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Reclast BEWARE causes broken femur!

Posted by missprince @missprince, Feb 14, 2025

Doctor put me on Reclast for 3 years. By third year after iv left leg hurting and getting weaker. Finally, one day leg gave out and I fell to the ground with broken femur. Emergency Surgery. After this several doctors told me it was due to Reclast. Was never told Reclast could do this. Women should avoid this iv. I will post what happened to me wherever I can. To put this drug out knowing it can cause a broken femur is horrible. Women should be told this side effect before receiving the drug. Having a broken femur is a terrible thing with the pain and surgery. I am 3 months out from surgery and still recovering. Now my doctors tell me I should not get anymore reclast! Too late for my broken Femur! Beware of Reclast!

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htolan | @htolan | Sep 19, 2025
In reply to @billnanearney1889 "Can u take fosomax for log time if u take a "drug holiday" for a year..." + (show)
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Can u take fosomax for log time if u take a "drug holiday" for a year - after 5 years?

What drug holiday drugs would u suggest

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I took Fosomax in the ‘90’s for many years. There was no warning. In ‘08 my left femur snapped. It was a compound fracture with all my quad muscles tearing. In 2018 my right femur broke in Spiral. Shorter leg. I gave myself shots for 4 years. Now I take Prolia.
It’s a rough life. I was involved in a large university bone health study.
Do research and be prepared for pain. I am osteoporatic.
Be careful.

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brendammc | @brendammc | Sep 20, 2025
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Great point! I was about to go back and list some more recent articles but the point is is that it’s still the same and that’s why the rec class is only proposed for a three year. Period. They’re simply not enough information to be panicked about. I had the same thing (hip fracture with no fall) pain in my thigh, which was from the statins. Should everybody stop taking statins? They are dispense like candy. Statins have side effects and nobody seems to care about those well, Dr. suspense them like candy. but the bone medicines are specifically targeted for panic. and hysteria and the incidents of problems are extremely low by today’s standards, but the first time reactions to once first infusion are significantly high. I wasn’t on any bone medication when I had my fracture. Medicine is serious stuff. And like the label say “your doctor has prescribed this medication because they think it’s beneficial even with risk.“ I was one of those people who had the world’s worst reaction to the first infusion. But I wasn’t prepared for the first infusion. That sucks but that’s life. I read the information and when I go back for the RECLAST after I complete the TYMLOS I will do the preparation work and the statistics say that one goes from a 10% risk for side effects to a one percent risk of side effects.
In any case, the literature seems to suggest that the people who have these rare femur, fractures and brakes already have a condition that predisposes them to the break, it’s very rare and by not going beyond the three years of rec class there should not be a problem according to the literature that exists today. The literature today says there’s only a link and hasn’t gone beyond the original literature of 2012 in that regard.

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Could you tell me where you found the prep work information? I definitely want to be prepared.

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loriesco | @loriesco | Sep 20, 2025
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Could you tell me where you found the prep work information? I definitely want to be prepared.

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There was no place to find it. I didn’t find it until after I experience the dramatic side effects only THEN was I advised by the nurse practitioner that they would slow down the infusion next time I should have taken Tylenol and flushed lots of water before hand. Here’s what I suggest you do. Call your infusion team and be proactive and get information. As well, you could call the drug manufacturers. They have people that will answer your general questions about this And then finally you can always post the question here about what to do for your first three class infusion and I’m sure everybody will respond with their thoughts.

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brendammc | @brendammc | Sep 20, 2025
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There was no place to find it. I didn’t find it until after I experience the dramatic side effects only THEN was I advised by the nurse practitioner that they would slow down the infusion next time I should have taken Tylenol and flushed lots of water before hand. Here’s what I suggest you do. Call your infusion team and be proactive and get information. As well, you could call the drug manufacturers. They have people that will answer your general questions about this And then finally you can always post the question here about what to do for your first three class infusion and I’m sure everybody will respond with their thoughts.

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Thank you.

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gretch19 | @gretch19 | Sep 21, 2025
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I took Fosomax in the ‘90’s for many years. There was no warning. In ‘08 my left femur snapped. It was a compound fracture with all my quad muscles tearing. In 2018 my right femur broke in Spiral. Shorter leg. I gave myself shots for 4 years. Now I take Prolia.
It’s a rough life. I was involved in a large university bone health study.
Do research and be prepared for pain. I am osteoporatic.
Be careful.

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There are issues with Prolia too. I was on Evenity for a year. No issues and good results in my spine. Im now on 2nd Prolia shot. Dr wants me to get Reclast iv next but it scares me. They say alternative would be Fosomax which would undoubtedly cause gastric distress. I am 66 and I was hopeful for an end to all the drugs. Any thoughts? Feeling desperate

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htolan | @htolan | Sep 21, 2025
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There are issues with Prolia too. I was on Evenity for a year. No issues and good results in my spine. Im now on 2nd Prolia shot. Dr wants me to get Reclast iv next but it scares me. They say alternative would be Fosomax which would undoubtedly cause gastric distress. I am 66 and I was hopeful for an end to all the drugs. Any thoughts? Feeling desperate

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Best drug I used was Forteo shots for 4 years. There is another drug my doc wants me on instead of Prolia, but I had a heart attack i February and have to clear one year before I can have or.
Three weeks ago I had 7 hours of back surgery at Northwestern, so I am barely making it. I had flat back and scoliosis from failed back surgeries in the’90’s. I need some time to think about next steps. I am in bad shape now.
Good luck.

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gravity3 | @gravity3 | Sep 21, 2025
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There are issues with Prolia too. I was on Evenity for a year. No issues and good results in my spine. Im now on 2nd Prolia shot. Dr wants me to get Reclast iv next but it scares me. They say alternative would be Fosomax which would undoubtedly cause gastric distress. I am 66 and I was hopeful for an end to all the drugs. Any thoughts? Feeling desperate

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Does he want you to finish prolia after two shots because the rebound issue is not as great? I am looking at a similar position but I am 77 And according to the actuarial tables my lifespan average is 84. So if I stayed on prolia for what might be 7 years i could imagine it although I do have some additional joint pain. What were your dexa numbers after evenity? The prolia was to help retain your gains from evenity. Did he talk to you about prolia rebound. Did you ask him about adrug holiday and if and when in your drug sequencing plan that might be possible.
Do you take hormone replacement? That may be of benefit if their are no health issues that might be risky for you

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gussie | @gussie | Sep 22, 2025
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There are issues with Prolia too. I was on Evenity for a year. No issues and good results in my spine. Im now on 2nd Prolia shot. Dr wants me to get Reclast iv next but it scares me. They say alternative would be Fosomax which would undoubtedly cause gastric distress. I am 66 and I was hopeful for an end to all the drugs. Any thoughts? Feeling desperate

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If you can please avoid Fosomax. A friend went on it years ago and lost half her jaw bone

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gretch19 | @gretch19 | Sep 22, 2025
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If you can please avoid Fosomax. A friend went on it years ago and lost half her jaw bone

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Honestly, all bisphosphonates scare me. Reclast is a mega dose of Fosomax. What is a good alternative?

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gussie | @gussie | Sep 22, 2025

I am going to be 84 next month and was diagnosed with osteoporosis and osteopenia in my fifties. I saw a endo in San Francisco who specializes in osteoporosis and at that time he didn't like Foxomax so we just did a wait and see. At age 65 I was diagnosed with an immune disorder meaning my immune system doesn't work so I do infusions of other peoples blood plasma to get their antibiodies. When reclast came out he didn't want to put me on that because he didn't know how my crazy immune system would react to it. So all these years I've done nothing except take 2000 units of vitamin D a day. This is something that now I think osteoporosis might be genetic. Three years ago both my daughters in the same year broke bones in their bodies but hadn't been diagnosed until that happened. My daughter in Maryland has it so bad she went on the newest product where she injected herself every night for two years until her insurance stopped covering it. The daughter in LA broke her femur without even doing anything. So both daughter's have it.

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