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 |
| 1 | osteoperosis | I thought I was having a heart attack. Severe chest pain radiating up neck and down my left arm. I went to the hospital and they said it wasn't the boniva. I had just taken it on the first, this was on the second of May. I'm home now and feel like a I've been run over by a mack truck. but I'm better as far as the chest pain goes. I keep wondering how much payola my doctor recieves for perscribing this medication. it says on the package,"for POST menopausal women" I am only 48. I still have regular periods. | I'm not taking this anymore. My doctor is on vacation right now, i wonder if boniva paid for it? | F | 48 | 1 days | 5/4/2007 | 1 | Osteoporous | This medicine is absolutely the worst stuff you can put in your body. I was put on it by my gynecologist in Feb 2006. Took it for 10 months before I knew what was happening to my body. after the first month I began to have hip pains and then each month a different pain, dizziness, diarrhea, swelling and my brain felt like it wanted to push its way out of my skull. I still did not realize what was happening to me and thinking it was old age or arthritis. I had always been active, walked 2 miles each day and love to work in the yard and house. Well, Boniva put a stop to it. Last Christmas I was almost bedridden and stopped it. My body has been racked with pain now for 5 months and there is no way to flush it out. It has to run its course. Pains and aches are lessening now and swelling is less too but all the problems have not ceased. I hope no one experiences what I have...ever...ever. I have been to Drs , had all tests made, including a circulation test, and they proved ok bu | This med and also Fosamax can be very dangerous. No more for me. | F | 80 | 10 months | 5/3/2007 | 1 | Osteoporosous | Only took one 150 mg pill. Very sick to stomach. Pains in chest,stomach, back,legs within 24 hours. Diahhrea all night long. Very tired and sore 36 hours later. Not able to hold solid food down. Headache | I did everything I was supossed to do before taking it. No laying down, no food for one hour, no vitamins or minerals or calcium. The effects started 11 hours after taking. The headache started in 5 hours and still hasn't stopped 36 hours later. | F | 63 | 1 days | 5/2/2007 | 1 | my obgyn recomended for ostopenia | after 8 hours I felt chills, could not sleep because of pain in my back. horrible pain everytime i tried to turn in bed. I just took it yesterday at 7am., and for sometime I though I was going to be okay, but now it's really bad. I thought I would have to go to the hospital during the night. it feels like a knife has been stabed in your back. | F | 51 | 1 days | 5/2/2007 | 1 | OSTEOPOROSIS | first posted on 4/l9/07, its been 40 days since last dose, hips still hurt, shoulder, neck and right arm pain continues. i am slightly better as each week goes by. | F | 50 | 6 months | 5/1/2007 | 1 | osteoporosis | I took ONE 150mg (once-monthly dose) of Boniva on Oct. 3, 2005 and about two weeks later began experiencing severe bone, joint, and muscle pain in both my shoulders. This occurred spontaneously, without any trauma or injury. I didn't take any more Boniva, but I still have the severe pain together with limitation of motion in both shoulders, my neck, and collarbone. | I was one of the first people to post on this board back in early 2006. BEWARE OF TAKING BONIVA OR ANY OTHER BISPHOSPHONATE. | F | 67 | 1 days | 5/1/2007 | 1 | Osteopenia | extreme Back pain, all over joint pain | Having stopped taking Boniva after 5months I am now free of pain, my mobility and flexibility of movement have returned. Had I continued with Boniva, I would most likely be in a wheel chair, I will never take Boniva again. | F | 70 | 5 months | 4/30/2007 | 1 | Osteopenia | I took my first dose 4 days ago. About 8 hours after taking it I developed flu symptoms (fatigue, fever, muscle pain). I ran 102-103F temperature for 2-3 days. I still have mild to moderate nausea, and stomach pain. The worst problem is severe back pain. It appears to be muscle pain. I cannot get comfortable sitting, standing or lying down. It began at the onset of the flu symptoms in my lower back and has progressed up to just below my shoulder blades and within the last several hours has begun to progress around my sides. Heat, cold, Naproxin (Alieve?), acetaminophen don't relieve it. When I make the mistake of doing something that requires my major back muscles the pain is excruciating. A couple of times when I was standing up I almost lost control and fell due to the sheer intensity of the pain. I hope this pain abates soon and I dare not take Boiva again. | I have only taken one one-month dose | M | 70 | 1 days | 4/30/2007 | 2 | tested - low bone density | I did not have awful side effects, but I did sense a lot going on after I took this pill. After about 3 days, I had to take my migrane medicine a few days in a row (I usually don't need to do that). My teeth became sensitive,leg pain, shoulder aches. Later in the month I noticed fingernails and hair seemed to be breaking. After 1 month of not taking, I do feel fairly normal again. I am very afraid of this medicine and will not continue - for now anyways. | F | 64 | 1 months | 4/27/2007 | 1 | Osteopenia | I felt fine for about 9 hours, then I got very dizzy. The next day I had dizziness and diarrhea. Had loss of appetite (not necessarily a bad thing!) and felt kind of queezy and weak. Two days later I still had the diarrhea and, around noon, I developed a horrible pain in my right jaw. A toothache, but worse. Only numbing gel helped. The next day this was gone. It's taken 5 days for me to feel almost normal and eat normally again. | I was given this to try by my doctor. I was on Actonel for 4 years and tolerated it well. But I have new insurance that won't pay for it. But I think I'll shell out the money, because I refuse to take Boniva again. | F | 51 | 1 months | 4/27/2007 | 1 | Osteoporosis | On the third month, intestional problems started to develop. When I took the pill for the 4th month, the next day I became very dizzy. The following day became severly dizzy and experienced diarrhea and nausea. It has now been two weeks and I am still dizzy, but not quite as bad and have take a medication to keep the diarrhea under control. I have lost weight and don't feel good at all. I'm waiting and hoping that this wears off after the month is over. | I think it's a very risky drug and any changes in you physical being at all should be noted. I probably would not have taken it on month 4 if I had noticed how badly my intestional situation had become. | F | 59 | 4 months | 4/26/2007 | 1 | Osteopenia | EVERY month I had severe migraines within 24-48 hours after taking Boniva and more migraines weekly for the whole month, leading to a full neurological work-up. My GYN had not heard of headaches from other patients & recommended that I continue Boniva and just treat the headaches. My internist said STOP! Since stopping Boniva, no migraines have occurred. [Also had swallowing difficulty which has resolved.] | Get your Vit D blood level to be sure you have adequate serum levels for calcium absorption. | F | 65 | 11 months | 4/26/2007 | 1 | Osteopenia | I experienced excruciatingly terrible joint and muscle pain and flu like symptoms within 24 hours of my 2nd dosage; the symptoms lasted for nearly 5 days. It was awful! | F | 50 | 2 months | 4/26/2007 | 1 | osteopenia | I posted my first reponse on 4/20. It's now Sunday, three days after I took my first (and last) dose of Boniva. My neck, shoulders, back, and hips no longer ache, but I continue to have severe stomach cramps, although I have not had diarrhea. Hopefully, this side effect will also subside. I spent Friday and Saturday on the couch with little to no activity. | Someone suggested taking charcoal capsules to rid the body of Boniva. I considered it, but now it doesn't look like I'll need it. My sister, a nurse, said it's a good idea to eat yogurt with active cultures along with the charcoal. She also warned that the stool would most likely be tarry. It would probably be a good idea to talk to your doctor, or at least a pharmacist before taking charcoal. | F | 55 | 1 days | 4/22/2007 | 1 | osteopenia | Eight hours after taking this pill I had horrible diarrhea and what I thought muscle soreness from working out (I am 48 and very physically fit...lift weights everyday plus aerobics) now I feel like I am 100 years old! the pain in my joints worsened as the night went on neck, shoulders, back, chest, ribs, waist. It's hard to take a deep breath without everything hurting. Severe night chills that lasted for hours. It has only been three days and nothing has gotten better except the diarrhea. I can hardly wait to see what other side effects will pop up...I will never take this pill again. | F | 48 | 1 months | 4/22/2007 | 2 | Osteopenia | I have been taking Boniva for five months and didn't experience any painful side effects until a month ago. During the past month, I've had severe pain in my hips and the backs of my upper legs, similar to pain from pulled ham strings. I have an appointment with my internist next week, and I plan to ask for an alternative to Boniva. I'm worried that this pain is only going to get worse, especially after reading all these comments from other users. | F | 60 | 5 months | 4/20/2007 | 1 | osteopenia | About 18 hours after taking my first dose of the monthly pill, I awoke with neck, shoulder, and back pain. It hurt when I tried to take a deep breath. I slept with a heating pad that was only a minor help. The next morning, my hips hurt as well. I usuallly run 5 miles per day, and bike 15 miles. After taking this drug, I walked for about 2 miles and that was uncomfortable. | I called my doctor the next day to inform her of the side effects I suspected were due to the Boniva. I will not take this drug again. | F | 55 | 1 times | 4/20/2007 | 1 | Osteoporosis | swelling of my brain, dis-oriented, legs felt like the wouldn't hold my body up,I ached all over my body, all the symptons of menopause, dizziness, not being able to think straight. These are just a partial list of my symptons. I'm 63 & am in perfect health ( or was before boniva). | It was the worst reaction I have ever had from anything in my life. I tried to email a women that asked for help but they are not giving out all of the email address so it wouldn't go through. My Mom gave me something all natural - charcoal capsules to take away the horrible reactions to bonva. After I took it, the symptons did go away but they came back until I took more. The charcoal will get rid of the poison & toxic's in your body but you'll have to take it until the boniva is out of your system. From what I'm reading, it might take at least a month or more for me since I only took one dose of that crap. I take 2 capsules, 3 times a day & I'm doing much better as long as I keep taking the charcoal for now. Please try to email me if you want or need any additional information. I tried to email someone from this website & it didn't give the complete email address so I'm not sure if that will work or not. I will keep checking this website if anyone wants to get in | F | 63 | 1 months | 4/20/2007 | 1 | OSTEOPOROSIS | SEVERE WEAKNESS IN BOTH LEGS, LOWER BACK, HIPS, AFTER 1ST DOSE NOV.3RD 06'. WENT THROUGH MRI'S, PHYSICAL THERAPY, TONS OF ADVIL, MUSCLE RELAXANTS, STARTED TO RECUPE IN MARCH,NEVER SUSPECTING IT COULD BE BONIVA, TOOK SECOND DOSE 3/18/07, NOW SEVERE PAIN IN NECK, SHOULDERS AND ARMS, HAVE HAD NERVE TEST ON RIGHT ARM, NOTHING, DUH, RT ARM MUSCLE SPASMS, CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS DRUG TO LEAVE MY BODY, AM CURRENTLY HAVING TO TAKE 4 ADVIL EVERY 4 HOURS ALONG WITH ULTRAM, HEATING PAD SEVERAL TIMES A DAY TO SHOULDERS, NECK AND RIGHT ARM. I ALSO FELT LIKE A TRUCK HAD RUN OVER ME MOST OF NOV, DEC, JAN AND FEB AND NOW SINCE I TOOK SECOND DOSE IN MARCH ONLY ONE MONTH AGO ITS HIT MY UPPER BODY THIS TIME. CAN'T EVEN TURN OVER IN BED AT NITE BECAUSE ITS TOO PAINFUL. I WISH I COULD FLUSH THIS OUT OF MY SYSTEM NOW. | F | 50 | 6 months | 4/19/2007 | 1 | had 11 % bone loss | i took this med.3 mo.&got very sick .by the 5th .mo iwas in terrible pain ,hips back kept going to different Dr.s could not walk .was using a wheelchair in walmart .also muscle spasms in legs &stomach .one yr.ago i thought i would be crippled for the rest of my life .this med. has ruined my life .i can walk now ,still cannot do many things i was doing before taking it ,still taking pain meds.sometimes the pain is almost unbareable .this med.should be removed from the market .a class action suit should be filed .please report yourself to the F D A | F | 59 | 5 days | 4/19/2007 |