Good morning,
I saw my Dr. this morning and he would like to start taking fosamax,after reading all the side effects i'm not sure i should.
My wife is a 65 year old in good health who has taken FOSAMAX for 5 1/2 years. She wants to get her teeth straightened. The periodontist has recommended a procedure to reinforce the gums prior to the braces. This has added an additional 6K to the price and about 3 months to the total time to straighten the teeth.
What did your prescribing doctor say about the side effects caused by the Fosamax and how to deal with it?
I understand your feelings about how the facial pain affects your quality of life. Because it's something people can't see -- it's sometimes hard for our families/friends to understand. It took me a long while to get my husband to understand what I was dealing with, with symptomatic TN.
Hello Emanuelle,
I definitely feel for your concern. Although I am 36 I have pretty severe osteoporosis and at one time was recommended to take medication for it. I have several spinal injuries which have resulted in Degenerative Disk Disease, other joint syndromes and overall bone density loss.
I had not personally heard of the the fractures (femur) from the Fosamax, but I did hear of the other risk factors for some of the older drugs.
I saw a Professor of Endocrinology in Feb 2008, referred by my bc surgeon, as this guy has an academic interest in side effects of Arimidex. He suggested I continue with Arimidex and Fosamax to prevent further bone loss, but I cannot stand the pain and disturbance to my sleep.
Does anyone have any experience of stopping Arimidex and getting a different med that does not have the side effect of bone pain?
Hi to everyone, I've been reading this message board for months now, but unable to post because my Apple computer won't let me, don't understand why and we've tried everything.so i'm in my adult community's clubhouse using their pc. Let me first say you are an amazing, compassionate group of ladies and I'm glad to be able to read the information you post to help each other. I'm stage 3C, BRCA 2 positive, OVCA which has metastasized to the lymph nodes.
To Nee08 Thank you for the reply, is nice to know that someone else out there was having the same problem as me. I also stopped taking the medication for bone health too. You may be interested in reading an article about it written by an ob-gyn on this website, I forgot her name, but you can get it here. Very very interesting, and I'm sorry that I started taking it in the first place without questioning its side effects.
I'm new to this site. I was diagnosed hypothyroid eight months ago. At the time I didn't really have a lot of symptoms - before that, my doctor was investigating why my cholesterol level was so high, as my diet/weight etc are all pretty good. I spent six months trying to bring the cholesterol into the normal range - and succeeded (although it's still on the high side - the doc was happy) just by cutting down on dairy foods.
When my TSH level was discovered to be 5.
While difficulty swallowing isn't listed as a side effect of Fosamax, it is possible. When you put foreign chemcals into the body its hard to predict how it will react, everybody's different. Don't stop taking it without your doctor or pharmacists direction, but do contact either of them and explain what is going on and why you think its connected. They can advise you from there.
do all of these crappy (literally) side effects EVER fade??? ive only been on the combined treatment for a month now....it just seems to b getting worse...the vomitting, crapping, fatigue,body aches, head aches, raw throat and mouth....i just hate to ask my docs for all kinds of meds....just wondering if it gets better closer to the one year marker????
I was put on fosamax about a year ago for. In Oct 2011 my teeth started falling out. I always had good teeth until then. Just had 4 pulled. The day after I had a bad infection in the top of my mouth. Its been 3 wks mouth is just now getting better. My question is. Is fosamax the reason my teeth falling out.
Hi...really? the one here on MH?
hmm a few members here also have POTS.....I will try tp contact a few and ask them to reply here on this thread.....
POTS is not too uncommon....especially those with Chiari.....try to relax....
What about this scares you?
hi Marizzy, and welcome to the forum. I can say that since this is your first post! I'm glad you have decided to join in the conversation.
I am also a heart patient - I had a heart attack last year at the age of 53. I am fine but do remain aware of all things cardio.
Have you called the Rebif hotline and talked to them about side effects? I am on copaxone and very know little about the other DMD's and their side effects, but I will look and see if I can find some answers.
When I was on Zoloft I became VERY energetic (prehaps even slightly manic) when I first started to take the medication and had trouble sleeping. This lasted a few weeks. If you still suffer from these side-effects after a month, you should talk to your doctor as you may need a medication/dosage change.
Did you have any trouble sleeping before the Zoloft?
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