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4 patient evaluations
for
Actonel
dibo
Sex:
F
Data Quality: 0 stars
Type: Asian Optic-Spinal MS
Left Eye
: severe
Right Eye
: none
Sensation
: moderate
Overall
: moderate
Swallowing
: none
Arms
: mild
Legs
: severe
Bladder/Bowel
: moderate
Spinal Cord
: mild
by
dibo
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Purpose:
Osteoporosis
(Started Aug 18, 2009)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Jul 19, 2010
150 mg
Monthly
? Can't tell
None
Always
Not at all
0 helpful marks
satyr66
Sex:
M
Data Quality: 2 stars
Type: Secondary Progressive
Sensation: None
Overall: Mild
Cognition: moderate
Vision: none
Speech: none
Swallowing: none
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
by
satyr66
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Purpose:
Osteoporosis
(Started Jun 15, 2001)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Jul 12, 2010
35 mg
Weekly
Major
None
Always
Not at all
Date
Jul 12, 2010
Advice & Tips
Actonel has stopped my bone loss completely. I have bone density scans every 2 years and the results are good. All thumbs up here.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
0 helpful marks
Purpose:
Osteopenia
(Started Apr 05, 2009)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
May 01, 2010
150 mg
Monthly
? Can't tell
None
Always
Somewhat
Date
May 01, 2010
Advice & Tips
I couldn't afford this, so was dependent on samples from Dr, which became unavailable. I took it for a year, and as far as I know, it made no diff between annual bone scans. It was hard to remember to take it and I was on a monthly dose.
0 helpful marks
kbc
Sex:
F
Data Quality: 0 stars
Pain: Most
Fatigue: Most
Sleep: Some
Stiffness: Most
function: Some
external_stress: Little
Stickman: most
Description: F 63yFM: 18y Dx
by
kbc
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Purpose:
Osteoporosis
(Started Jan 01, 1995)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Jan 05, 2009
35 mg
Weekly
Major
None
Always
Not at all
0 helpful marks
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