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Reclast iv ordered for osteopenia.

random_wmercado8507
random_wmercado8507 Member Posts: 18
edited September 4 in Bone Health and Bone Loss

Has anyone experienced any major side effects and how long do they last?

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  • laughinggull
    laughinggull Member Posts: 522
    edited September 4

    Hi,

    I had this treatment a few months back, in March.

    I got my infusion on a Friday morning, and started having flu-like symptoms on Friday night; they lasted all weekend, through Sunday afternoon. By Monday morning I was 100% out of it, and never got any symptoms again. When I say flu-like, I mean chills and muscle and bone pain. On Saturday I was on the couch all day with ibuprofen or tylenol or whatever they recommended -can't remember. The pain moved from one bone or limb to the next. Very weird -but short-lived. You can do this. Just don't plan on running a marathon or throwing a party the day after the infusion, because you may not feel up to it.

    A few weeks later, I realized some vague back pain I used to have had disappeared, and I realized my bones felt stronger. Eg my arms when doing push ups, my legs when running, my back when swimming butterfly -I am kind of active.

    Hope other will chime in with their own experiences, I am curious to read them.

    Best,

    LaughingGull