Thank you so much for your reply!

I find that I have different aches from day to day. My upper back can be fine one day, the next day not so much. Sometimes I feel an ache in one leg, the next day it might be the other. For the past week or so I've had minor pain in my left scapula and tenderness in the high ribs on both sides, but today they feel much better. I have slight dizziness on occasion. I had a short episode of vertigo the week I began taking the med but not another one until a week or so ago. Gas is also a continuous side effect. These are all problems that I either didn't have before taking Alendronate, or that have increased since I began the medication.

I've decided to track the effects following each dose from now on, to see whether there's a continuing increase, more for my mental state of mind (!) so that I know I'm not imagining things. I can so far function normally with the effects. I just want to know what's going on and if it's normal for effects to increase or appear spontaneously after taking the med for a while after initially not having any problems.

Thanks again for your input. It's very much appreciated.