Reviewer: JW, 65-74 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year

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after 1 year developed severe pain in, left hip, thigh and knee. Other side aching. Continuous muscle spasms. Stoped taking it two weekends agon. Slight improvement. Still having trouble walking and lying in bed. Try to sleep in recliner. I will tell my family members to never take this drug.

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after 1 year developed severe pain in, left hip, thigh and knee. Other side aching. Continuous muscle spasms. Stoped taking it two weekends agon. Slight improvement. Still having trouble walking and lying in bed. Try to sleep in recliner. I will tell my family members to never take this drug.
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Reviewer: Patty, 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month

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After only one dose of fusamax, the side effects of this drug left me with muscle aches and spasms across my chest, sides, and back. This made breathing very difficult and i thought i was having a heart attack. There were also shoulder and hip pains as well as neck muscle pain. 2 days of ibuprofen and 2 1/2 days lost from work. WHY is this nasty drug still on the market????

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After only one dose of fusamax, the side effects of this drug left me with muscle aches and spasms across my chest, sides, and back. This made breathing very difficult and i thought i was having a heart attack. There were also shoulder and hip pains as well as neck muscle pain. 2 days of ibuprofen and 2 1/2 days lost from work. WHY is this nasty drug still on the market????
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Reviewer: Sandi, 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month

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Was prescribed this medication for the start of osteoporosis. An hour and a half after the 2nd dose I developed severe middle back pain that I could feel climbing up my back to my neck, right shoulder, right jaw and ear. I did go to my doctor and she prescribed tramadol for the pain which helped a small bit and prednisone. Pain moved to my R arm, shoulder and chest. Woke up in the middle of t ... Show Full Comment

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Was prescribed this medication for the start of osteoporosis. An hour and a half after the 2nd dose I developed severe middle back pain that I could feel climbing up my back to my neck, right shoulder, right jaw and ear. I did go to my doctor and she prescribed tramadol for the pain which helped a small bit and prednisone. Pain moved to my R arm, shoulder and chest. Woke up in the middle of the night the next day with severe R jaw pain. Pain went away only to return today with a vengeance. My R jaw is very painful-have a hard time opening my mouth. The best part is...my doctor does not think this is r/t Fosamax. So far I have been off this medication for 10 days. I am afraid what tomorrow has in store for me. This medication is dangerous to a lot of people and I am going to report it to the FDA.
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Reviewer: Ana, 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I took 1 tablet on Saturday morning as it was diagnosed, did not have any issue all day until I sat down for couple of hours before going to bed. when I got up, I had severe pain in my back, muscle spasm and pain on my sides and chest. I could not sleep in my bed since every little movement made the pain worse. Sunday I had severe pain and muscle spasm all day, Monday morning I could not get ou ... Show Full Comment

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I took 1 tablet on Saturday morning as it was diagnosed, did not have any issue all day until I sat down for couple of hours before going to bed. when I got up, I had severe pain in my back, muscle spasm and pain on my sides and chest. I could not sleep in my bed since every little movement made the pain worse. Sunday I had severe pain and muscle spasm all day, Monday morning I could not get out of bed as the spasm got worse and worse and my husband had to help me get up. I am not sure what tomorrow will be like. My doctor is ordering a muscle relaxant so hoping this symptoms will go away soon. This is the worst medication that I have taken in my life. Never again, the side effects are worse than the help this medication is going to give you.
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Reviewer: dixiechick, 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I had pretty much all the side effects that they said are less than 1%. Hair loss, joint pain, swelling of hands and legs, lost of ability to grasp or hold anything in hands, confusion, cramps in legs, scared me badly. I took the medication for 3 weeks.

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I had pretty much all the side effects that they said are less than 1%. Hair loss, joint pain, swelling of hands and legs, lost of ability to grasp or hold anything in hands, confusion, cramps in legs, scared me badly. I took the medication for 3 weeks.
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