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Q: Was stopping Alendronate the cause of pain throughout my body?
Have ceased taking Alendronate medication. Was this the cause of pain throughout my body? It was painful to move in bed and especially painful to get up. I experienced extremely itchy watery blisters that seemed to wander around my body - trunk, arms and legs. I had a sense of perpetual fatigue that made doing anything difficult and was putting my employment in jeopardy. I've now been off the medication for 6 weeks and feel normal once again. These symptoms started disappearing in the 3rd week. I'm worried about osteoporosis increasing but want quality of life.
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Has your healthcare provider offered you an altenative without the side effects? Reply to this post | Report
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My GP has suggested I stay off it until my next appt with my oncologist in Jan. I'm due for surgery in Dec so want to feel well for this then will be happy to try an alternative. In the meantime I'm on 3 x 1000mg Osteovit D daily. Feel human again - 6 wks down the track. Was blaming the hormone therapy but now convinced it was the alendronate. Reply to this post | Report
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