Fosamax side effects

[Fosamax - Femur Breaks]

luni joi wrote:

I took fosomax for several months. I stopped suddenly. Immediately I noticed my legs were very weak. Like they could not support me. To aggravate the problem, I stayed at home for four days w/o the usual small walks that I do at work. Then my right knee got swollen, and I still wake up at night due to the pain on my right knee.

My mom had severe leg pain for 2 years. She was on Fosamax from 10/2000 to 11/2008. On 10/10/2008 her femur just broke. Well guess what Monday the other femur fractures. If you have severe pain request a 3 phase nuclear bone scan. It will show any stress fractures. My mom suffered for a long time and know is still in the hospital.

[Newbe]

I was diagnosed with osteoporosis in both back and spine - 2.5. I took one Actonel 3 months ago and had bad side effects - headache for 2 days, sore at back of eyes and pain in hips for 2 weeks- so didn't take any more. I've just been prescribed Fosamax instead. Very concerned about whether to take this now as it's also a Biphosphonate. What's the alternative?

[Beverly]

Sharon wrote:

I have been experiencing bone pain, and more3 muscle pain while taking fosamax. My doctor says theres no way. Has anybody had similar experiences?

My doctor also seemed surprised when I called after almost three months on Fosamax and told her that my bones, hips and knees hurt so bad I could hardly walk anymore. She took me off the Fosamax for a month. The month is almost up and my right side is still very bad. I already had problems with my hips and knees that was worse on my right side, but it got much worse after about the second week on the Fosamax. The left side improved when I went off, but my right side still hurts terribly. The pain makes it difficult to sleep and I can't walk much anymore without limping. I'm about to give her another call and try to find out what, if anything, can be done about this.

[Chicago Candace]

I know this is an old discussion, but I took Fosamax AND Boniva (damn you Sally Field) and had acid reflux, increases in my asthma AND amazing bone pains...till I stopped. You get paranoid about breaking something, and I don't know the answer. But I am taking calcium and my klutz moments haven't resulted in any breaks (as happened before calcium). So I am faithful to my 1500 mg of that a day.

[Maria50]

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