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Reclast Infusions: Side-effects & Recovery time

Posted by cindydee @cindydee, Mar 20, 2018

I just had a reclast infusion last week and have had serious side effects. I had the worst flue like aching for 5 days then my lefty arm became full of inflammation in the wrist, elbow and shoulder which caused extreme pain and I lost the ability to straighten my elbow. Ultrasound showed huge amounts of fluid throughout the arm. The right arm is now starting to have the same symptoms. The pain is excruciating. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Neither the ER doctor nor the Dr. who prescribed the procedure knew what to do to ease the symptoms. Both arms from fingertips to shoulder are swollen and neither elbow will straighten. Anyone else have adverse reactions to the reclast infusion? If yes, how long did it last?

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parrotqueen | @parrotqueen | Jun 13, 2020
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@lioness

@sue225 I also have a touchy stomach another reason I won't take anything that makes stomach worse .So much you have to be aware of with these stomachs

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Hey Lioness! Hippocrates said "All disease begins with the gut." He said that 2,500 years ago and it is still true! I take my probiotics twice a day, I take herbal antifungals such as garlic, coconut oil, ginger, grapefruit seed extract, oregano, etc. three times a day, and I take digestive enzymes before I eat my dinner. And, as I've mentioned about 1,000 times, I don't eat any sugar (which means no wheat, no gluten, no soy, no vinegar except Apple cider vinegar, no beans or other high-sugar vegetables, no fruit except a few berries every day, etc. I also eat organic food only. When my gut is happy, I am happy. My gut is the boss of me. I used to be depressed all the time. Since I began taking a very good and comprehensive probiotic, all of that is gone.

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parrotqueen | @parrotqueen | Jun 13, 2020

Cindydee - it has been almost three months. How are you feeling now? Are you going to get another infusion of Reclast?

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lioness | @lioness | Jun 13, 2020
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@parrotqueen

Hey Lioness! Hippocrates said "All disease begins with the gut." He said that 2,500 years ago and it is still true! I take my probiotics twice a day, I take herbal antifungals such as garlic, coconut oil, ginger, grapefruit seed extract, oregano, etc. three times a day, and I take digestive enzymes before I eat my dinner. And, as I've mentioned about 1,000 times, I don't eat any sugar (which means no wheat, no gluten, no soy, no vinegar except Apple cider vinegar, no beans or other high-sugar vegetables, no fruit except a few berries every day, etc. I also eat organic food only. When my gut is happy, I am happy. My gut is the boss of me. I used to be depressed all the time. Since I began taking a very good and comprehensive probiotic, all of that is gone.

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@parrotqueen I am on a special.diet notice it is helping no sugar feels good my gut does .Went and got more vegies today ,it is the leaky gut diet @zeircrop you should try it may help you I've been on it a week but what a difference

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sue225 | @sue225 | Jun 13, 2020
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@lioness

@sue225 I also have a touchy stomach another reason I won't take anything that makes stomach worse .So much you have to be aware of with these stomachs

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@lioness I'll drink to that lioness! That is, I would if I could, but I can't! Alcohol and my gut bad cocktail.

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lioness | @lioness | Jun 13, 2020
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@lioness I'll drink to that lioness! That is, I would if I could, but I can't! Alcohol and my gut bad cocktail.

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@sue225 I know what you mean I found a leaky gut diet.Ive been on it a week but see an improvement 8n how I feel
Google it Leaky guy diet Since I don't eat sugar I'm not hungry all the time and yes alcohol bothers me even.wine don't tell @imallers

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parrotqueen | @parrotqueen | Jun 13, 2020

Leaky gut is a huge problem. I had leaky gut along with the candida overgrowth. I will be on my current diet as long as I possibly can - it isn't worth it to go off of it. I found a bottle of red wine when I was cleaning out my kitchen. I thought about drinking it - but decided it would not be worth it in the long run. I'm so old now, I have to obey my gut and only eat and drink what makes it happy.

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maine | @maine | Jul 3, 2020
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I believe so. I took Motrin for two or three weeks. Not sure if I will have another injection

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Had Reclast infusion a week ago - Tylenol PM is the only way I can get a nights sleep. Serious joint pain.

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sue225 | @sue225 | Jul 3, 2020

@maine hope you feel better soon. Have heard and read that this is a common temporary reaction. Sometimes happens with the first infusion.
I was considering switching from Prolia to Reclast due to side effects but decided to hold off (didnt want to try something new during Covid.
Hope you feel better soon.

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thornwood | @thornwood | Jul 3, 2020
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Had Reclast infusion a week ago - Tylenol PM is the only way I can get a nights sleep. Serious joint pain.

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I don’t think I’m going to take it anymore. I have read it can actually make bones weaker. They get larger but weaker.

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sue225 | @sue225 | Jul 3, 2020
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I don’t think I’m going to take it anymore. I have read it can actually make bones weaker. They get larger but weaker.

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@thornwood It would be so helpful if there was a doctor in this field who would address all of these questions all of us have or have heard about the quality of bone that these osteoporosis drugs create through altering the bone remodeling process. I need a research-based double-blind study kind of answer which does not seem accessible to any of us. All the standard websites including Mayo Clinic's do not answer these concerning questions. These are potent drugs . I have similar concerns regarding Prolia. On a phone apptmnt with my endocrinologist in response to a query I had, she replied that Prolia provides "a coating" . What the heck does that mean? Will pursue this at apptmnt next week for dexa scan and no.4 Prolia injection.😕

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