User Reviews for alendronate oral

I am a 59 year old male with Osteoporosis. Since taking this prescription, i vomit, suffer from a sore throat, experience more severe pain throughout my back, and just generally feel terrible. I’ve stopped taking the medication.

I am a small boned woman with pre-osteoporosis. My doctor prescribed Alendronate Sodium USP tablets 4 years ago. Last year I broke my right femur (thighbone), and this year my left femur broke. I've been in 2 convalescent homes where 70% of the women who had taken this drug were in there for broken femurs. Why aren't doctors protecting us from bad drugs?

I have sickle cell Anaemia & for the mistake of a renowned hospital i.e. Ramkrishna Hospital, Raipur, I experienced hip joint pain & subsequent MRI scan reveals it as bloodclot is formed at hip bone. I went to AIIMS hospital raipur and The doctor prescribed me Osteofos 70mg once a week. after 1.5 months of using, i am feeling pain at my toe region on both legs. This may be side effects of alendronate drug.

My doctor prescribed this drug for osteoporosis. I took it 3 times, once per week, and then stopped. My doctor thinks I'm still taking it, but I'm not....because from the beginning, I just "KNEW" this stuff was POISON. And after reading the many, many reviews about the HORRIFIC side-effects of this CRAP, I will NEVER even touch this stuff, EVER again. Someone should start a class-action suit!!

One dose yesterday morning, work up in the night with back & hip pain as well as shoulders and rib cage directly behind right breast. 24 hours later my entire body hurts, left knee, back, hips, neck, fingers, wrists, miserable headache. I feel like I have the flu. Calling my doctor now, I will not take this med again. Benefits don't outweigh the side effects.

Extreme nausea, dizziness, diahrrea

Horrible drug, near wrecked my fathers life, difficult now to swallow and eat. So far permanent. Severe Headaches. Only made him worse. Hard to talk and now have a speech impediment and drool a lot. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!

Had been taking for several months but next cat scan not for 3 years. I noticed a lot of shoulder pain and some lower back pain but more important was I started getting jaw pain and really bad night sweats that my body became so cold I bundled up even in hot weather to go to bed. Stopped taking for 2 months, cold sweat went away after about a month, then started RX again and cold sweats came right back. Has anyone else had cold sweats. I would probably resume taking except for the cold sweats.

Caused pain in my joints.

Before taking this medication, my knees and legs were in constant, extreme pain. After a year of this (no side effects), I have a small amount of occasional pain. I believe alendronate has been very beneficial. I am thrilled with my successful outcome!

Started having severe Jaw and Hip pain after taking Alendronate. Pain got so bad i had to stop the Medication,. Still dealing with some pain.

swollen feet & hands, and backache. some heartburn. after the therd pill (3 wks.)

Had hyper parathyroid disease have bee taking for 2 years and bone scan showed increased density. Haven't had any side effects what so ever, but I also have never had any other medical conditions or have never taken any medicines what so ever in my life time. But from the reviews am concerned a bout the fractures and do not plan not asking much longer

For the first 2 weeks everything was fine, no symptoms. Then after taking the 3rd wkly pill they hit - extreme diarrhea (I could hardly leave my house!), nausea, bloat, bone aches, disinterest in food. Also had a very scary burning and what I would describe as a paralysis of the esophogus. I was ready to call 911. So I stopped taking it but now my doctor wants to prescribe Atelvia. Read up on WebMD on that and the symptoms appear to be even worse so I won't be taking that either. Insurance company won't pay for the shot Reclast so I don't know what I'm going to do now. It's a shame that other reviewers have reported that Fosamax was a good drug but they won't pay for it. Read More Read Less

Bad Experience - Stron pain on joints, neck, hip and lower back. Muscle pain and abdominal pain within 3 days after taking medication

Had been taking Alendronate sodium (Fosamax) 70 mg for a little while ,I don't feel any side effects ,I don't know if is helping me I was diagnosed with osteoporosis ,I have faith it will help me ,but my point is I don't have any side effects and that make me happy, most of the medications I take sometimes have bad side effects I think I will stay in this medication for a long time ....

I took Alendronate 70 mg once a week for 6 weeks. After the six weeks my heartburn which was under control with the help of Prilosec became intolerable - burning 24 hrs a day worse than ever before. After weeks of this I am now taking Carafate which seems to be helping. I know now as a sufferer of GERD I never should have tried this medicine.

I started taking this medication because I had slipped into Osteoporosis. I followed the directions to the letter, which was kind of a hassle. My problem was that I started this persistent cough, that was so disruptive that I had to stop phone conversations and personal conversations constantly. It took me quite awhile to conclude that the Fosamax was the cause for my cough. I tried taking it again for one more week (one pill) and my cough immediately worsened. It has been a year and my cough was almost gone, I wish I would not have tried it again!Read More Read Less