BONIVA Reviews (IBANDRONATE SODIUM)Average Rating: 1.3 (1602 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BONIVA with similar:
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| 1 | my mom was taking it for osteoporos | my mom had severe pain in her muscles and bones and all over body pain. her arms, legs, back and feet hurt so bad she could hardly move. this is horrible. docs cant figure it out but i am a new nurse and started to research her symptoms. i was horrified about what i have learned. | OMG! did we finally find out what has nearly taken my mother down??? no test results can explain what is going on with her, everything seems to be normal with the exception of BONIVA. i agree that a lawsuit should be initiated against this company. my mom has suffered so badly. i wish i could sit here and type out everything she has gone through because of this drug. it is poison! my mom has survived a heart attack with double bypass, breast cancer, 2 GI Bleeds and this damn drug has done more harm to her than anything else. my mom is 56. please feel free to email me. this drug should be against the law! | F | 56 | 2 months | 10/8/2009 | 1 | osteoporosis | Stomach burning | Have taken for several years, however, have progressively developed an inflamation in my stomach (gastritus systems) as diagnosed thru endoscopy over the past two years) which has now reached a very painful stage. Presently taking medication to reduce stomach acid so as to heal. After reading the comments here, I am convinced that the Boniva is probably the cause. Will not continue to take it or any other med. for my condition. I eat healthy and take calcium and practice cardio exercising by walking and biking. As I aged on this drug, the problems developed. | F | 67 | 3 years | 10/7/2009 | 2 | osteoporosis | Have taken Boniva for 2 years now and have not experienced the horrible effects others have, but have had tooth pain. It's a tooth pain that is mostly on the rightside of my mouth, but seems to travel to the back left teeth as well! Been to the dentist 4 times in the last 3 months. | F | 56 | 2 days | 10/4/2009 | 1 | Osteoporosis | Terrible bone pain from my hips to my ankles. Nothing relieves the pain. At times I can hardly lift my leg to step onto or off of a curb. | If it has caused so much pain to so many people, what exactly is it doing to our bodies? Is it causing even more problems? | F | 62 | 7 days | 10/4/2009 | 1 | Osteopina | Severe muscle, bone and joint pain. Low fever. Dizzy. Pain is debilitating. Extreme tightness in my shoulders, neck and back and especially between my shoulder blades. WORST PAIN I HAVE EVER FELT IN MY LIFE!! | I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN HIT BY A TRUCK!! THIS STUFF IS POISON. DO NOT TAKE IT!! Just 16 hours after taking my first (AND LAST) monthly dose of Boniva I awoke during the night in such severe pain it hurt to move. I would barely get out of bed. I can barely walk. I have had several major surgeries in my life and suffer from neck and shoulder pain and herniated cervical disks that resulted from a car accident 10 years ago. I had 2 children by natural child birth. I also suffer from severe migraine headaches. I have a high tolerance to pain. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE FELT THIS TYPE OF PAIN. I am 53 years old and feel as though I am 100. I was in great shape before taking this medication. I was exercising 3-4 times a week. Now, it is almost impossible just to get up and down, and turn over in bed. We should start a class action lawsuit against it's makers. | F | 53 | 1.5 days | 10/4/2009 | 1 | osteoporosis | This medication should be taken off the market. I am a nurse practitioner and my mother will never take BONIVA again. She took her 4th dose 2 days ago and her pain and discomfort have been unbelievable. She can hardly walk without assistance, the pain is terrible in her back, shoulders, legs and arms. I have never seen a medication do anythng like this. She is a very tough lady and this has been horrible. Her joint pain has been worse than her knee replacements that she has had in the past several years. This medication should not be given to anyone. How many more comments have to be posted before this medication is discontinued, doctors have no idea what serious side effects people are experiencing. | There have to be many other alternatives to bone loss in the elderly, this has been so dibilitating in my mother's life. | F | 72 | 4 months | 10/4/2009 | 1 | osteoporosis | I have never ever experienced pain like I have felt with this! I have great pain tolerancebut I would rather have 10 C- sections in a row tha take this drug. This first time I thought it was my body adjusting. The second time I had to be helped out of my car and taken 911 for pain management! I am done with Boniva . Sally Fields must be on morphine while she makes that commercial. | F | 55 | 2 times | 10/3/2009 | 1 | dx with osteoporosis | 24 hours after taking this medication I began to have difficulty getting out of a chair without pain and cramping. My pelvis area feels like someone jabbing me with a knife. My hips and knees have numbness and tingling constantly, and this is only my third day. | I have had two C-Sections in my life. Two Herniated Disc surgically removed, and traction for C-5 spine. I have had radiation for Breast Cancer and was in a self induced Coma following removal of cancerous thyroid. Todate I have tolerated pain as well as can be expected but this is a totally different pain. It feels as if I am being hit with knives in my legs, knees and Hips. This morning as not being able to sleep for the past two nights I saw the Doctor, this is not what I had planned for my weekend. He prescribed pain medication, sleeping aids and injection of toradol for the pain. I was also told that this pain could last a month or better. I will NEVER TAKE ANOTHER DOSAGE..and find a new way to enjoy the benefits of old age without drugs. | F | 58 | 3 days | 10/3/2009 | 4 | osteoporosis | Severe pain in ribs and sternum after first infusion lasting 3wks. Second time severe back pain for 1 mo. Third time generalized aching 2 wks. Fourth time very little discomfort. | Bone density showing improvement in my back and hips. But between the third and fourth infusion I developed asthma and now I have become allergic to several things including latex and spandex. My eyes became irritated, dry and itchy immediately after first infusion. I am now having allergy testing done and will seek to find out if this is from Boniva | F | 70 | 11 months | 10/2/2009 | 1 | osteoporosis | Terrible leg pain after the first dosage as well as burning sensation in my esophagus. After 3rd dosage terrible muscle pain that made it difficult to move in bed at night and very hard to move around during the day. | I will NEVER take this drug again and will recommend to my Doctor that she not prescribe it to any other woman. I hope this pain stops as it ruins the quality of my life. | F | 59 | 3 months | 10/2/2009 | 1 | Osteopenia | I could not get out of bed the next morning after taking Boniva. Any movement at all caused excruciating spasms in my back and chest. It even hurt to breathe. My doctor's nurse said this could not be from Boniva. I would rather die than to take it again. I would give it a rating of 0, if that were a choice. I believe it is pure poison. It sure was to my body. | F | 53 | 1 days | 10/2/2009 | 1 | osteopenia | Acid reflux almost every day. Pain in left hip and down leg. Problem with swallowing. I seem to have flu like symptoms on a regular basis. Runny nose, sore throat. This has been going on for a long time until my chiroprator told me about side effects and told me to get off of it asap. I'm off of this stuff as of today. | Would like to know if anyone has had any unusual bruising on arms or legs. This is something new that has just showed up. | F | 65 | 3 years | 10/2/2009 | 1 | osteopenia | esophogitis, diareahea, followed by painful purging; could not eat due to burning in digestive tract. Great opportunity for weight loss, but I prefer Weight Watchers! | It has been more than two weeks since my first/only dose and I am thinking that this drug is not for me! | F | 65 | 1 days | 10/1/2009 | 1 | They overdosed me on steroids | The worst pain I've ever had in back and ribs since 17th of this month. I'd rather be in constant labour. Bin the stuff. They're good at dishing it out but tell you it will only make you feel a bit sick - more like sucicidal. This is sheer hell. God help all of you feeling as I do. | I phoned them and they said they could only give me the information in the leaflet because I'm a patient. They said there was more but could only be given to healthcare professionals. This guinea-pig suffers without the pain killers which have since been prescribed because I don't trust them and will take no more of their rubbish. This thing and things likeit should not be given to people. So glad I looked it up and read about other people because I was thinking all sorts. | F | 61 | 1 days | 9/30/2009 | 1 | i fracture my leg, and doctor | I am feeling chest pain on left side, start from my left side brain/head, going to left side hand and my chest.. i am feeling some one is holding very tightly.. I taken this tab on 29.9.09, i feel better taking i would have did some research on this tablet | i will suggest, before taking any such tab, do some research and then take, the discomfort is really very very bad.. | F | 35 | 1 days | 9/29/2009 | 1 | osteopenia | Almost constant tingling the entire length of my left leg. I have taken 2 monthly doses, and this began shortly after I took the first dose in August. After reading others' comments, I will not take the third pill in October or refill my prescription. | I just cut and pasted the following from Wikipedia: "Treatment and controversy: The standard treatment for osteopenia are bisphosphonates such as Fosamax, Boniva and Actonel. However, studies have shown that the actual benefits of these drugs may be marginal. Up to 270 women with osteopenia might need to be treated with drugs for three years so that one of them could avoid a single vertebral fracture." The benefits are not worth it! | F | 60 | 2 months | 9/27/2009 | 1 | osteoporosis | I took Boniva for 8 months. Two months I had the flu like symptoms. About the 5th month I developed pain in my legs and hips and more than usual in my back. To sleep at night was impossible because the pain was so bad. I tried pain medication, muscles relaxers and they didn't even begin to help. I also had pain and weakness in my right arm and could not lift a cup of coffee. I quit taking it and, now, a year later, although the pain is slightly better, I still have cripling pain in my knees and my right leg and both hips. This medication had ruined my life as it was before I started taking Boniva. DON'T TAKE IT!!!!! | F | 62 | 8 months | 9/24/2009 | 1 | Osteopenia | After my 2nd month dosage the pain started in my right leg and lower back. Then it moved to my right arm and shoulder. I can't wait to take my bra off at the end of the day. Soaking in hot water is the only way I make it to work in the morning. As soon as I get home, I get the heating pad out and lie down. | It makes me so upset to think that doctors are, at this moment, prescribing this for someone who has no idea how much pain they may be in shortly. I have mentioned my symptoms to 4 different doctors and they all say those are not symptoms of Boniva. I will not be taking my 3rd dose of Boniva. | F | 58 | 2 months | 9/22/2009 | 1 | osteoporisis | I have been experiencing increased joint pain in my hips, legs and finally my elbows!! I cannot lift my coffee pot up to pour a cup of coffee in the morning! After reading this site, I am convinced that this is the reason for this. Sleep is excruciating, and turning over from one painful side to another all night long. I have never felt older. NEVER take this. But please supply suggestions for calcium supplements that are effective. | F | 51 | 5 months | 9/22/2009 | 1 | bone loss | severe jaw pain took it for four months off it now jaw is not getting worse but probably won't get better | FDA needs to pull this drug company needs to make restitution | F | 51 | 6 months | 9/22/2009 |