Good morning all Has anyone had a yearly infusion for osteoporosis zoledronic acid? What side effects will I expect? I have severe osteoporosis now.my consultant has recommended it. I am on life time prednisolone for inflammatory arthritis.
Appreciate your thoughts
Hope you all have a good day xx😊
I had it a few weeks ago,it took about 30 minutes. No problems after.
Hi Thanks for your reply that's reassuring. Before hand did you increase your calcium and vitamin d to help it work ?
No just carried on as normal. Lovely big chair cup of tea and relax for 30 mins. I'm sure you will be fine. 😊
Thank you .
Hi I've had a few and have not noticed any side effects. Only issue I have had is if the results for vitamin D have not been available.
Try a call to the Royal Osteoporosis Society…their nurses are experts.
But if you anticipate side effects you will probably get them.
Look on the bright side ..& always expect the best!
Drink loads of water before, during and after your infusion. You could always look on the Bone Health site in Healthunlocked and as AC suggests look on the ROS website, there is masses of information on there theros.org.uk
Thanks for your message I'll do that with the water, I do drink alot of water every day.also i look on the website. Thanks
I had an infusion in the summer. No preparation just did things as normal. no side effects.
Thank you for your positive response. X
I have had three annual infusions no side effects, first one I had to sit for an hour afterwards to make sure I had no side effects the following two they let me go as soon as it was finished, now I take daily tablets (Advil) to keep calcium topped up. I was given the infusions as my stomach didn’t tolerate the weekly medication dissolved in water (sorry can’t remember the name only that you have to be upright for a while after taking it). Hope it goes well for you 👍
Thanks x
I have not but my mum has it annually and has had for around 4 years. She reports no ill affects. She is now 87
Thanks x
I had it about 3 weeks ago. Was advised to drink lots of water as you can get gluey symptoms as a result but I didn’t experience any. Took about an hour and 20 but future ones will take around a 1/2 hour.
I didn't have any side effects at all but the drip was run in slowly at half reaspeed. The only problem is the reluctance of the dentist to do anything more than gentle superficial treatment.
Hi I've been advised to have any dental treatment before the infusion.good to hear no side effects, thanks. Did you have it done at the hospital? X
Yes in the day hospital - four of us tied to our chairs by the drip, the others having other types of infusions. We had a good chat too.
I have had infusions for the last 5 years which I think is the recommended maximum - no side effects whatsoever, it really wasn’t a big deal.
Will be having another DEXA scan in a few months to see if it’s done the trick.
Wow that sounds great hope your dexa scan shows a improvement.x
Thank you! 💐🤞
I been having them for a few years now and never had side effects as the other lady says sit back relax and have a nice cup of tea. I get side effects from most things but not this x
Perfect, I have side effects from lots of drugs even panadol!
I've had 3 or 4, but each time, this drug created a flare up of my colitis. My dexa results stayed steady, no continued decreases. But due to the side effects, I've switched to Prolia, and had the first increased bone density results in 10 years. However, with Prolia, once I've had the maximum treatment, I have to discontinue it. They've found that many people experience spinal fractures after discontinuation of Prolia, unless they go back onto a bisphosphonate medication. I've got a few years to go, so I'm not going to think about it for now....
Morning All!
Good pain threshold -what is it ?
