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Reclast Infusions: Side-effects & Recovery time
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Hi, thanks for your response. It’s day 6 after having my first Reclast infusion. While the leg, knee, hip pain are better I still have horrible neck pain and headache. I’m seeing a natural path this afternoon and she wants to do bloodwork to rule out liver and kidney damage. She said my symptoms are synonymous with liver, kidney damage which unfortunately Reclast can cause.
She also said that Reclast has not been a great performer for building bone and the verdict is still out at how well it treats osteoporosis.
Do you know how I can contact FDA to report my experience? Sounds like a good idea so others might not have to go thru what I just went thru. . Thank you.
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@smiles349 since your symptoms are so soon after the infusion, do you think it is the "acute phase reaction" that many of us have with the first infusion? This is very well-known. Did your doctor warn you? You may be fine.
I had a pretty high fever for 8 days and two weeks of fluishness and pain but then I was fine. Second time, no problem. Since I was warned, I was not concerned.
Reclast is pretty good at building bone density but is an anti-resorptive so it does so by reducing turnover, not by building bone, according to my doctor. It has been around a pretty long time compares to some of the other drugs.
I have kidney disease and have a blood test (eGFR) after an infusion. That's a good idea!