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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BONIVA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Osteopenia | Severe pain in back, shoulders, arms, legs, hips and neck. Getting out of bed is very painful. | I visited three doctors thinking it was arthritis; one of them told me to stop taking it but I really realized the problem is Bonviva when I read all this comments. Doctors should not recommend this medicine. Try any other alternative before taking Bonviva. I agree with other comments, it is POISON!!!! | F | 47 | 8 months 150 1X M | 12/21/2010 | 1 | Osteopenia | I wanted to add my comments because I hate to see people suffering from taking this kind of medicine. My former doctor wanted me to take this but I refused. I read that strontium, along with calcium, vitamin k2, and magnesium can reverse bone loss. Just don't take calcium and strontium at the same time since they compete with absorption. Take strontium 3 hours after your last meal in the evening. Hope that helps! | F | 54 | 1X day | 12/21/2010 | 1 | osteoporosis | Flu-like symptoms, high temperature, stomach cramps, severe sore throat, heartburn, diarrhea, weakness, easily catch infections now, headaches, high cholestrol, vomiting, dizziness, bone/muscle/joint pains, arthritis, constipation, insomnia | I am a very healthy woman who only eats the right foods and always been physically active. I do not take any other prescription pill. I have been prescribed this 150mg over a yr ago and been taking it every 1st of the mo. In the past year, I had mentioned to friends and family that I seem to have this flu-like symptoms, sore throats, abdominal pains, etc. month after mo. but did not associate it w/ Boniva. I should have and for that I'm upset w/ myself. 5 mo. ago, I started to feel severe muscle/bone and joint pains all over my body, esp. my right arm/shoulder/neck area, and also arthritic-feelings on my wrists/hands/fingers. I have been homebound now for almost 2 mo. suffering from excruciating pains on my back, spine, hips and legs, arms...well over my body. I am unable to walk farther than my kitchen; sitting on a couch/chair is a challenge and lying on the floor, hard surface is the only comfortable way. I wish I researched more about this toxic, poison pill before taking it. I feel crippled and paralyzed. I told my 2 docs NOT to prescribe it to anyone as I don't wish what I'm going thru right now to my worst enemy! It is a POISON and TOXIC pill and must be taken off the market quick. | F | 57 | 1.5 years 150mg 1X M | 12/10/2010 | 1 | osteoporosis | extreme pain in elbow bones which would wake me in the middle of the. They were so sore I could even put a finger on them. | I stopped taking the drug and my doctors insist that I should resume. The pain I experienced with the Boniva in my elbows was horrible. I am at a loss and have not yet resumed the drug and am afraid of fracture. This is not the first time I have stopped taking Boniva. Each time I stop the pain goes away and within 2 doses of taking the Boniva the pain has returns. | F | 65 | 5 months 1X M | 12/8/2010 | 1 | Osteoperosis -Suggested by Rheum. Doc | Severe Body Core Pain 11 hrs. after receiving IV. Had to go to ER for pain. Now severe joint, spine, neck pain. Difficulty standing up. Need to hold on to furniture to walk. Prior to IV I was jogging and working out now I can't move without severe joint, muscle and bone pain. | I resarched Boniva before taking the infusion. I was told side effects are rare with the IV. However this is not the case for me. I will not continue with this medication. It's not worth the pain I'm going through. | F | 61 | 2 days 3MG 1X M | 12/2/2010 | 5 | osteoprosis | My doctor was amazed how much Boniva had helped my bone strength and growth | F | 57 | 150 1X M | 12/1/2010 | 1 | osteoporosis | severe calf pain, stiffness | I have tried boniva before and looking back I realize that I had symptoms of fatigue. I took 2 years of Forteo to increase my bone mass. It worked. I went from osteoporosis to osteopenia, but the doc said that I had to take Boniva again to retain the bone mass. I told him that I didn't like it and that I had some side effects. He was basically said that I had no choice. I took the 3mo injection in 8/10 and everything was fine. I took my second injection 10/10. I am a runner and a few weeks later I had severe calf pain when stood on the ball of my left foot. I felt like I had a pulled calf muscle. I wasn't running or anything at the time. I treated it, stretched, ice, heat, etc. It would get better and then reoccur. I have not run since Oct. Last week I was going to start running again and now my right leg feels the same way! I have done nothing! I has to be this drug. I am going to stop it, but unfortunately it is my body for a while since my next injection would not be until 1/11. Anyone with the calf pain, please comment. | F | 49 | 90 days inj 3mg 1X M | 12/1/2010 | 1 | osteopenia/osteoporisis150mg | muscle aches and pains, stiffness, weight gain | My experiences seem a bit different than most other resondents. I started Boniva apx. 3 years ago and didn,t have any side effects( that I recognized)at the time. At 60 years old with a lifetime of scoliosis a few back and hip aches seem normal. About 2 years ago I realized that i was gaining weight without any change to my diet or excersize. I have ALWAYS watched my weight, eaten very helthily and worked out. This gain was so upsetting that i went to a nutritionist, and health counselor to see what was what. Abbout 2 years ago i started having some muscle pains in my left hip/groin area as if i had tendonitis or a pulled muscle. It wa so bad that I couldn't lay on either side for any length of time without moving around to lessen it. There were some day s better than others but it was always there. It has sinced left that side and is now in the right. If I sit for even 15 minutes perhaps in a restaurant or on the sofa i am so stiff and walk like an 80 year old arthritis patient. This has been gradual and escalating but , i thought that it was age and the scoliosis. Part of me thought said " this isn't right" something is wrong ang while on Dr. Mercola's website saw some information about the "bone building " products and wondered. The other day just for the heck of it I Googled " Side effects of Boniva" and found your site. To say the least i am not going to take my Dec. 5th scheduled dose and hope the effects diminish. | F | 63 | 3 years 150mg 1X M | 11/27/2010 | 1 | osteosporosis | severe pain in the hips, knees, ankles and feet. high cholesterol as I have unstable angina. I am unable to walk. | it is poison | F | 67 | 5 days 1X M | 11/26/2010 | 2 | osteoporosis | Aggravated my current gastritis problems. Caused arthritis in my knees - this started this month. Lower leg/shin pain to a scale of 7 of 10. Has not improved my bone density after taking it for nearly 3 years. I'm in constant pain - this started after this month's dose, which I had to delay by over 2 weeks due to extreme stomach pain. I can't eat or drink anything I like. I want to go off it so bad right now. | Is it worth all this pain to continue taking this drug? | F | 54 | 30 months 1X M | 11/25/2010 | 1 | osteoperosis | horrible debilitating pain in my back, hip and leg. | poison! after only one dose i experienced severe pain in my hip, leg, and low back. In just three weeks i was so crippled i had to walk with a cane. I couldnt step down on my left foot at all.I had every test trying to figure out what was wrong.I thought back to when my pain first started and it was after taking Boniva. Please tell everyone you know not to take this poison. It is a horrible drug. After researching it I couldnt believe how many people were crippled after taking just one dose of the poison. I will never take it again! | F | 69 | 1 months 1X M | 11/22/2010 | 1 | osteoporosis and osteopenia | swollen lips, and it has given me oral lichen planus (the lining of my mouth is permanently compromised), it has seriously affected my digestion and I have just been told I have gastritis too | DON 'T GO NEAR IT - IT IS POISON | F | 55 | 2 months don't know 1X M | 11/19/2010 | 1 | osteopenia | After the 6th dose of once-a-month Boniva, my mother nearly died of dehydration and exhaustion from non-stop vomiting and diarrhea. She stopped taking it in 4/09, and I am writing this update because she is still struggling with the effects. | The side effects from Boniva can begin several months after the first dose. For my mother, there were 6 months of mild diarrhea and joint pain before the severe symptoms (diarrhea and vomiting)nearly killed her. After a week in the hospital, and stopping the Boniva,she gradually improved, but did not fully recover her previous health. Now, 19 months later, a mild case of the flu triggered a recurrence. The doctors can only guess the Boniva caused "colitis" that is inflamed again. This drug is a serious poison. In multiple ways, it turns its victim into a bag of bones. My mother was a vibrant, healthy individual before this began. Please do not be fooled by Sally Fields or convinced by your doctor to swallow it. You could die from it, and your doctors wouldn't know it was Boniva. I had to inform her team of gastroenterologists that Boniva could have these side-effects. Why is this drug still on the market???? We have heard so many complaints. This is a crime. | F | 79 | 6 months 150mg 1X M | 11/18/2010 | 1 | Osteoperosis | Wrists and fingers pain, right hip, legs, and most recently, pain in upper arm and knees. I cannot sleep because of joint pain on both sides, especially my hip and upper arm!! | Two doctors convinced me that I had arthritis. Symptoms came very gradually. Now I have severe muscle, joint, and bone pain, but no disfigured fingers as they predicted. My quality of life is ruined!! Doctors will not admit that Boniva is a horrible drug! Wish I had seen this site before now!! | F | 66 | 5 years 150 MG 1X M | 11/16/2010 | 1 | Osteoporisis | Extreme bone pain in legs, blown-out digestive system, acid reflux, headaches, stomach cramps, hospitalized for 11 days from sepsis - close to death. Can't walk, currently. | This drug has destroyed my digestive system, and has caused such sever leg pain that I csan hardly move with out sever pain. I have sever kidney disease and shouldn't have been prescribed this in the first place. It doesn't help (on a side note) that they blew an IV and I ended up with blood clots and am now on warfarin which is another danger factor. | F | 54 | 2 months 150 1X M | 11/14/2010 | 1 | Osteopenia | Severe muscle, bone and joint pain. Pain in shoulders, legs, hips, feet, fingers and back of neck. Getting out of bed and a sitting position is very painful. | My last dose was a month and half ago. I wonder if I will ever feel better. | F | 54 | 10 months 150 1X M | 11/12/2010 | 1 | mild osteoporosis | Significant soft tissue aching and pain (neck, shoulder, low back); stomach upset; fatigue; flu-like symptoms. | I only took one pill and suffered the ill effects the following day. I had no cause for the symptoms other than this medication. I will not take any future doses & will ask my physician to prescribe something else. | F | 58 | 1 days 150 mg. 1X M | 11/11/2010 | 1 | malaise, fatigue, pain in legs, arms, chest tightness, headaches, neck aches, back aches, hands painful and stiff, hips painful, great difficulty getting out of bed and out of chairs, spasms in legs, indigestion, nausea | I would not advise any person to take this. It has almost made me an invalid. I was active and walking regularly even after working all day. Now I am lucky to make it through the day and am in bed every evening before 9pm exhausted by the pain and stress of trying to do my job while in pain. | F | 55 | 150 days 1X M | 11/10/2010 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Chills, nausea, back pain, severe abdominal cramps, diarrhea,fatigue. Lasts for at least one week after taking the once a month dosage. | Will not take again. It takes a week away from your life each month. I have only taken two doses but from what I am reading the long term side effects can also be devastating. There has to be another way. | F | 60 | 2 months 1X M | 11/6/2010 | 1 | prescribed by doctor | DO NOT TAKE. POISON. | F | 56 | 0 days 0 1X O | 11/6/2010 |