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bone pain for months after Reclast Infusion
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Nov 11 7:40am | Replies (8)Comment receiving replies
I had posted on "Reclast Side Effects." I had the infusion in February 2023. The very next day I had severe shoulder pain. Then the pain went to my right foot. When I tried to stand up from a sitting position the pain was excruciating (I don't use that word lightly). I even got an ex-ray of my foot, but that showed nothing. The pain then went to my bones. It wasn't in the joints. I've had 8 hip surgeries, so I'm very familiar with joint pain. This pain was not in my joints. It was in the middle of my leg, in the bone itself. Also, I'm weak in the legs, tired all the time, have swelling in both feet, pain in my shoulders, foot, leg, toes (bad pain in toes), numbness in right leg, dizziness, cold sweats (unable to regulate my body temperature), and headaches. Two doctors have told me it's not the Reclast. How can it not be the Reclast? I was fine, got the infusion and all hell broke loose. Look on the thread "Reclast Side Effects" where more people share their bad experiences. I'm reading others comments and trying to find a doctor who will at least entertain the thought that it could be the Reclast. Until I find that doctor I won't be able to get any help from a doctor.
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Your story is why I refuse any long term infusion. Of course your symptoms are from the Reclast if you were fine before but now have bone pain. The list of side effects are all possible of course and many don’t experience them, but the ones that are sensitive to a particular drug suffer mightily! I am sensitive to bisphosphonates and had horrible cardiac issues. I asked my doctor how people can take these drugs and he said certain people react badly to certain drugs. You will need to wait this out unfortunately and not take another infusion! Best to stay away from bisphosphonates and try a different class of drugs.
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Drugs.com lists these side effects for Reclast:
"Very common (10% or more): Bone pain (55%), myalgia (23%), arthralgia (21%), back pain (15%), and limb pain (14%)
Common (1% to 10%): Myalgia, arthralgia, generalized pain, pain in extremity."
That two doctors told you that your pain is not from the Reclast is inexcusable.
Another side effect: "Rare (less than 0.1%): Atypical subtrochanteric and diaphyseal femoral fractures (bisphosphonate class adverse reaction)." So if your femur bone is where your pain is, you should get an x-ray to rule out a possible weakness in that bone that could fracture. This was told to me by a Dr about Foxamax, another bisphosphonate.