLE AND KNEE PAIN AT TIMES-COMES AND GOES. THEN THIS YEAR I ALSO HAVE PAIN IN MY LEFT ARM AS WELL!!! DIFFICULT TO PUT ON SHIRTS,COATS ETC. SOMETIMES HURTS MY ARMS JUST TO TURN OVER IN BED! NO OVER THE COUNTER PAIN RELIEVERS HELP MUCH. I HAVE BEEN OFF BONIVA FOR 3 MONTHS NOW AND STILL HAVING THE SAME SIDE EFFECTS. I TOOK MYSELF OFF OF IT BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD IT ANYMORE!!! NOW I AM GLAD I DID AFTER READING THE EMAILS ON THIS WEBSITE!!! | F | 52 | 18 months 150 1X M | 10/14/2012 | 1 | Osteopenia | After taking my one and only Boniva on July 15, I still continue to feel it's side effects. Today is Oct 3!!! I looked up online how long the drug stays in your system and after a very technical description of 32 days, it also said, "But many people are reporting longer than that". Well, I guess so!!!! How many complaints does it take before this drug is taken off the market??? | F | 54 | 1 days 30mg | 10/3/2012 | 1 | osteoporosis | I tend to not read the potential side effects a perscribed medication because of the power of suggestion. But, because of the odd instructions on this one (sit up straight for an hour after taking) I decided to research a little. I now know I will never take Boniva or any other bisphosphonate. thank you all for your posts. I feel you have saved my from much misery. | F | 51 | 1 days 150 mg 1X day | 10/1/2012 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Burning mouth and loose teeth; hair loss; muscle pain all over my body; debilitating fatigue. I wonder if anyone else has lost libido? | The symptoms came on slowly and it wasn't until my mouth started burning and my teeth got loose that I began to wonder what was wrong. I'd had a hip replacement and attributed the pain in my legs to that. But my arms and neck also hurt and my hair was falling out. I also had indigestion and fatigue. i would come home from work and lie down and my husband would have to wake me for supper. Then I would be in bed asleep by eight. Also, my thiking was (is) fuzzy, and my eyesight has deteriorated. I'm 69 and my 83-year-old sister-in-law can run rings around me. I hope this goes away. I was taking Ibandronate Sodium, generic for Boniva. Massage therapy has helped somewhat, but there is still pain in the arms, legs and back. | F | 69 | 6 years 150 mg 1X M | 9/30/2012 | 1 | bone loss | I am convinced it gave me a heart attack! I had like hives in my esophagus and such an indigestion like I had never had before! I took three days off from work! Later found that I had had a heart attack & do believe it was that day! I had never had indigestion like that in my life! This occurred in 2007, before there was all this information on how lethal Boniva is!!! When I failed my heart tests with my cardiologist, I immediately told him about my experience with Boniva. I also told my primary care physician and he just got up and walked out of the room like I was nuts or not to be believed. Now, that I read all of these comments, I finally feel some support for what I experienced. I will NEVER take another one of these pills! I would rather be alive than have strong bones!!! | I hope they take this pill off of the market! What other information is needed to verify how toxic this medicine is to people? | F | 63 | 1 days 1X day | 9/29/2012 | 1 | osteoporosis | Barf and more barf, near blindness, leg pain, loss of jaw bone. threw away 11 months of dosage. Nearly died previously on reclast and fosamax. Doctors think I am suffering from delusions that these side effects aren't real. I'll show him my barf remains which were so acid my throat nearly seared. | After being a garbage inspector for drugs, I realize this is a farce. Lots of boniva ends up in the trash with notes attached how detrimental this drug is and doctors continue to prescribe. Many casualties and now I wonder if my legs are going to be cut off. The skin on my feet thickened, hardened and split. If you can take this, good luck to you. | F | 58 | 1 days 1X M | 9/28/2012 | 1 | osteopenia | Joint and muscle pain, mostly in my neck, back, and knees. I feel like I have the flu. A terrible rash around my eyes, upper and lower eyelids are very red and swollen. The symptoms subside, somewhat, until the next time release. | The side effects are worse this second month. I will not take another dose. EVER! I can't wait until this is out of my system. It is TOXIC! | F | 57 | 2 months 150 1X M | 9/23/2012 | 1 | osteoporosis | muscle pain, joint pain, exhaustion, back ache, side pain, rash on elbow, severe knee pain, cramping in feet, leg cramps; arthritis type feeling in hands | I am 47 years old. This isn't my first go around with Boniva-I took is successfully-or so I thought from 2008-2010. No known side effects and my bone density improved. I had some medical problems at the end of 2010 and most of 2011 where I stopped taking it. Had gall bladder surgery in April 2011 and after that couldn't tolerate the boniva anymore because of severe heart burn-my Dr. wanted to do the infusion-but thankfully insurance wouldn't cover it. Stupidly tried Fosamax for a month-that was horrible. Since I already have osteoporosis and due to other high risk factors, I agreed to try the oral Boniva again--its only been a week and its been absolutely horrible. I thought since I didn't get the excruciating heartburn it would be ok--wrong!!! Every muscle, joint, bone in body hurts. There has to be a natural way to stop/improve bone loss!!!! | F | 47 | 1 months 1X M | 9/21/2012 | 1 | Osteo | SALLY FIELD HAS BLOOD ON HER HANDS!!! | Pretty sad that the lowest rating you can give a drug on this site is a 1 and this poison has an average rating of 1.3! Where is the FDA????? | F | 69 | 1X day | 9/9/2012 | 1 | Osteopenia | Chest is tight, sharp pain on my left side under my breast. My heart feels like it's irregular or fluttering. Concerned that I am having heart attack symptoms. Cold sweats, fever, metal taste in my mouth, can't taste anything, coating on tongue, pain in my right jaw. I feel like I have the FLU every day. | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE!!!! I took my first pill on August 20, 2012. I was a healthy 50 year old woman. I feel AWFUL! My daughter researched this before taking me to the hospital as I thought I was having a heart attack! The pain, fluttering heart and mood swings are unbelievable. I am brushing my teeth and scraping my tongue 10 times a day because of the awful awful taste and build up. My sciatic nerve on the right side is hurting as well. again, DO NOT TAKE THIS POISON! I am PRAYING that this is out of my system SOON!!!! I am counting the days until it's been 1 full month since I took it and this nightmare is over | F | 50 | 1 days 150 MG 1X M | 9/6/2012 | 1 | osteopenia | inflamed gums, sore back, muscle aches, stiff neck, flu-like symptoms, couldn't hardly even walk at times | I took my first and only Boniva on July 15. I experienced the above symptoms for three days after I took it, felt better for one, and then it all started all over again for another 3 - 4 days. The medicine seems to keep "releasing" every 4 or 5 days. At first the symptoms lasted for 3 - 4 days, now it seems to be only about 24 hours. I wish I had seen this website before I took the pill - I would have never taken it if I had seen all these complaints. 1 1/2 months later I'm still feeling the effects of the pill. :( | F | 54 | 1 days 1X M | 9/1/2012 | 1 | Osteoporosis | It came on slowly ... the debilitating fatigue, the sleepiness, the body aches, headache, swollen glands. It's now been 3 weeks since my first (and ONLY!) dose. And it's still getting worse! I go back to my doctor next week. I will NOT take another dose of this! I'd rather live with osteoporosis. | Someone should take this off the market! | F | 62 | 1 times 150 mg 1X M | 8/27/2012 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Three years ago I was diagnosed with Osteoporosis. At first I was on Actonel. That was HORRIBLE. The doctor put me on Boniva. The side effects of Boniva are not as bad as the Actonel, but almost as bad. I have been on Boniva two years now waiting for the side effects to subside as the doctor told me. I feel that it is supposed to help me not hurt me. The first two days of the month I am constantly falling asleep sitting or standing because I am so fatigued by it. I have fallen out of chairs I am so sleepy. Days two thru five of each month I have what feels like PAIN INSIDE MY LEG BONES.. After first 4-5 days the sleepiness and bone pain goes away until the next month I take it. After two years on Boniva he did a bone density scan. The doctor told me the Osteoporosis has not gotten any worse, but has not gotten any better either. The Boniva does not appear seem to be doing anything. The side effects are not worth it either. Last year I fell in the shower and broke a two. | M | 59 | 2 years 1X day | 8/22/2012 | 1 | Osteopenia | The first day after taking: severe flu-like symptoms, jaw,back, leg, head pain, trouble swallowing, lump in throat, fatigue | F | 52 | 1 days 30mg | 8/17/2012 | 1 | osteopenia | extreme muscle pain in both legs, increased pain in lower back, fractured pelvic bones, extreme sweating at night. | I am scared to death of this medicine and afraid to take any other products that claims to strengthen bones. I took my Boniva pill the first day of June, and am still unable to do normal housework. I can't even walk through the grocery store to buy groceries and have to depend on my son and husband to run errands for me. For the past two months, I have felt like a prisoner in my own home. | F | 77 | 1X M | 8/3/2012 | 1 | Osteopenia | Back, buttocks, legs,chest, neck pain hurts to breathe in, stiffness. | Feels like i've been hit by a truck. This came on the about 8 hours taking the medication. Dr. never told me this could happen otherwise I would not have taken it. I not going to take another tablet. | F | 48 | 1 days 150 mg 1X M | 8/1/2012 |