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"Drug Holiday"

Posted by chocolatty @chocolatty, Mar 26, 2024

If you have been on a bisphosphonate and had a "drug holiday" how long were you off the meds before resuming therapy?

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researchmaven | @researchmaven | Aug 31, 2024
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Hi researchmaven,
Hope you're doing well. My wife hadn't been feeling well lately, so we've delayed starting her on Altevia. I think Sunday Sept. 1st she'll be taking her first tablet. I know everybody's different but, in your case, what kinds and locations of pain did you experience and what did you take to relieve the pain? And was it effective?

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Hi jojo4cm,

I only had gut pain. Nothing else.

As I have a very sensitive gut, I didn't take any OTC products (and still do not). I just ate bland food afterwards.

If your wife drinks one and one-half to two glasses of water with the pill, she should avoid gut pain.

Note: My specialist never said that I needed a giant breakfast (I came up with that myself), and just recently told me to take the Atelvia with lots of water.

Experiment. I did and found what worked for me.

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jojo4cm | @jojo4cm | Aug 31, 2024
In reply to @researchmaven "Hi jojo4cm, I only had gut pain. Nothing else. As I have a very sensitive gut,..." + (show)
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Hi jojo4cm,

I only had gut pain. Nothing else.

As I have a very sensitive gut, I didn't take any OTC products (and still do not). I just ate bland food afterwards.

If your wife drinks one and one-half to two glasses of water with the pill, she should avoid gut pain.

Note: My specialist never said that I needed a giant breakfast (I came up with that myself), and just recently told me to take the Atelvia with lots of water.

Experiment. I did and found what worked for me.

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Researchmaven: Thanks once again for being SO helpful!!

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mmwagner46 | @mmwagner46 | Nov 22, 2024
In reply to @researchmaven "My doc put me on a one-year Atelvia holiday. Atlevia is a bisphosphate. Then she did..." + (show)
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My doc put me on a one-year Atelvia holiday. Atlevia is a bisphosphate.

Then she did the Dexa and blood tests and I am starting the Atelvia again.

I assume that is a "good" result -- no need to go on the shots or infusions but I didn't ask.

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Is Altevia the same as Risedronate?

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researchmaven | @researchmaven | Nov 23, 2024

mmwagner46,

I take one of the brand name versions, Atelvia.

The generic Risendronate has the same active ingredient as the brand Atelvia.

I tried the generic version that was available way back when, and it felt like it put a hole in my stomach after just one dose.

So I now pay a lot more for the brand name.

However, since I started Atelvia, my stomach has gotten even more sensitive; I told my specialist that I couldn't tolerate the Atelvia now too.

She told me to drink two full glasses of water with the Atelvia, and presto, it worked fine.

I haven't tried the generic on two glasses of water (I often do three), but I would like to. I would save a lot of money if I could take the generic. The brand name and the generic use different adjuvants - that is likely the problem for me.

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jamiebones | @jamiebones | Nov 25, 2024

Hi
I am currently on a drug holiday, I was on fosamax, until my tooth broke in half from an inside crack. My doctor is talking about 2.5 months, I was on fosamax for 13 weeks, now I am going to a peridontist, but I am going to hold off on dental surgery for as long as I can, hopefully 6 months!! I am looking into tylmos drug for bone building, I don't like any of this, but one day at a time. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Sincerely
Jamie

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