I HAVE READ HORROR STORIES ABOUT ACTONEL. SIDE EFFECTS, IS THIS DRUG SAFE OR WILL IT MAKE YOU VERY SICK. I HAVE READ THAT SOME HAVE CALLED IT POISON. MY DOCTOR HAS GIVEN THIS TO ME BUT I'M A LITTLE SCARED IT WILL MAKE ME VERY SICK. CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE ME SOME INPUT. THANKS.
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2/16/10 12:51pm
Hi Vinton, welcome... Here's a list of the most common side effects for Actonel from HealthSquare.
Abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, dizziness, flu symptoms, general aches and pain, headache, high blood pressure, indigestion, infection, joint pain, muscle pain, nausea, nerve pain.
Some people have some of these side effects and some don't, so it's really hard to say which you'll be. This drug stays in the system for some time, so if you have a reaction there is a possibility that it could last more than a few days.
Can you talk to others at your Drs office to see how they are doing? I'm sure you'll find that there are many different reactions, and maybe they could help you.
Good luck deciding on this.
6/29/11 9:23pm
Think of the worst pain you have ever indured and multiply it by ten. I just took it
yesterday and I am at work literally crying. My stomach feels as if an animal is chewing its' way out and my back and joints hurt so much that I can barely walk. I take once a month actonel, I don't know if that is stronger or not. Also my doctor told me to continue taking my calcium pills. I take 800 mils a day. Maybe this is what is causing all this pain. I don't think I can do this anymore. Does
anyone know of a pill that doesn't effect you this way?
12/16/11 7:41am
i took actonel on sat sept 10th 2011 at 7 am i followed the instructions to a tee i stood straight up drank a full glass of water too my 45 min walk came home and did chores all day By 7pm i was in severe pain started at my hips and added ribs then knees then shin then sholders etc i was flat out on my back for 9 days My dr could only prescribe clelebrex there was no antidote and since it was the once monthy pill i too over 30 days to leave my system the celecbrex did little to help except let me sleep today is dec 16 2011 and i still have soreness in my hips shoulders and back every day once i get moving i am ok but stiffness takes me time to get through in the morning I will never take a drug in this family again I have refused them from my Dr and am going to deal with the ostiopenia the natural way Dawn
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