Thank you for sharing your experiences. My endocrinologist and PC are strongly encouraging me to take Fosomax. "My gut" is telling me not to take it because of the side affects. Both physicians tell me that they haven't had patients who have experienced any of the the side affects. I don't get it - the first person I talked to had so much pain she couldn't get out of bed, along with the jaw pain; and have talked to others who have had similar, but not as bad.