http://www.medications.com/se/Fosamax Recent side effects for Fosamax Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:56:14 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29368 Some people have reported bruising as a side effect of Fosamax. Have these people talked to their doctors to see if bruising was an allergic type of reaction to Fosamax or if Fosamax had lowered their blood platelets leves which might have caused bruising. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29368 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:51:06 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29366 I see some people have reported bruising as a side effect. Have these people talked to their doctors to find out if this bruising is being caused by low blood platelets or is it some kind of allergic reaction to Fosamax. Is Fosamax causing low blood platel http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29366 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:58:23 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28578 After taking Fosamax, 70 mg once weekly for four months, I awoke one morning with vertigo. My husband had to assist me from the bed to the bathroom. The dizziness and vertigo lessened to where I could walk unassisted but could not do floor exercises becaus http://www.medications.com/effect/view/28578 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:21:13 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27606 I had pain in my lower back and left side of my hip, while sleeping, the pain woke me up. I've been on Fosamax D for nearly a year, but I've been reading about the terrible side effects, that I am not taking it anymore, even if my doctor insists that it d http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27606 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:58:16 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27388 I have been on Fosamax since 2003. In 2004 my left hip starting hurting so bad it would wake me up during the night. I had dislocated my left hip in 1994 so we put the pain down to complications from the accident. The x-rays were fine however so she sent http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27388 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:54:56 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27268 I took Fosamax for 2 years. During this time I started experiencing pain in my shoulders. My PCP sent me to a neurologist. He could not find the problem. Then I went to a shoulder specialist who also could not find the problem. In the meantime my bod http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27268 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:55:05 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27249 Have been taking Fosamax for several years and switched to Fosamax D. Now I have heartburn-first time in my life- and that lump in the throat feeling. Although I don't know what my bone density would be without Fosamax, I continue a slow decline with usi http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27249 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:43:54 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27194 I experienced a severe, exceedingly painful scleritis after my first dose of Fosamax. The ophthalmologist treated it as as "allergy" with prentisone drops. I was prevented from taking a second dose and the eye cleared up but recurred in full force after re http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27194 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:07:47 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27193 I took Fosamax for 4 weeks and have been off for 6 weeks -- thanks to great sites like these because the doctors. look at you like you are crazy when you say it is causing weird things to happen. In the third week of taking it, I developed a neck crunchin http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27193 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:14:30 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26855 Thank-you for this site! After reading all the testimonials I was greatly helped in realizing I was not alone in the terrible side-effects I was having since being on Fosamax for the past 5 months. A week ago the pain got so crippling I could barely wal http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26855 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:31:29 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26727 My mom was recently prescribed Fosamax. She took one pill in the morning and by that evening she as in excruciating pain in her shoulders and chest. She describes it as a burning, tearing feeling that is made worse by bending down or moving quickly. She http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26727 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:16:57 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26552 Limping after one month on Fosamax. After two months pain was so severe in left hip and leg that I could not climb up stairs leading with left leg. Pain upon getting into minivan,had to pull my leg up by my pant leg. Also upon getting into bed I had to pul http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26552 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:37:54 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26534 As a prime candidate for osteoporosis I was prescribed Fosamax at least 12 years ago if not longer. At the time I started taking it, my mother was very ill and did pass. That was when I noticed small 'jumps' in my legs at night which I attributed to the http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26534 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:21:20 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26386 My husband was on Fosamax for only 6 weeks when he began to have headaches and to see double. He immediately went to an eye specialist and needed strong glasses. He had never worn glasses before. The night lights still effect him. I was told by a nurse tha http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26386 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:33:22 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25568 I was a very healthy 59 yr old, who, as a result of a leg and ankle fracture and slight decrease in dine density, was placed on Fosamax Plus. I have been taking it for two and a half months and have certainly noticed many of the symptoms mentioned. I conti http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25568 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:59:30 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25150 I am 75 years old, I was prescribed Fosamax about 7 weeks ago, one once a week. After taking it for about 4 weeks I developed a really bad back pain, I went to the doctor, he had x-rays done, result, I had a crushed fracture in my 11 th vertebrae, how http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25150 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:42:29 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25077 Yesterday (about 36 hours ago) I took my first Fosamaz, for some minor bone thinning. A few hours ago, I felt like I had pulled something across my back and it has gotten worse. The pain seems to have spread especially to my knees but also my elbows and ha http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25077 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 01:19:29 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24858 I am 52 and have just started taking fosamax. Is having stomach pain and slight nausea common two days after taking the dose? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24858 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:06:13 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24703 I have only taken 2 Fosamax pills (once a week) and after taking the second one, I have experienced severe lower back, right leg, left foot pain. Can anyone tell me how long they experienced this side effect. I will not be taking Fosamax anymore, needless http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24703 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:15:24 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23776 Well, this seems to be a side effect I have not seen before or read about. I'm 67 years old, very blonde, tiny and petite---a runner and in excellent health. After pleading with my doctor for years he finally scheduled a bone heel test last year that indi http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23776 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:48:56 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22941 My mother has been on Fosamax for years, and now at 79 she has been diagnosed with anemia and has had tests for ulcers and intestinal bleeding. All were negative. I suspect Fosamax. Has any one else experienced this. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22941 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:59:02 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22650 Took one dose of Fosamax plus D; 3 hours later had polyuria and thirst; by evening had a fever of 101 and severe bone pain in chest and back. Five days later I still hurt. Have reported it to the FDA (as if the agency actually worked). http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22650 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:38:57 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22524 Well.....I've had two good bone density tests (the proper test)...the last i had was in 2002, and showed an actual increase of density of 7.5% in one hip, and 4% somewhere else....I was THEN put on Fosamax by my dr. because I am "white, thin, hysterectomy http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22524 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:23:59 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/20266 I am 56 and have taken Fosamax for about 6 years. I have recently felt that I have an 80 year old's health, rather than my own age. I have noticed in the last year that I have had increasing leg weakness. Knees hurt, thighs hurt. I feel at times as if they http://www.medications.com/effect/view/20266 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 07:06:29 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/19997 I started Fosomax with D one day -one dose-. I experienced pain in my back so severe I could not walk. I would let out a yell just trying to get dressed or move. It started in my pelvis then worked its way to my back (lower center) it was like a spasm. I t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/19997 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:21:11 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/19151 Started Fosamax February, 2006. By April 2006 I had hip, back and foot pain. Hair loss became very apparent. I checked this site and saw hair loss as a side effect. I had never realized this before - these sites are a big help. Before Fosamax I had be http://www.medications.com/effect/view/19151 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:29:18 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/19040 My doctor gave me Evista and it made me so constipated that she changed my meds to Foseamax I took it for 1 month and had a sereve cramp in my colon that I needed to put a heat compress on it for 15 minutes. Then 2 months had another bout only worse I co http://www.medications.com/effect/view/19040 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:55:43 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/18918 I have been taking fosamax for just over a year and have developed severe pain in the center below my chest, constant belching and terrible stomach pains. I was tested for gallbladder and that came back negative. I also have a lot of pain in my hips when http://www.medications.com/effect/view/18918 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:36:50 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/18330 I have had warty skin eruptions on the joints of my fingers. My dermatologist has given a preliminary diagnosis of perforating disorder and thinks it may be due to fosamz. Since the drug is changing metabolism - he is suggesting that these lesions are e http://www.medications.com/effect/view/18330 Mon, 06 Nov 2006 17:47:58 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/18069 My 70 year old mother starting taking Fosamax a few weeks ago because her bone density test showed she had osteoporosis. She became quite ill soon afterwards, said she had the worst headache of her life, couldn't eat, had nausea, severe head pain, and diz http://www.medications.com/effect/view/18069 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 03:11:58 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/18027 Hallo! site the best! :) http://www.medications.com/effect/view/18027 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:20:22 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/17636 Today is Friday, I took my first Fosamax tablet this past Monday and I have severe brusing and a burning sensation in both legs. No more for me. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/17636 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:01:51 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/17402 I am writing about my poor Mom who started taking this Fosamax in April of this year and for the last 4 months she has had constant pain in BOTH her upper arms. BUT she stopped taking this medication about 3 weeks and the pain is still there but can sleep http://www.medications.com/effect/view/17402 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:09:43 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/17250 My mother is aged 72 years old,she was unfortunately diagnosed with osteoporosis about 10 years ago, at the time her hospital was undertaking the FOSAMAX drug trial which unfortunelty she was asked if she would participate. She started the trial and was st http://www.medications.com/effect/view/17250 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:45:04 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/17223 I was put on Fosamax in 1997 after a total hip replacement and was told that studies show it maintains the bone growth around the implants (I later discovered this is not proven) Oct. 2005 I had a spontaneous fracture of my pelvis. After doing much resea http://www.medications.com/effect/view/17223 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 19:17:49 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/17101 I started taking fosamax 3 weeks ago. The evening after I take the pill, I experience severe joint pain in the knees and back. Once it felt like my shoulder blades were lit on fire. These symptoms only happen while I sleep and leave after I am up for 10 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/17101 Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:59:34 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/16457 I've been taking fosamax for a year plus and for a while I had increased pain in my right shoulder which caused me to have trouble lifting it up or certain movement. After awhile not able to endure the pain I seek medical help and was told I had frozen s http://www.medications.com/effect/view/16457 Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:23:34 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/16453 I have been on Fosamax about six years. I am 59 years old. I have developed very bad digestive problems, acid reflux, GERD, and also have lost two teeth in my upper jaw during the past two years. I was also in the hospital because I swallowed some acid http://www.medications.com/effect/view/16453 Fri, 14 Jul 2006 06:05:54 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/16188 Upon taking fosamax I started getting shoulder pain. Approx. 2 weeks after 1st pill. Second, I started to develop leg pain. Lots of muscle ache in lower legs. After reading posts I will discontinue fosamax. Thank you for your postings. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/16188 Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:40:41 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15815 I have been taking fosamax for about a year now. I have really bad back pain and pain in the middle of my chest pretty regularly. I am also starting to have a burning sensation in the middle of my chest also. My worst problem is at night while sleeping. I http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15815 Sat, 17 Jun 2006 22:59:59 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15727 My mom has been on Fosamax for 3 months. She has had severe pain from the neck down - in all of her joints. Her energy level has been very low. Is this common after three months? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15727 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:27:53 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15654 I am 50 years old and my bone density test showed beginning signs of moderate loss. I took the once a week fosomax for about 4 weeks. After the second week I developed hip joint pain. The next week my shoulder joints and knees started hurting. After th http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15654 Sun, 11 Jun 2006 21:40:56 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15599 hi there, i took my first pill today and find myself inordinately fatigued, so tired that it just doesn't feel normal. as a result, i may not take it again. i think i might rather take my chances with osteoporosis as i feel a lot better than this normal http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15599 Fri, 09 Jun 2006 09:26:58 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15558 I have been taking Fosamax for about three weeks and have developed unexplained bruising on my upper chest and shoulders. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15558 Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:01:41 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15433 I have developed upper left leg pain at night while sleeping.This started about 2 years ago.I do not have any pain during the day & an xray showed no fracture.I have been taking fosamax about this length of time & i,m beginning to wonder if this may be rel http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15433 Sun, 14 May 2006 15:57:18 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15099 After 8 weeks of taking fosamax, I have right hip pain and am in threapy 3 times a week. Also have developed pain in left upper right arm and can not raise my arm. I am discontinuing Fosamas as of now and how and pray the pain goes away. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15099 Fri, 05 May 2006 06:10:34 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14986 After 2 weeks, I had trouble swallowing a couple of times, but it went away. After the 3rd pill, I had stomach pain, then horrible bloating that kept me awake for several nights. Also I had nausea on and off for over a week. I have stopped taking the pi http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14986 Tue, 02 May 2006 19:18:29 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14941 PLEASE---all who are here on this board...go to the bookstore or library and get this book--The Myth of Osteoperosis. It is a short read and you will be amazed at what you learn. Throw away the drugs...they are not proven to prevent fractures and may cau http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14941 Tue, 02 May 2006 08:53:19 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14927 I read an article last year that warned users of the very real possibility that the benefits of Fosamax reverse after 7 years and the boneloss actually gets worst! Have there been any tests of record to prove this? If so, this is indeed a serious side e http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14927 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:16:17 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14832 spontaneous abscess, sudden dererioration in previously healthy gums http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14832