Are you taking Reclast for osteoporosis?

Hi folks. Good to hear some people have had no problems using Reclast.

Unfortunately, I had a series of adverse reactions after a Reclast infusion in 2022. Starting the next day, developed double vision and after-images, severe dizziness, severe muscle and bone pain, and complete exhaustion.

Two days after, those symptoms started to fade, but I developed bilateral uveitis (diagnosed by an ophthalmologist). It was severe enough to require six weeks of steroid drops, and then a lens replacement.

I see nothing in the literature about any connection, but I do have several autoimmune disorders. I am also in a female in my sixties, and the literature does indicate that women over sixty are most likely to develop serious eye problems (even blindness) after Reclast infusions.

In closing, I suspect that serious eye problems after Reclast are more common than Novartis reports. There are a number of professional articles on this subject, going back decades. And the FDA believes only about 20% of all adverse reactions are ever reported.

In closing, know that I’m not giving anyone medical advice about whether to take a medication. I’m only describing my adverse reactions because I sincerely hope no one else ever experiences the same.

Hi folks. Good to hear some people have had no problems using Reclast.

Unfortunately, I had a series of adverse reactions after a Reclast infusion in 2022. Starting the next day, developed double vision and after-images, severe dizziness, severe muscle and bone pain, and complete exhaustion.

Two days after, those symptoms started to fade, but I developed bilateral uveitis (diagnosed by an ophthalmologist). It was severe enough to require six weeks of steroid drops, and then a lens replacement.

I see nothing in the literature about any connection, but I do have several autoimmune disorders. I am also in a female in my sixties, and the literature does indicate that women over sixty are most likely to develop serious eye problems (even blindness) after Reclast infusions.

In closing, I suspect that serious eye problems after Reclast are more common than Novartis reports. There are a number of professional articles on this subject, going back decades. And the FDA believes only about 20% of all adverse reactions are ever reported.

In closing, know that I’m not giving anyone medical advice about whether to take a medication. I’m only describing my adverse reactions because I sincerely hope no one else ever experiences the same.

Hi folks. Good to hear some people have had no problems using Reclast.

Unfortunately, I had a series of adverse reactions after a Reclast infusion in 2022. Starting the next day, developed double vision and after-images, severe dizziness, severe muscle and bone pain, and complete exhaustion.

Two days after, those symptoms started to fade, but I developed bilateral uveitis (diagnosed by an ophthalmologist). It was severe enough to require six weeks of steroid drops, and then a lens replacement.

I see nothing in the literature about any connection, but I do have several autoimmune disorders. I am also in a female in my sixties, and the literature does indicate that women over sixty are most likely to develop serious eye problems (even blindness) after Reclast infusions.

In closing, I suspect that serious eye problems after Reclast are more common than Novartis reports. There are a number of professional articles on this subject, going back decades. And the FDA believes only about 20% of all adverse reactions are ever reported.

In closing, know that I’m not giving anyone medical advice about whether to take a medication. I’m only describing my adverse reactions because I sincerely hope no one else ever experiences the same.

How far back does Reclast go? I had thought it was pretty new.