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Agreed. The only people who reach out are people who HAVE side effects. People should speak with their doctors and there are ways to avoid the possibility of side effects by slow infusions and taking NSAIDs before the infusion. I think its only 10% of ONE PERCENT who have side effects and it goes down much further on the second. The people who have side effects are possibly the ones who really BENEFIT from the meds.
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My doc said 15 minutes! What time should I ask for??
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I was also told to take Claritin the day before the infusion (I did two days before), the day of, and the day after (I did two days after) to minimize a reaction. This was in addition to the Tylenol and extra hydration. It's sad that many doctors and infusion center personnel are not familiar with what the original protocol was during the Reclast clinical trials. At least give patients the information, and they can choose whether to follow the recommendations or not.