Had taken Fosomax for three months when I noticed pain in my left...

Had taken Fosomax for three months when I noticed pain in my left hip joint. Gradually worsened as time went on. After taking it seven months I went off it for three weeks. Pain started subsiding after two weeks. I was sleeping through the night instead of waking up 3 to 4 times a night with hip pain. My doctor told me to go back on it and if it started up again to quit taking it. I took it two times and the pain started again. I went off it and after three weeks the pain subsided again. The company that makes Fosomax does say that joint, muscle or bone pain is a rare side effect.