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(also known as Fosavance, Alendronate)
Alendronate is a bisphosphonate drug used for osteoporosis and several other bone diseases. It is marketed alone as well as in combination with vitamin D. more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Osteoporosis | 83 |
59% |
| Lupus | 8 |
100% |
| Osteogenesis Imperfecta | 3 |
67% |
| Crohn's Disease & Ulcer... | 2 |
100% |
| Fibromyalgia | 2 |
100% |
Overall, 67% (106
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Fosamax Reviews
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too early to tell
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I ended up with many problems with my esophogus
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Not taking it!!
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I was just diagnosed and started on Fosamax this week. I'll let you know later.
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Worked but had to stop because of severe nausea
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so far so good
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It's making life manageable but I try to eat things with no chemicals or preservatives. Which is hard.
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I cannot take this because of the side effects
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I take this for osteoporosis. It does irritate your stomach, so I need Prevacid too
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Different side effects with generic Fosamax?
I don't know about the lightheadedness and general weakness, but your other side effects are most likely the Alendronate (generic Fosamax). I have ... [More] -
Different side effects with generic Fosamax?
Okay, found some info. Fosavance is essentially a combination of Fosmax and D3. Here's what was said: "Now available in Canada, Fosavance™ (al... [More] -
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I took Fosamax for about 7 years, I had a lot of side effects. If you want to know about the side effects look at a web site called Fosamax side ef... [More] -
5 vs 10 years of Alendronate (Fosamax)
Hey Fred Glad you brought up the issue of men and osteoporosis treatment. Unfortunately the above study was done only in women and its hard to say wh... [More] -
5 vs 10 years of Alendronate (Fosamax)
Many of you may have heard results of this study published in JAMA Dec 2006 (Vol 296. No.24) This is important because many of us doing Womens Health... [More]
