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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BONIVA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | osteopenia | 1st day followed instructions in taking bovina. By evening, I started to feel out of sorts. Day 2, I felt nausea, severe muscle ache, hip pain, back pain, right shoulder to front chest pain, bloated, VERY severe stomach cramps (like I was having contractions – stomach area would get hard, I’d double over because of pain). Loss of appetite. I also passed gas, so much so that it would wake me up at night just to bare down and do it. My stomach gurgled all the time. I had a headache, slight fever, no energy. Day 3, still had severe stomach cramps but not every 5 minutes like the day before. Still no energy, farting all the time and I developed an awful taste in my mouth. Still feared to eat. I didn’t know what to eat in fear of what would ‘set my stomach off’. Also noticed that I have vaginal burn sensation. Day 4, still cramping but not as bad. Still have bad taste in my mouth. SEVERE vaginal burn. Have a little more energy. How much longer wi | I will never take again. Also the doctor said that none of the other bone prevention medicanes will work for me. Is that true? | F | 47 | 1 months | 1/26/2008 | 1 | osteoporosis | From the start - feet ached, even after buying expensive shoes,, Rt. elbow & arm ached, then ankles became stiff & achy upon awakening - attributed this to age & arthritis setting in. Around New Years of 2008, began having hip & leg pain, even woke me up during night. Pain would vary on both sides. The pain in the hip would be a shooting pain. the pain in the legs would vary from achy to feeling restless & wanting to jump out of my body to burning to throbbing in one area. I also started having gastric burning in the evening, had flu-like symptoms 3 times between Christmas & New Year's, feeling very tired & no energy even after sleeping 8 to 9 hours. Urine began to have strange odor. | I became concerned about the recent symptoms & found this web-site. After reading each comment I found that I am not alone with these symptoms, and decided that I am no longer taking Boniva. My last dose was Dec. 23, 2007. I will be searching for natural alternatives & pray that my body recovers. | F | 67 | 2 years | 1/25/2008 | 1 | bone loss with bond density test | Flu symptoms, painful joints (every joint even my toes) and muscles and ribs, thought I was having a heart attack, high fever, headache, horrible sore throat. The last time I posted was in Aug 29, 2006. I had been sick every month since Jan 2006. The last time I got sick was Jan 2007. I think the effects of this drug are finally over for me. Gradually, my body has gotten back to normal except for my knees which still ache when I stoop down and try to get up. During the year 2006, I was hospitalized twice, had every blood test known to man, body scans, sent to a urologist to check for urinary tract infections, ENT to see if my tonsils were horboring a recurring infection, and finally an infectous disease doctor, all with no answers. I think my horrible ordeal is finally over. All of the doctors told me that the drug could not be in my system that long, but I disagree. However, the infectous disease doctor's last statement to me when he could find no answer to my illnesses was "I | AVOID THIS DRUG AT ALL COSTS. Also had taken FOSAMAX a couple of years before the Boniva and gradually began having rib and shoulder pain, same as Boniva only not as extreme. My gynecologist told me to never take any osteoporosis drugs again because they all have a common ingredient, Bisphosphonates, that is probably the culprit. | F | 57 | 2 months | 1/24/2008 | 1 | Osteoporosis | SEVERE pain in my entire body - sweating, pain, could not turn over in bed at night. My neck could not move, my elbows, arms, lower back, legs and my hands all had pain. | I took Boniva for 5 months, after each pill I would have severe lower back pain. After the 2nd or 3rd time taking the pill I would get sick in the middle of the night. The 5th time I took the pill the symptoms were so severe I thought of taking myself to the emergency room. I kept moaning I'm sick, so sick. After speaking toa friend the next day she reminded me that I was sick like that last month. I went on the computer to finde the side effects of Boniva. There they were - all those that I had experienced. I never connected feeling so sick to the Boniva before that. It is 3 months since I stopped taking this and the bones in my hands are still killing me, I get pain in other areas but not constantly. Sally Field needs to stop promoting this drug. It is awful. We need to somehow connect to one another to let the FDA and drug company know what it is doing to a large group of women. | F | 60 | 5 months | 1/23/2008 | 5 | osteopenia | no problems i have a doctor who actually knows how to treat it | I hear all these issues about sick feeling and bone pain. It's really clear that you see doctors that don't keep up with osteoporosis and didn't do a proper workup to make sure you were in the proper range of hydroxy25 vitaminD levels >30 before starting treatment. Shame on them. If you are vitamin D deficienct you will be feeling horrible and think you are dying. If you are vitamin D deficient you are probably hypocalcemic which is a contraindication to use any of these medications, so your doctor is liable. I'd suggest getting educated on bone health and learning about being worked up properly and then starting treatment. It's not just about breaking bones, its also about not looking like a hunchback and being in pain trying to look up to see. | F | 49 | 2 years | 1/22/2008 | 1 | To prevent osteoporosis | I would never suggest this medicine to anyone! I ended up in the emergency room after taking it because I had such severe cramping in my chest, the doctors wanted to check me to be sure I was not having a heartattack. It was such awful pain, I could not even move, and it hurt so bad to breathe. I would never take this medicine again! | F | 62 | 1 days | 1/21/2008 | 1 | osteopenia | 48 hours after the first time taking Boniva, I had extreme body aches, every joint and muscle in my body hurt. Advil helped, but it was right back in 3hrs. Then the cramping started, with constipation. A week later, the pain is gone, but the cramping and general malise is still here, worse at night and early morning. And that's only what I know physically, who knows internaly. | I have been on Fosomax-D for 3 years and it kinda made me sicky feeling I think more from a full 8OZ water on an empty stomach maybe a little glycemic in the morning???? So I asked about Boniva. Took it on A Monday, felt fine, thought this would be great. Wed. I felf achy all over my skin hurt to touch and every joint and muscle hurt. No fever. Called the Dr. they wanted me to keep with it because it could be a virus. I had one over Christmas, so I didn't think so. A week later and after reading all these I'm sure it is the Boniva and will not be taking it the next month. May go back on the fosomax-D, but would like something not so toxic. | F | 55 | 1 days | 1/20/2008 | 1 | bone density | pain in right shoulder, right hip and top of both legs. feel pain when try to get up or try to lift right leg. | would not recommend this product to anyone. would rather take me chances with bone lose then be in daily pain. | F | 62 | 2 months | 1/20/2008 | 3 | pre-osteo | To my knowledge, I have not experienced any side effects to this medication. | I started taking Boniva upon the advice of my doctor after bone density testing. I am very sorry and disturbed to learn of all the problems others are experiencing and I will be interested in seeing the results of my next bone density testing to see if Boniva has made a difference. | F | 68 | 4 months | 1/19/2008 | 1 | osteoporosis severe | I took Boniva 1 year ago and I still have never been the same . My mouth pain is so bad I cannot sleep at night. My teeth are still breaking and the pain in my jaw and gums is awful. I will never be the same person again and I am only 50 years old please if anyone reads this before taking this crap please don't take it . It should be outlawed | F | 50 | 1 times | 1/18/2008 | 1 | To prevent osteoporosis | It is a miracle that I stumbled upon this website after it occurred to me to do an internet search for Boniva side effects. Here I am - enlightened. I have been taking Boniva for 2 yrs and never dreamed it could be the reason for my radiating bone pain, joint and muscle aches. Before taking Boniva, I could go up and down stairs, get on my knees to work in the garden, get out of my chair with no problem, walk at a very fast clip. When I began to feel like a 90 yr old woman, could not get down on the floor or up from the floor without help, could not sit to watch TV without my bones, joints, and muscles hurting - I just didn't know what had happened to me. Well, after reading all these comments, now I know what has been wrong with me all these months. Boniva. Otherwise I am a very healthy person, work full time, my yearly check-ups and blood work are always perfect. My gynecologist put me on Boniva to PREVENT osteoporosis, even though my bone scans were normal. I am SO MAD!I will never, | I WILL NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PILL. I WANT MY LIFE BACK, ALSO!!! SAY NO TO BONIVA. | M | 60 | 2 years | 1/18/2008 | 1 | Osteopenia | I have had diahrrea since the first day I took my first pill. It's been three weeks now and I'm starting to feel very weak. | F | 56 | 18 days | 1/18/2008 | 1 | For my bones | Hell Pure hell its been one week and i feel worse than when i first took the pill | F | 71 | 1 days | 1/16/2008 | 1 | Dr's Perscription. | After reading all these comments, I decided not to take any chances on Boniva or Fosamax, sounds like POISON to me. I will pursue other options, or take nothing at all. | F | 53 | 0 times | 1/16/2008 | 1 | osteoporosis | flu-like symptoms, fever, chills, nausea, lightheadedness, heart pain, swollen abdomen, stomach ache, belching, loss of appetite, body aches (esp lower back, spine, shoulders) | Lightheadedness started 7 hours after first dose. Other symptoms (see list to the left) started in full force another 4 hours later; felt like I was going to die. Still in pain this morning; took excedrin which helped a bit. THESE SIDE EFFECTS ARE UNACCEPTABLE. Will call doctor today and ask for alternative med. | F | 49 | 1 days | 1/16/2008 | 1 | osteoporosis | severe neck,back pain and chest pain. | I took this pill 3 days ago and woke up yesterday feeling 100 yrs old. I will never take this again. I thought something terrible had happen to me. I found this web site and now feel a little better, I will be calling my Dr. on Monday. Somebody should file a law suit to get this stuff off the market!! | F | 52 | 3 days | 1/13/2008 | 1 | osteopenia | Within one week after taking my first dose of Boniva, I found that I could not roll over in bed, move to a sitting position, or get out of bed due to the excruciating pain in my back bones, shoulder blades, and chest/ribs. I needed assistance to shuffle to the bathroom and felt that I had aged 40 years. I will never take Boniva again. I will tell anyone who will listen of the painful negative side effects. No woman should be subjected to the risk of these negative side effects. That this drug is made available is criminal. | F | 58 | 1 days | 1/11/2008 | 5 | Osteoporosis | None at all | I feel fine taking the Boniva, however I couldn't adjust to the fosomax or actonel. I been on it for a year now. | F | 51 | | 1/10/2008 | 1 | Osteopenia | Mild flu-like, achy, sensitive skin Not sure how to rate... | Found out in November 2007, I have Osteopenia. Took my first Boniva pill 1/6/08. Felt mild flu like symptoms for the first day and into the next. Very achy next morning and continued achy and stiffness throughout the day. My skin was sensitive to touch. Felt old but able to work. Thought perhaps a touch of the flu. A little increased acid in my stomach as I already experience acid reflux. Burping more than usual. Slight constipation. It's been 5 days, feel fine and no other symptoms. I was glad I stumbled upon this site but am absolutely horrified at what I'm reading. I am obviously not experiencing what other's are (and hopefully won't) but I do not think I am going to continue taking this drug for fear of something happening down the road after more doses. Very reluctant at this point which is unfortunate because I might be one that isn't bothered by it and am passing up the chance for it to help me. Just not sure yet about whether to continue taking. I hope I don't get more symptoms | F | 52 | 5 days | 1/10/2008 | 5 | I was diagonsed with osteoporosis. | I have been taking Boniva for over two years and have experienced no side effects . I had a bone scan one year after I began taking Boniva and my osteoporosis was virtually cured. I do take a calcium supplement with vitamin D. | At this point I am very satisfied. I like the convenience of taking it only once a month. | F | 62 | 2 years | 1/8/2008 |