Joint Pain/Drug side effects

I'm testing a therory this month.  I've had marked increased joint pain in my hands, wrists, neck, shoulders, knees and ankles since beginning Boniva 3 months ago.  I am now at the point of eating percocet 24/7 just to function.  This is in addition to my Humira weekly I might add.

Boniva is a drug that falls into a class of bio-phosphates.  Fosamax also falls into this group along with a few others which I am not familar with the "brand" names.  This class of drugs are suppose to increase bone density.

After reading a bunch of patient reviews and a FDA alert dated Jan. 7, 2008, I have found that the majority of patients have had my experience and the FDA alert backs this up complete with narcotic pain relief for most.

I'm about 2 months post prednisone withdrawal and my GI symptoms are under control.  I do have my first Rhemy visit scheduled for later this month to rule out any connective tissue disease/arthritis.

So back to my test....I'm just not going to take it this month and see what happens.  By the time I see the Rheumy it will have been 8 weeks from my last dose.

Just thought I'd share this for those of you with CD/Joint Pain/Low Bone Density.

Gail- Go for the Humira for maintenance.  It saved my grits when nothing else would!  I also have never developed a fissure or fistula.

Hi Broom I was ready to call on my gorilla's to find you. You think I should go the Hum? I gotta tell you I been having pains all over and I am on no meds. I stand up and can hardly walk for a few minutes. My shoulders ache and can have aches in neck or anywhere else my body decides to pain. Might go under the sheets for awhile .Goining to grab the water bottle and hit the sweat room before long. I am not sure if this is a sideeffect of going off the pred. ,do you know anyone else that has had this after going off pred.? It's been 3 weeks. See your having some problems now too, and bet you got your monkey's chewed to the bone by now. Iam about ready to chew the hide off one or two. Hope your arith. visit goes good. Went to the eye DR. need to go back in a month because I did not take a driver.I should of showed up with my tool box a thought for my next visit anyway. More blood sucked out today I figure they got the fridge about one quarter full by now. lol gail