BONIVA Reviews (IBANDRONATE SODIUM)Average Rating: 1.3 (1605 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BONIVA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BONIVA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | osteoporosis | Upper backache and abdominal pain.Started breaking out in hives about two weeks after taking the first one.My allergists said to get off of it because of my hives and stay off for three months and then try again.We'll see how it works then. Took Fosamax and got chest pains.Took Actonel and did not seem to have any problems. | F | 75 | 4 months 150 MG 1X M | 6/24/2010 | 1 | osteoporosis | Chest pain started 12 hr after 1st dose, then bone pain with general malaise at hr 15. Bone pain woke me up all night 1st night. Difficulty breathing, walking, unable to lift rt. leg, bone pain worse in sternum, entire vertebrae, & ribs. Night two was even worse due to inability to turn due to pain plus pain woke me every 20 min. At 48 hr post 1st dose, pain is moving to other bones/joints, i.e., left elbow, rt. thumb, rt toes. Back pain is almost unbearable--feel like I have been in car wreck. | I will not take 2nd dose of Boniva as I can not live with these side effects. I pray my symptoms will subside soon. | F | 56 | 1 months 150 mg 1X M | 6/23/2010 | 1 | Osteopenia | I originally started Fosamax weekly to treat osteopenia, but digestive problems forced me to change. Once a month Boniva was easier on my stomach, but since I started the Boniva my previously well-controlled high blood pressure has gotten out of control, putting me in the ER at one point. My inner ear has also been affected, with dizziness and light-headedness constantly giving me problems. My health was good and my blood pressure well controlled before starting Boniva, and there is little doubt in my mind that it is the reason for my current troubles. I stopped taking the drug two months ago and my blood pressure has slowly improved. I only hope the remaining side effects go away over time. | The osteoporosis drugs have some serious side effects that are not always made clear beforehand. Do yourself a favor and research any drug you are prescribed. Educate yourself on what to watch out for and protect yourself. Your doctor will not always do it for you. | M | 39 | 10 months 150mg 1X M | 6/22/2010 | 1 | bone density test was off | I took 1 pill. After a week i had such excruciating pain in my left leg that came out of nowhere.I wanted to cut my leg off! I had completely forgotten about taking the boniva. I was on vacation at the time and had to come home because i couldn't walk. I went to the chiropracter for 3 weeks. Then someone asked if i had taken medication for osteoporosis. After reading these side effects, it had to be the boniva! Its been over a month and now both my legs are sore around the knees. Definitely not as bad as the left one was in the beginning, but i still feel pain and weakness. | The other patients are right; the drug is dangerous and reacts like poison in your system. DO NOT take it!!! | F | 54 | 1 days 1X day | 6/22/2010 | 1 | Oseopenia | Severe pain in joints, especially hips and knees; shin pain; muscle pain, especially in thighs; elbow and wrist and hand pain. Especially severe the first 3 weeks. Still have pain 2 months after my first and only pill. | Should not be prescribed due to the severity and long term of side effects | F | 64 | 1 months 150 mg 1X M | 6/22/2010 | 1 | Osteoporosis in hip | Muscle pain, fatigue ever since the first day I took the pill; flu-like symptoms second week including loss of appetite, nausea,fever for a few days, headaches, stiff neck; itching feet a couple of times-once during second week-once during third week. | Took first pill May 31, 2010. Called doctor when side-effects began and she told me to not take next month's dose and wants to discuss it with me at my August appt. with her. | F | 69 | 23 days 150 1X M | 6/22/2010 | 1 | osteopenia | It was a very hectic week but I decided to start the prescribed Boniva on June 17th because I would remember the 17th every month. I did not think anything about feeling extra drained as alot was going on. I attributed body aches to four hours of making posters and banners for an auction event, but after the third day of feeling sore , cranky and depressed, I wondered if the Boniva may have some effect. I found this site and was astounded. I had reservations about taking this because I stopped taking Actonel after developing achey joints and muscles. I will not take any more, but continue my calcium, D, fish oil and daily walks. A doctor I heard from the WHO said osteopenia is not a reason to take these medications. My last bone density did show slight loss in hip done density, but I will stick with over the counter and not the Boniva. I have had a lot of indigestion since I took it, plus moody, tired and lethargic. I hope this goes away soon. | F | 58 | 1 days 150 mg 1X day | 6/21/2010 | 1 | Diagnosed with severe Ostopenia | After being unable to tolerate once weekly Fosomax because of GI distress, I was put on once monthly Boniva. After the first month, I started having terrible hip and knee pain. I've always been an active daily walker, but felt I couldn't walk up hill anymore. After the 2nd monthly dose, I started having discomfort and pain in my neck and jaw. I felt the glands in the base of my head and neck were swollen, had a CAT scan and it showed enlarged lymphs. I felt like I had a bad case of the flu. I've continually gotten worse with pain in my head, joints, and spine. My wrists ache now and I feel like I'm 80 years old and can't function. I will never, NEVER take another dose of Boniva!! I only pray the symptoms aren't permanent and will decrease with time. Glad I found this website , wish I had seen it months ago. | Truly this medicine is poison. Don't take it, you'll regret it! | F | 56 | 2 months 1X day | 6/20/2010 | 1 | osteopenia | severe knee pain, diarrhea for no apparent reason, bronchitis for a whole month, tiredness, weight gain, had root canal a month ago and tooth is still sore. | i've been taking boniva for 1 yr and didn't realize why i had so many problems until i researched the drug. i'm a healthy person, have been thin all my life, have exercised and drank milk all my life, and suddenly have had multiple problems within the last year plus weight gain. i had two rounds of injections of cortizone in my knees in the fall due to osteoarthritis but didn't help with the pain. had surgery on both knees in feb. 2010 but no relief. the doctor said i wasn't bad enough for knee replacement so i let him talk me into another kind of injection-no relief. my knees have swollen and my pain has worsened and my feet feel like i've been standing all day, and i'm living on pain medication but that is beginning to not help. i'm not taking another boniva!!!!! i've always known most medicines are poison but finally submitted to taking boniva after my doctor had nagged me about it for a long time and boniva definitely is poison. my mom lived to be 89 without any meds and she was healthy and had no osteoporosis. | F | 69 | 1 years 150mg 1X M | 6/19/2010 | 1 | to make bones stronger | had a sharp bone chip removed yesterday. the dentist is sending it to pathology to be tested. | F | 72 | 1X M | 6/16/2010 Patient History | 1 | osteopenia | Suffered a minor fractured ankle in Feb 2010. Xrays showed a prior fractured femur which my new orthopaedist says is most likely due to the long term use of Boniva/Fosamax. Stopped taking the Boniva May 2010 and will not take it again! Fracture is not healing as expected. And my new dr. reviewed my 3 bone density tests and told me that there was no need for me to have ever taken these drugs! | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!! Can we please have a class action lawsuit? You take this horribly expensive drug thinking that you're doing the right thing (in addition to taking calcium, Vit D, exercising, eating right)and it turns around and causes "brittle bones"---that's not right! | F | 61 | 7 years 150 1X M | 6/15/2010 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Felt a burning sensation in my esophagus within one minute of taking Boniva. It's been 3 days now and both my stomach and esophagus feel like they're on fire. I've never had heartburn before in my life. | I can't believe my doctor recommended this stuff! Is it made out of battery acid? or Draino?? | F | 53 | 1 days 150 mg 1X M | 6/14/2010 | 1 | Osteopenia | Tightness and extreme discomfort in shoulders and lower back. Also some fatigue which is not normal for me. After driving for forty minutes experienced "stiffness" getting out of the car. | Would prefer to strengthen my bones another way--side effects of Boniva are not what I expected. Want this drug out of my system and probably won't be taking it again--at least not any time soon!! | F | 49 | 5 days 150 1X M | 6/12/2010 | 1 | Osteopenia | Took fosomax once weekly for about two months before one dose of Boniva. Neck pain and jaw/chin/facial numbness since the single dose of Boniva. Severe spinal pain one day per week on the fosomax. | F | 53 | 1 months 150mg 1X M | 6/9/2010 | 1 | osteoporosis | The first time I took Boniva I felt minor flu-like symptoms for about a week. Things were bad enough that I delayed taking the second dose a week because I didn't want to chance feeling like that during the week of my son's graduation. I took my second dose and felt achy. By day 2 I started experiencing sharp, sharp pains in my abdomen. Last night, day 3 I woke up doubled over with pain and unable to sleep. Today the pain has lessened but is still there. | Osteoporosis has been a significant problem with the women in my family for several generations. While I don't want to end up in the condition that they did, I don't think I can bring myself to take another one of these pills. | F | 48 | 2 months 150 mg 1X M | 6/7/2010 | 1 | Osteopenia | Not much of a problem after the 1st pill - 2nd pill, I had stomach pain for 1 week. I took the 3rd dose this week and on the 2nd day, I have doubled over pain in my stomach, fever and ache all over. I can hardly walk. I have followed the directions perfectly. It's been 4 days since taking the pill and my stomach is still hurting. I agree with everyone else's comments - this is a dangerous POISON and should be removed from the market!!!! | F | 58 | 3 months 1X M | 6/4/2010 | 1 | osteoporosis | Stomach ache, muscle and joint pain | Shame on you, Sally Fields!!! How dare you endorse this poison..Exercise, calcium, vitamin D and Get Growing tea by the Republic of Tea works. Walk every day and cut out alcohol and caffiene. | F | 50 | 2 months 1X day | 6/2/2010 | 1 | osteopaenia | I did not experience much in the line of side effects at all. However, after having bone densities done 2003, 2008, and now 2010 -- we can see the Boniva has NOT worked at all. I contacted the FDA via phone, and they guided me to filling out an Adverse Event form. They said, if it doesn't work, that is an Adverse event. | F | 64 | 7 years 150 1X M | 5/31/2010 | 1 | Osteopenia | My doctor prescribed Fosomax which I took for a few months before noticing pain in my legs. The doctor then suggested I try Boniva. About two weeks after taking my second monthly Boniva capsule on Feb 3 2010, I began experiencing severe tingling and pain in my legs and feet. I discontinued Boniva on my own. | After consulting my doctor, she made an appointment with a neurologist yet to occur. | F | 64 | 2 months 150 1X M | 5/31/2010 | 1 | osteopenia | I took a 150 mg. tablet on 7-10-2006 and I will never be the same. It is poison.I have suffered for almost 4 yrs.I've had 2 frozen shoulders,2 MRI's,arm ex-rays this week to check for adhesions(spurs.) I can't sleep on either arm.I've been to 2 orthapedic Drs. I've had physical therapy 3 times. My r.arm has been locked down for 2 yrs.I have lived on narcotics for 4 yrs. for the excruiating pain.(Vicodin,Oxycotin,Oxycodone, anti-inflammatory medicine,cortizone shots.NOTHING HAS HELPED!I can't even get a lawyer to take my case and I've spent $7000 out of my own pocket although I was a teacher until last yr.with BC/BS insurance.This is a living nightmare.The FDA is not protecting us.They are broke and depend on the drug co. to post side effects.What a joke. Warn everone you can. I do. | F | 66 | 1 days 150mg. 1X day | 5/26/2010 |