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Tips for Reclast Injection

Posted by aspirecreative @aspirecreative, Feb 25 6:28pm

I will have my 12th Evenity injections next month. I had a DEXA and my spine improved significantly, but no other changes. I plan to start Reclast one month after my last Evenity shots. Does anyone have tips for making the infusion go well? I found with Evenity that taking Claritan the day of, and a day after helped with considerably with site swelling. I am wondering what tips others have for heading off Reclast side effects. Thank you.

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haggie | @haggie | May 11 7:06am
In reply to @marieaw "I had 3 Reclast infusions without problems in my late 60's. I hydrated well the day..." + (show)
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I had 3 Reclast infusions without problems in my late 60's. I hydrated well the day before and the day of the infusion and the day after. I even drank juice during the infusion. I took 2 Tylenol with a glass of liquid before driving to the hospital.

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@marieaw I just had my first Reclast infusion and followed the same protocol without any side effects.

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lindamaegirl | @lindamaegirl | May 12 6:18am

I read an article when I was deciding on whether or not to take reclast that there are some studies that were saying the amount they use is "overkill" and that instead of 5 ml that it works just as well with 3 ml. For those who are considering reclast you may want to look into that. However, I will also say i have friends that did it for 3 years with the full amount and had no issues at all. Just a thought for those who may want to look into it. I guess the thought behind less meds is possibly less potential side effects. Who knows.

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aspirecreative | @aspirecreative | May 12 4:18pm
In reply to @haggie "@marieaw I just had my first Reclast infusion and followed the same protocol without any side..." + (show)
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@marieaw I just had my first Reclast infusion and followed the same protocol without any side effects.

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Same for me, had the infusion 2 weeks ago, with IV saline and 30 minute infusion, took Claritin for 4 days. No side effects ... so far.

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