Alendronate / Fosamax

I take a weekly tablet of alendronic acid and will hopefully stop this summer after five years. As far as I can tell, I have suffered no side effects. My OH takes gabopentin (sp) but for Restless Legs Syndrome. He is pretty well zombyfied until lunch time.

I took Alendronate for the standard five years, I assume you have had osteoporosis diagnosed, if one pill has caused such havoc I think you should speak to whoever prescribed it - if you can at present. As you are getting over an op and taking a lot of painkillers maybe that has interfered in some way.

Is the Naproxen something you have recently started taking? My son was recently prescribed it but it gave him terrible diarrhoea.

Well, he took it for about 7 years to my memory. It was the once a month version - Boniva / Boniva. He died in 2016 - maybe guidance changed? We lived in Spain at the time so perhaps things are different there.

I have the annual infusion (well I did have before lockdown) so not sure about the medication BUT you say your late husband took it for years well you are not supposed to take it for years it is supposed to be monitored and only a few years
( not sure if it’s 3) and then have a rest period