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Osteoporosis |
Interaction of Fosamax and Heart Medications05/22/2006 |
I have taken Fosamax for several years without any noticeable side effects until I had a heart attack. Now I take a number of heart medications and have developed a problem. The day of my weekly dosage, taken in the morning with a full glass of water, I get to feeling dizzy and headachy a few hours after breakfast. (I take heart medications with breakfast.) The dizziness lasts all day and then the next day I have diarrhea. Every other day of the week I feel fine. If you need the full list of my heart medications, I will gadly provide them. Thanks for your help.
The symptoms you report are not usually associated with Fosamax. You can ask your pharmacist to do a computerized check of potential drug interactions on the medications you are taking. Another option is to stop the Fosamax for a month and then restart it. A third option is to try a monthly bisphosphonate (Boniva) instead of Fosamax if the situation is bothering you.
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Margery Gass, MD Formely, Professor, Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology College of Medicine University of Cincinnati |
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