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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 | 82 |
59% |
| Lupus | 8 |
100% |
| Osteogenesis Imperfecta | 3 |
67% |
| Crohn's Disease & Ulcer... | 2 |
100% |
| Fibromyalgia | 2 |
100% |
Overall, 67% (105
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Fosamax Reviews
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I always forget to take it!
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I had a bone scan and I have the bones of an 85 yr. old woman....I can't stand the medicine, bothers my stomach.
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I just started this one because my insurance company offered it to me at a lower cost. Have no idea if its working or not.
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just started
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caused dead jaw
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Too many problems with this drug in the form of severe heartburn, GERD and belching. Finally, I was take off of it and resort to more natural means of treatment.
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My latest nuclear medicine showed that the Fosamax treatment is helping reverse the damage, still have it, but is reversing...
Somewhat Helpful
stopped taking. put on Forteo
Somewhat Helpful
I can walk a little better, but my left knee is "tweaked." My right knee is in pain sometimes when I sleep. I am undergoing chiropractic care at this time, which seems to help. My right shoulder is in pain off and on.
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Discussions
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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] -
fosamax
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]
