User Reviews for Alendronate

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

some tightness in center of chest

Istarted this med. in Jan. 2013 took 1 dose of it and had severe bone amd joint pain all over my body I all had to wake my husband up becouse I was hurting so bad every time I moved will never take it again..

Since I started taking Aldronate 3 years ago, I've gone from a so-so bone density scan to osteopenia to osteoporosis and have shrunk 3" in height. Can't see that it is doing anything at all for me. My dentist cringes each time he asks me if I still take it.

havent noticed change 2months ago dentist pulled all my teeth said i needed 2 wait 6months 4 my dentures. said my gums wouldnt heal well.

I am 57 and have taken three doses of this drug alendrontate 70mg. The next day after taking I experienced servere headache and joint pain. The second time I thought I had the flu. 100 degree fever,That bad. I have had really bad pain in my shoulder blade area and basically joint pain all over. Not sure if I can continue.

Had a reaction with the product, they should remove it and come up with a better drug

Took it (70mg. once weekly) for two weeks, and could not keep food down. GREAT for weightloss (13 lbs. in TWO WEEKS) I am very very sick, much back pain, and am firing the doctor who Rx'd it.

At age 60, I am not a pill taker or someone who runs to the doctor at the first sniffle, but faithfully submit to yearly physicals and diagnostic tests such as mammograms, colonoscopy, etc. When routine tests showed opsteopinia followed by osteoporosis two years later my doctor prescribed this drug. I've been on it 3 months now and am experiencing severe hip pain, moderate to severe shoulder pain, and constant back pain, the likes of which I have never felt before. My instincts tell me to quit it and roll the dice rather than complain and get myself in the medical spiral of more meds and diagnostic testing. No easy answer here, but I am not a believer in this drug. Read More Read Less

I taake this medication once a week0 and after twelve months had a bone density scan. The results came back with increased Ostoporosis. I am trying Forteo now.

I have sensitive teeth and after only 2 pills I feel like the teeth came down to grind and it is painful. The filling of the teeth are bothering me a lot. Constipation one morning and the morning I take the pill, I have diaereses so bad, I can't make it to the bathroom. I used to take Boniva for years, no problem. The new doctor wanted me to change.

I had difficulty swallowing; never before had I experienced this until I took the medication. I stopped.

I have been taking alendronate 70 mg for 6 weeks and have experienced itching on and around my breasts. I have sinus drainage in the mornings and it feels as if the pill sticks in my esophagus no matter how much water I drink. I am not sure if I will continue this drug or not.

have been on this drug for three months i now have bad hip pain when sitting,will stop and see what the results are? will try another route.

My scan was showing some bone loss so started taking this RX.. I have started waking with severe back pain. I started wondering if it was due to this RX.. now I am finding others have had back paid as well. Never had back pain before where it actually felt like my bones hurt!!