I had my First Reclast Infusion today.

I wish you the best and would love you to share all the details of your Reclast journey! My doc wanted me to get it also; no one talked about hydration, slow drip, less medicine; maybe the infusion center shares that information? I am putting it off (currently on Fosamax with side effects but possibly manageable) as I have two big events in May I cannot have "side effects" for (one daughters wedding; another graduating with a masters both in different states so lots of travel). I also have a question and answer with the endo next week to try to understand why reclast along with a ton of other questions. Your poodle is cute!

Prayers for a simple journey~ I will have Reclast in 8 months following 12 months of Evenity. All is going well … except hair loss.. a lot of hair loss. I take 5mg of Prednisone daily for Adrenal Insufficiency~ my doctors don’t respond well to which may cause it. Take care!

To: @jjpoodlespress, 15 hours ago
Thanks so much for posting your experience. Would love if you would post monthly updates also. May I please ask for details regarding your adjusted dose and your height and weight? And next year for infusion #2 will you also have the lower dose?

2nd day after RECLAST infusion still feeling good went for a 1.5 mile walk with my poodles. Drinking lots of water to stay hydrated and protect my kidneys. All going well so far doing great 😊. I hope to keep positive and help some who need encouragement and positive outcomes. More to share soon

Yes I asked for a lower dose 4 instead of 5 I am 5 feet 1 and 111 pounds and small framed. They thought this would work just as good
as 5. But no lower than 4. Slower drip I requested to not overload my system. I am not an expert but read others did this as well

the order for was for 4mg IV reclast to be given over 60 minutes.

I have commented on this before, but today I happened to come across some of my medical records. When I was on Fosamax I suffered a non displaced stress fracture of the neck of my femur. ( I had previously suffered the same injury on my other femur). I was not on any meds with my first fracture and had no reason to think that I had osteoporosis. I have always been very active and eat pretty healthy. I changed from Fosamax to Reclast since I had fractured on the Fosamax

(Sorry, I accidentally hit send before I was ready). wilth no history of injury. I have had no fractures since starting the Reclast. I feel very fortunate since I have Parkinson’s Disease and have taken a few bad falls. If I was going to fracture again I think it would have happened by now. Best of luck with your health. Keep up the positive attitude.

I had my first Reclast infusion on Friday, 4/25/25. I was very anxious about having this infusion because of some of the comments made by others who have had negative experiences with this. I expected the worst (that way, if it was not bad, I would be very pleased). I have to report that I had no side effects from Reclast. Today is Sunday, two days after the infusion. I am tired, but that may be because I have not been active after the infusion. The infusion nurse told me to rest for two days post infusion. I had the full dose and it was infused over a 45 minute period. The infusion center was very comfortable, and they were very accommodating. I was warned ahead of time to make sure and hydrate, so I started drinking a lot more water one week prior to the infusion. I was advised to take Tylenol 30 minutes before my appointment, and I did so (1000mg). I also took 2.5mg Valium at the same time, because of my anxiety about this. I am still hydrating because I think it's better for the kidneys. I think that because we are all different, some may have reactions to this and some may not, and it may depend on various factors like pre-existing health conditions, medications you currently take, etc. I don't know, but just something to consider. You can ask me anything you like about this, and I'll be happy to answer. Reclast was my only option, after having taken Fosamax, which I could not tolerate, Evista, which did nothing. Atelvia, which was fine, but I developed Barrett's esophagus, Forteo for 12 months, Prolia for 3.5 years, and Tymlos for 10.5 months. I'm glad I don't have to think about taking any drugs for this, now, for another 12 months! Thank you for listening 🙂

Thank you for this @georginas. Your report is very helpful. Do you know how many years you will be taking Reclast? It looks like you are having injections once a year? Also is this covered by your insurance (or Medicare if you have it?). thank you