August 12th
2008
1:39 PM
I am 40 years old with Osteopenia and was prescribed Fosamax with Vitamin D and have been taking for 15 months. I would say after after a year I noticed my voice not as strong when I would so sing. My voice lately got very hoarse and I developed some acid reflux symptoms. I made an appointment to a throat specialist and right away told him I was on this medicine and felt that it was a side effect and he said it definitely was. Needless to say I am not taking it any longer. I will take over the counter Calcium and Vitamin D pills and go from there. If this helps anyone it was worth posting.
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November 19th
2008
7:09 AM
After 3 weeks on Fosamax, I had an attack of back pain that put me in bed for a couple of days. I wondered if it might be the Fosamax. I quit taking it for 2 weeks. I thought I would give it another try to see if it came back. This time after taking Fosamax for 3 weeks, my ankle is swollen and I am having gout like symptoms and feel achy like I have the flu. My podiatrist did some blood tests for gout. The results came back fine. Low uric acid levels. I do not have gout. He took a lot of fluid off of my ankle joint. The pain has been horrible. I am in athletic shape, working out at the gym 5 days a week, and bicycling. This has been torture. I am stopping the Fosamax. I had a horrible reaction to Lipitor a few years ago with pain from my knee into my back. I could hardly walk. I am the one that figured out what was up then and stopped the med.
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