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Fosamax for Osteopenia

Posted by cwal @cwal, Dec 7, 2025

Has anyone had any major issues or side effects taking Fosamax for Osteopenia? I've reached the point in my osteopenia where I need to start taking something and was wondering how common it was to have problems with the most common one to be prescribed first.

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heyjoe415 | @heyjoe415 | 12 hours ago
In reply to @jcnklsn "I took Fosamax for three months. At 2 1/2 months, I experienced muscle, jaw and joint..." + (show)
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I took Fosamax for three months. At 2 1/2 months, I experienced muscle, jaw and joint pain to the point that I could barely walk. Up until then I was swimming 3 times/week, 45 minutes (nonstop) at a time. The onset was sudden and dramatic and happened after a swimming session when I was walking across the parking lot. My legs turned to jelly and I barely made it my car. Since then, I've had excruciating pain in my arms, hips, back and shoulders. It seems like every injury I've ever had was reignited. I was admitted to the hospital where they run multiple tests, but found nothing that was causing these symptoms, I've also had severe vertigo, though unsure if this is Fosamax-related.

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Please check with your prescribing MD and find out if these are identified as side effects of Fosamax, or if something else is going on. It certainly sounds like medical expertise is needed.

Good luck to you and I hope you get some answers, and feel better!

Joe

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cwal | @cwal | 10 hours ago
In reply to @heyjoe415 "Please check with your prescribing MD and find out if these are identified as side effects..." + (show)
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Please check with your prescribing MD and find out if these are identified as side effects of Fosamax, or if something else is going on. It certainly sounds like medical expertise is needed.

Good luck to you and I hope you get some answers, and feel better!

Joe

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Yes, and the rest of us on the fence about taking these drugs or are taking them would like to clarify for our information

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jcnklsn | @jcnklsn | 3 hours ago
In reply to @heyjoe415 "Please check with your prescribing MD and find out if these are identified as side effects..." + (show)
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Please check with your prescribing MD and find out if these are identified as side effects of Fosamax, or if something else is going on. It certainly sounds like medical expertise is needed.

Good luck to you and I hope you get some answers, and feel better!

Joe

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Thanks. I am under a doctor's care. I've had blood tests, EKG, MRI, EEG and other tests. I am continuing to pursue the cause, though various sites, including the Mayo Clinic list joint and muscle pain as side effects of Fosamax. Not ready to accept that that is the definite answer to what's going on,

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