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The most common side effects of Boniva

How many of you are taking Boniva?

Bone density is something most women over 45 have to really be concerned about.   Sally Fields does a really great job of promoting Boniva in her latest TV commercial.  She crawls around on the floor with the children (what does that have to do with bone density anyway?) and after watching that TV commercial we all want to take Boniva so we can be just like Sally Fields.  After all, she hasn't aged in 30 years.  She is slim, beautiful, limber and looks like she is 25 years old!  Did Boniva do all that?  It is a great advertisement, but it is bone density we are looking to find results for.  Let's look at the side effects that they quickly run through at the end of the commercial.  They run through them so fast it is hard to remember them all . . . . .

The most common side effects of Boniva include:

• Back pain -- in up to 13.5 percent of people
• Indigestion or heartburn -- up to 11.9 percent
• Bronchitis -- up to 10 percent
• Arm or leg pain -- up to 7.8 percent
• Abdominal pain (stomach pain) -- up to 7.8 percent
• Diarrhea -- up to 6.8 percent
• Headache -- up to 6.5 percent.

Other Boniva side effects include:

• Infections
• Weakness
• Vomiting
• High cholesterol
• Muscle pain
• Arthritis
• Dizziness
• A spinning sensation (vertigo)
• Pneumonia
• Sore throat
• Bladder infection (urinary tract infection or UTI)
• Constipation
• Insomnia
• Throat pain, chest pain, or difficulty swallowing (which may be signs of ulcers of the esophagus)
• Severe heartburn or heartburn that does not go away
• Severe bone, muscle, or joint pain
• Jaw or tooth problems
• Signs of an allergic reaction, including unexplained rash, hives, itching, and unexplained swelling.

Unfortunately, there is no way for your health care provider to know beforehand if you will have side effects from a medicine that you have never tried.

According to the Food and Drug Administration there may be an increased risk of bone fractures of the thigh with bone strengthening bisphosphonates such as Boniva, Fosamax and Actonel that may be related to use for more than 5 years.

If blood calcium levels are too low, the body will break down bone and teeth to increase the blood calcium levels. If the blood levels are high, then the body uses the extra calcium to rebuild bone and teeth.

Most of the symptoms that might occur due to a calcium deficiency would be seen only if calcium levels are low in the blood. Because the body is very good at keeping the blood calcium levels steady (often at the expense of bone strength), most people will never experience any symptoms of a deficiency until their bones are significantly weakened.