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What do I need to know before taking Boniva?
I finished my year on Evenity in June and then had to have a tooth pulled so have not had any bone meds since June. My GYN has recommended Boniva. I am very concerned about the side affects , particularly to my esophagus and stomach. I have a small hiatal hernia and very frequent heart burn. I am also 3 months post radiation and chemotherapy for anal cancer and I have just found out that I am at high risk for a cardiac event. Boniva seems like another drug that will domino into a bigger problem. Does anyone have any advice, I'm totally lost and all my physicians seem to push my questions on to another specialist.
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Could you post your before and after T Scores?
How do you do/did with calcium and such…not here to diagnose of course.
There are a few very helpful people here…that’s for sure. It really helped me alleviate a lot of anxiety I had.
You should have gotten another bone protecting drug after Evenity within a month after the last injection to prevent losing significant amounts of the gains of Evenity.
I wonder why you didn't get advised to take alendronic acid (alendronate) as an oral solution to take once a week. It is supposed to be not as bad for your esophagus, as it goes down rather quickly, contrary to swallowing it as a pill. I think it may be still not as safe as one of the medicines that get into your body by infusion, like Reclast.
Boniva seems to be highly effective to prevent spinal fractures, but not so much for other kinds of fractures. Alendronate is supposed to work positively for all kinds of fractures.
By the way, I'd prefer an endocrinologist above a gyn to treat osteoporosis.
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1 ReactionBoniva and Fosamax are both bisphosphonate medications used to treat osteoporosis, but they differ in dosing frequency;
Boniva is taken monthly while Fosamax is taken weekly. Some doctors prescribe based on not only their experience (which can be limited in their practice if they don’t specialize in OP) but also patient compliance.
Both medications work by inhibiting bone resorption to increase bone density and reduce fracture risk. You hear it all the time but don’t be afraid to ge5 another opinion. Most good doctors don’t mind at all. Often good doctors are doing just that…asking a colleague for an opinion.
Unfortunately they all have that as a possible side effect. Often they are limited by insurance requiring us to try them before they can try other things. We are at their mercy.