BONIVA Reviews (IBANDRONATE SODIUM)Average Rating: 1.3 (1602 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BONIVA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BONIVA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Osteoporosis | My mother was prescribed this medication on Monday and took her first dose on Tuesday. Wednesday she was driving her car and blacked out. She was so lucky. She only hit a mailbox. She was admitted to the hospital for numerous test. The outcome of all the test showed it was a reaction to the Boniva. | F | 81 | 1 days 1X M | 9/6/2010 | 1 | ostopenia | Took the medicine at 6:00 a.m. went to work. By late afternoon I could not walk due the pain in my knees. By 3:30 a.m. I woke up with severe back pain. From there it got even worse: Chills, fever, stomach pain and a feeling of tireness. If you read my post please think about it before taking this poison. I'm 37 years old and today seven days after taking this medication, im still having severe back pain. Im beginning to question if its ever going to go away. | F | 37 | 1 times 1X M | 9/6/2010 | 1 | osteoporosis | I posted back in 2007. | BIG NEWS!!!! Reuters published today that a study out of England shows that there is a 50% chance of getting esophageal cancer when taking bisphosphates. Not sure if Boniva is in this class, but it is worth investigating. | F | 57 | 3 months 1X day | 9/3/2010 | 1 | Osteopenia | Joint/ankle pain | Taken off; dental hygienist and GYN verified my concerns; after two years, I have "Improved" my bone density on my Dexascan last month, with daily exercise and doubling my Calcium and Vit. D. intake. No risk involved, as long as I maintain a safe level. The exercise maintained my weight and heart health also. I could not afford $100/mo. with the risk, and knew the costs were due to the manufacturer's profit and advertizing expenses. | F | 56 | 2 months 30mg 1X day | 9/3/2010 | 1 | Osteoporosis | aches and pain in all joints especially shoulders, back aches, chills, and sleeplessness and headaches. | I took my one and only boniva yesterday. after 4 hours, i started having unexplainable pain in my left shoulder. when i got home from work that day, i was extremly exhausted to the point the i needed to lay down. i slept for a couple of hours and was up for the remainder of the night. i read up on the side effects issued by the provider. the pamphlet lightly presented these effects as normal. I slept for an additional two hours and then got up for work. I am a person who is normally "tired" but today i am at a whole new level. i feel like i have a bad case of the flu. it is nearly 85 degrees outside and i am afraid to leave the heater because i am freezing. i have back aches and stomach aches to boot and i am thirsty beyond measure. I am so disappointed that this is on the market but i am more disappointed that my doctor prescribed it to me. Beware of Boniva... | F | 42 | 2 days 150mg 1X M | 9/3/2010 | 1 | Osteopenia | Day 1: Felt a little burning indigestion. By 1AM the next morning I could barely turn over because stomach felt like battery acid or something was sloshing around. At 4AM had diarrhea and vomiting plus chills. WOre three layers of clothes to work to stay warm (in Texas in September). By 9am was sprawled on floor of empty office with really bad stomach pain and then went to restroom and started vomiting again. Can barely eat anything. Only get relief by drinking water. | I paid $70 for one pill. I will not take this again. My money would be better spent buying lactose free milk, high-grade vitamin D and Citracal. I will take my chances in the future breaking a hip. | F | 56 | 1 days 150 1X M | 9/2/2010 | 1 | doctor prescribed for osteoporosis | excrutiating pain in hip that had been healing from a complete break. also terrible joint pain in knee, strong cramping in feet and hands and swelling of legs and feet. sleepless nights. | took a round of prednisone - helped swelling and eased pain somewhat. 2 weeks after prednisone I had a cortisone shot. this really helped. never, never again will I take this poison! | F | 60 | 2 months ? 1X M | 9/1/2010 | 1 | osteopenia | Took only 2 doses back in Dec 2006/Jan 2007. For 3 years I suffered with the severe back pain associated with this drug. For the last year,most of it had gone away. It hit again out of the blue last week but only lasted 2 days this time. I have recently developed leg cramps at night, also acid reflux. It seems that when one thing goes away another appears. In December 2010 it will be 4 years since I first took this drug. Somewhere I heard it has a 4 year half life in the bones. | I have had 3 years of hell from this drug and it is finally getting better. I have no idea what the long lasting effects are and can honestly say that the makers and the FDA should rot for what they have done. What really scares me is WHY are they not taking this drug off. Why would they disregard and ignore all the complaints. What is happening to the FDA? We trusted you.Never again. | F | 57 | 2 months 1X M | 8/30/2010 | 2 | for osteoporosis | I need tooth extraction very badly,the tooth is decayed severly.Now I am on boniva docters are hesitant to extract the tooth.There is no other choice but to stop tne Boniva.But no one knows how long tne boniva will remain in my system.Can any one kindly answer.Nothing is mentioned in the drug insert.Thank you. | Though boniva has rare side effect on bone necrosis,which is deadly it has good but very slow effect on osteoporosis.After using for 6 monthe,my osteoporosis has improved at some places.But the fear of bone necrosis forces me to stop boniva. | M | 82 | 6 months 150 1X M | 8/29/2010 | 1 | diagnosis of osteoporosis | increased joint and bone pain. Diagnosis of costochondritis and frozen shoulder within 6 months of beginning boniva. My primary care physician who prescribed this medication did not think they were related. Severe pain and loss of sleep from frozen shoulder over 6 months with physical therapy. One year later I still have pain from frozen shoulder and costochondritis. Increased discomfort and swelling from advancing arthritis. Severe cramps in both calfs overnight. Increased shoulder and back pain. I had none of these symptoms or problems before taking boniva. I will never take this family of drugs again. It wasn't until my periodontist asked how long had I been taking boniva that I really started reading about it. Why is it the dental community is questioning the drug but my primary care physician just now suggested I stop taking it? | Do your homework. I did not ask enough questions before starting this drug. I will continue to take additional calcium supplement with D. I am lucky I can still enjoy walking as excercise. | F | 63 | 18 months 150mg 1X M | 8/29/2010 | 1 | osteopenia | I began this drug on Aug. 26th. Each day is worst than the last. My body feels as though it is being crushed. I feel as though I have been poisoned. Side effects include SEVERE neck/back/chest pain as well as difficulty swallowing and extreme fatigue. Nights are sleepless because I cannot turn easily due to the pain in my neck and back. Every day there is something new to add to the discomfort. I may go to the hospital this afternoon. I am generally full of energy but this drug saps every ounce of my energy. I have had many surgeries for ostio arthritis and have never felt this bad. I don't know what tomorrow will bring. This is the first and last time I will ever take this drug. | This product should be taken off the market and labeled poison. Maybe we shoulde all get a class action suit going. | F | 58 | 3 days 150 mg 1X M | 8/28/2010 | 1 | to help prevent bone loss | 1 day after taking my one and only dose, I was hospitalized. My bowels shut down, I had angina attacks, my blood pressure spiked, my liver was shutting down and I passed gall stones (I don't even have a gall bladder). Since my hospitalization, I have been on heart and blood pressure medication. I just learned that the spike in blood pressure caused permanent brain damage because it caused ischemic vessel disease of the brain. Now I am at a higher risk of stroke and have memory loss. | F | 62 | 1 days 1X M | 8/25/2010 | 1 | I take horsetail (an herb) along with a calcium supplement, it is great for building bones, along with diet, exercise, and vitamins, fish oil and vitamin D. | F | 56 | 0 days 1X O | 8/25/2010 | 1 | I've had stomach pain that does not go away. | F | 45 | 1X day | 8/20/2010 | 1 | OSTEOPENIA | NAUSEA , JOINT PAIN FELT LIKE I HAD THE FLU WHEN I TOOK BONIVA | BONIVA IS TRULY GARBAGE AND ITS DANGEROUS. GET A WEIGHTED VEST BY NYKNYC INSTEAD OF TAKING THESE VERY DANGEROUS DRUGS. MY DOCTOR USES THE NYKNYC WEIGHT VEST BECAUSE IT REBUILDS LOST BONE MASS WHEN YOU WEAR THE VEST AND GO FOR A WALK. WHO WOULD NOT RATHER JUST GO FOR A STROLL INSTEAD OF POPPING THE DANGEROUS BONIVA. SEE WWW.NYKNYC.COM IT IS ALSO APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION AS A NATURAL GENTLE WAY TO EXERCISE YOUR BONES BACK TO HEALTH. | F | 56 | 31 days 30 MG 1X day | 8/20/2010 | 1 | osteopenia | I took my one and only Boniva 5 days ago, I have horrible pain in my shoulders and neck going up into my head, there is just no way to describe it. I will never take this medicine again. | Only took one pill, I am just hoping and praying this pain goes away at some point. | F | 53 | 5 days 150 MG 1X M | 8/19/2010 | 1 | Osteopenia | Terrible flu-like symptoms within 4 hours of taking it. Then bone and muscle pain and headache. Day 2 was worse with the same side effects plus a burning pain in my chest. Then it felt like a 50 lb brick was on my chest, my fingertips became numb, and inhaling hurts. Feels like I was hit by a car. And all that has continued for 7 days. The only slight relief is from the Advil I took on day 5. | Boniva is poison. I hope people read all this before taking it. | F | 59 | 7 days 1X M | 8/15/2010 | 1 | Osteopenia | Shoulders, arms, hand pain. Never dreamed it was Boniva until exhausting all avenues I thought would help with the pain. Chiro, orthopaedic and cortisone shot in one shoulder which helped. Then took another dose this month and it starts all over again. I started thinking what could cause this pain? Helping elderly in-laws up/down chairs, bed, etc. Also, had dental work 2 weeks ago (Filling) and I've experienced much pain from that now. Then I remembered starting the Boniva in Oct and that's when the pain started that month. Get it off the market! I'm not taking another dose and don't believe I'll go back on Fosomax either after reading this website. Thanks! | F | 61 | 10 months 150 MG 1X M | 8/15/2010 | 1 | Bad Bones | Arm,Jaw Pain, Bloating | I broke my back 6/30/10 the Doctor told me I had bad bones. I went to my GP Doctor,who gave me Boniva, I was just to trusting and I did not look-up side effects. Now I am counting the days hoping that the side effects go away. I will never take this drug again. Very Scared of lasting effects. | F | 56 | 1 times 150 mg 1X M | 8/13/2010 | 1 | Osteopenia | F | 57 | 2 months 150 mg 1X M | 8/12/2010 Patient History |