BONIVA Reviews (IBANDRONATE SODIUM)

Average Rating: 1.3 (1602 Ratings)

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BONIVA  (IBANDRONATE SODIUM):  Ibandronate is used to prevent and treat certain types of bone loss (osteoporosis). Osteoporosis causes bones to become thinner and break more easily. Your chance of developing osteoporosis increases after menopause, as you age, or if you take corticosteroid medications (such as prednisone) for long periods. This medication works by slowing bone loss to help maintain strong bones and reduce the risk of broken bones (fractures). Ibandronate belongs to a class of medications called bisphosphonates.   FDA Approval Date: 2005-03-24 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  osteopenia Ive had NO side-effects from Boniva. I had previously taken Actonel for 1 year and suffered the side-effects of back pain and leg pain. Boniva has been a blessing for me! F 52 4 months
4/2/2006
 1  osteopenia Flu like symptoms appx 24 hours aftertaking. General ill feeling. Stomach cramps and then aching. Leg and back pain. Tired all day. Even my eyes and teeth hurt! It's been 1 week since taking the pill and I still feel awful. Took the once a month pill. Will NEVER take it again. F 58 1 months
3/31/2006
 1  osteopina I have been on boniva 1 week. I became a cripple. I could not walk up steps, get out of the car and had severe pain in my legs, knees and ribs. I felt like all my bones were broken. Last year I broke my foot and didn't feel half as bad as I do now. I bope this wears off soon and I will never take it again. I'll stick to walking and otc calcium with vitamin d. F 52 7 days
3/31/2006
 3  back pain none I like that you take it once a month F 53 1 years
3/29/2006
 1  osteoporosis Unusual pain in joints and neck; headache; foggy feeling in head;upset stomach; difficulty in swallowing; extreme fatigue; strange pain in forehead; metalic taste in mouth. I took Actonel before starting Boniva and had some of the same side effects, but not as severe. I work out 4 times a week, bike, and hike regularly and had plenty of energy until I started taking Boniva. Now I'm extremely tired and have flu-like symptoms on most days. I took Boniva for 4 months but will not take it again. F 63 4 months
3/28/2006
 1  Bone density test came back bad Excrutiating pain in the joints and muscles that moved throughout the body. It would hurt in different areas at different times. It got so bad couldn't even walk at times. Chest pain, heartburn, trouble swallowing, cold sores, upset stomach. No pain medication would help. I am writing this about my father a healthy, still working 73 year old up until he took his second dose of Boniva in August of 2005. He was in and out of the hospital and emergency rooms so many times I couldn't keep track. He had all kinds of tests and nothing showed up. He was on so much pain medication and nothing would help. He couldn't sleep, eat sit or lay. He was diagnosed with mutiple myloma late September. This was also the wrong diagnosis. He was then diagnosed with acute leukemia which is what he died from October 29, 2005. I don't know if the Boniva caused this or if it just brought this disease out. As I said my father was healthy and working before Boniva and he also had regular check ups. I have never seen anyone in such pain! I asked the doctors from the beginning if the Boniva could have caused this and they wouldn't even talk about it. No one can make me believe that Boniva didn't have something to do with my father's death. M 73 2 months
3/26/2006
 3  Counter for Arimidex (thins bone) After taking Fosamax for 4 months which made me feel crippled, Dr put me on Boniva. Need something to counteract the Arimidex (BC medicine) which thins the bones. Third month on Boniva and starting to feel like WW3 is going on in my bones. Deep bone aches, especially in the thighs and lower back, difficulty getting into an upright position, and sometimes feel like one or the other of my legs isn't going to hold me. Figure I'll see if the affects let up before it's time to take another. May only try this one once more. I'm continuing to walk quickly for about 15 minutes, twice a day, in spite of the aches. At my age, am concerned about osteoporosis, and with the cancer medicine thinning the bones, really need to have something to help keep them strong. Doubt that calcium and vitamin D can do it on their own, so will continue to try to find one of these meds that doesn't make me feel like a cripple. F 64 3 months
3/22/2006
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 1  osteopenia The first dosage knocked me to the ground with severe, intense flu-like symptoms of gastric distress, muscle & bone pain, and insomnia. I stayed in bed for two days but had to drag myself out to start a new job on the 3rd day. Horrible!! The misery of that day was nightmarish: bones in collar bones/chest aching so I could not breathe or sit up straight, tired from not sleeping, head foggy from pain and lack of sleep...it's a wonder I kept the job. I've taken three more dosages, without the intense symptoms as the first time, and thought maybe it would be ok. But then I began to notice aches and pains I never had before in legs and joints. In addition I've experienced tremendous fatigue which I initially blamed on the new job, but now think is related to Boniva. I'm waiting to see if not taking it this month will make a difference, but I will not take it again. I hate it. HATE IT. Thanks for this site! F 57 4 months
3/19/2006
 1  osteoporosis Very achy all over, especially in legs and lower back. Flu like symptoms with chills and a strange feeling in my head. Felt just awful. Have taken the pill twice. Symptoms lasted two days each time, and then I feel fine. First tried Actonel, but experienced same symptoms, but also had gastrointestinal discomfort with the Actonel. Do not think that it will be worth it to continue to take this medication. F 57 2 months
3/15/2006
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 1  Osteoporosis Leg Pain and Joint Pain in my legs, especially the calves. My right leg feels like it will give way on me when I turn a certain way. I felt great before taking Boniva, my Doctor thought my bones could use this medicine. I think not. I've only taken one dose on the 9th of March. 2006 and already on the 13th and 14th, I've begun to have terrible leg pains. I was just fine before my bone scan last week. I can't believe that this is happening to me. I will continue with my exercises and my calcium and Vit.D. I'll call my Doctor before I discontinue taking the medicine. F 63 1 months
3/14/2006
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 1  Osteoporosis Unrelenting muscle spasms in mid-back and hips; neck too painful and stiff to turn; stiff knees; site of arthritis at base of thumb swollen double, rendering hand too painful to use; back pain too bad to sleep; like labor only more so; terrible headache I first took the monthly tablet at the last of January. Although I had side effects, I did not tie them to Boniva until I took the second dose on March 1. Then I suffered a much worse reaction. I went to my family doctor after two days, having realized that both attacks followed in the afternoon of the morning I took Boniva. The doctor tested blood and urine and took a history to determine if there were another cause, such as moving furniture or breaking bones. I will not take Boniva again. I am taking calcium citrate with each meal and walking two miles a day to build up my bones. From looking at the Fosamax comments, I am afraid of taking it too as it seems to produce the same unacceptable side effects. Thank you for providing a site where we can find the truth. F 69 2 days
3/12/2006
 1  osteoperosis and osteopenia Gastic upset, heartburn, abdominal cramps, chest pain, fatigue, black spots before my eyes, light headedness, and generally feeling very sick. Symptoms started about 24 hours after taking the Boniva once a month pill. Abdominal distress continues 1 week after taking the pill. I would not recommend anyone taking this pill. I have not yet felt the joint pain other describes, and I hope I don't get any. I will not take another pill, and instead I will try to prevent further bone loss with calcium and vitamin D. I am afraid the symptoms will continue as this is a time-released medication. F 60 7 days
3/11/2006
 1  Osteoporosis and osteopenia The first time I took Boniva (at the beginning of Feb.) I experienced shooting leg and arm pains for an 8-hour period the following evening. The second time I took it I had violent flu-like symptoms for a 12-hour period the next evening - ice-cold hands and feet; excruciating, unrelenting chills, tremors, and spasms; severe aches and pains that encompassed not just my arms and legs but my whole body; fever and intense sweats. The next morning I was so drained and debilitated from the episode that I started to faint in the shower as I prepared to go to work. Needless to say, the fainting spell made me even sicker and I spent the day in bed trying to recover. This was a horrible experience for me, particularly because I am in good physical condition and began to take the medication on the advice of my doctor after a bone density test and not because of any physical problems. The side effects in the package insert do say that mild flu-like symptoms may occur after the first dose but should diminish or disappear following the first administration. In my case, the second dose exacerbated the side effect. Obviously, my body reacted violently to it. I will not take any more of this medication and believe that it should be taken off the market. At the present time I plan to conduct extensive research on the other medications that drug companies claim will renew or build up bone density. If I do try another drug in this class, I will take a daily dose rather than a weekly one (certainly not a monthly one) so that the reaction will, presumably, be less violent, and if I need to discontinue the drug, I will not have such a high level of the toxin in my system. And, I may just continue to rely on calcium pills and weight-bearing exercise. Perhaps we need to change our view of osteoporosis and look at it as a natural concommitant of aging rather than a disease. F 67 2 months
3/9/2006
 1  Osteoporosis severe chest pain, aches and pain in upper back, shoulders, left side and all over muscle pain. fatigue makes me feel crippled. F 50 1 months
3/8/2006
 1  osteoporosis Severe neck,shoulder,back, hip pain, severe fatigue and constant headaches. !0lb weight gain and now my blood pressure is elevated F 56 4 months
3/5/2006
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 1  osteopenia Debilitating leg pain and foot pain--hobbled around like a 90 year old woman, and could barely make it up the steps. The pain was even there when I was sitting with my legs elevated. I didn't associate it at first with the Boniva, until I mentioned the pain to my gyn and HE mentioned the link, since I had started the Boniva several months previously. Apparently, he has heard this from plenty of other patients to immediately make that link. As soon as he said it, I realized that was the ONLY thing that had changed. I have been off the stuff for two months now, and am feeling much better. I'll take the osteoporosis before I go on this again. F 47 4 months
3/5/2006
 1  osteopenia I was originally on Fosamax and always experienced back and leg pain--but attributed it to my age. Then, last March I had to have back surgery because of a disc problem--the surgery was very successful. At that time I changed to Boniva and still experienced terrible back & leg pains. But then I thought it was still the after-effect of the surgery. Recently went for MRI and there was nothing abnormal. Finally, I decided on my own to check the Fosamax and Boniva sites and was AMAZED at the number of people who are experiencing the same symptons that I have. I have always been very active and this whole thing has been very depressing to me. I just took a Boniva tablet 3 days ago and cannot believe how uncomfortable I am. I can barely walk without experiencing an awful amount of pain. I do not plan to take another one and hope that the pain will go away or at least get better. I can't believe that one pill can cause such harm. Maybe it does work for some people, but I wish there were some way of testing for those at risk. I just want to go back to normal and hope that Calcium and D will do the trick. F 68 1 days
3/4/2006
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 1  because my doctor said I needed it I'm taking the once a month pill. Immediately I had aches and pains in my legs, arms, shoulders, back after the first pill, on October 30. I took another pill on November 30, 2005. The pain got worse, but in the legs only. By mid December my legs were swollen, the pain was worse from the knee down. That has continued. I have not taken any more pills. My doctor has run several tests, done blood work, and cannot find the cause of the swelling. I will never take another one. F 78 2 months
2/21/2006
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 1  diagosed with osteoporosis Unexplainable pain in several different parts of my body. Funny taste in my mouth. Fatigue I never had before. Depression Boniva is also marketed in Europe under the name Bondronat for cancer-related bone complications. Please check out this wonderful website --mercola.com/2003/jun/7/boniva.htm Please read the whole article to the end. Underreporting of pain is probably considerable because of its subjective nature and because physicians attribute pain to other medical problems. Another area of good reading is www.gilliansanson.com F 54 6 months
2/3/2006
 1  Osteoporosis Pain that radiates and travels from my shoulder, to my hip, lower back, thigh, middle back, feet,left side of pelvis. It is different every day. Depression,crying for no reason at all.Did not feel like myself anymore. I told my doctor of these symptoms and he had me take a CT scan of my abdomen and pelvis and an ultrasound. Nothing diffinative was found and he then told me to go to a gastrointerologist.I was getting worse and worse. I was always very healthy and energetic.When I looked back over the last months the only new thing I was doing was taking this drug.I went online and started researching BONIVA.Then I read what others went through on Fosamex and Actonal. I was shocked at how many people are suffering from side affects. I discussed this with my doctor who perscribed it and he did NOT think it was the Boniva and even suggested I continue to take the drug for another 2 months!!!!Was he looking out for me or the drug company?I wonder if he would say this to his wife or sister suffering from these pains!?A lot of people are being diagnosed as having fibromylgia when it could very well be the affects of these drugs.The drug BONIVA is marketed under another name in europe and it is used to tre F 55 7 months
1/31/2006

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