Is it my tablets?

Buster23

i have been on Alendronic Acid tablets for at least 4 yrs now, i am having some weird eppisodes of Hives, Night sweats, to wake up Flaring up , my throat,I am ripping in my sleep, wanting to rip under my skin, My head has at least a dozen welts/sores, hard to even touch,funny thing is this, I accidently cut ,severed my finger 2yrs ago, index finger, have a scar on the knuckle that i bump from time to time, what i noticed was that the cut from the Scardoesnt bleed normally like most cuts heal, i feel to touch that what I find growing from the cut, is BONE, yes folks, my own theory, but i do believe that these cuts im getting thu itching my scalp, neck, chest, backs of knees, has poossibly the same Feel/touch like Bone, behind my ear i noticed a cut that if i touch iit, i get a needle feel, prickly shooting thru the skin, but if i try to pick it out, its the same as My cuts i get on my finger, I am chatting about this from my own experience, Had my partner pick the knuckle herself, was very sore just letting her, but the result would shock you, It felt like say a shard of tooth, so there was no other thing it could be, only NEW BONE growth, from my bloodstream, I since bumped the knuckle, and again, new growth peers thrpugh the skin, getting back to my flare ups, they hit me now for the last 6months, not knowing then, what i know now, i went to doctor with Hives, got steroid cream for the head, used it up, to no Avail, i got eczema cream, that only sooths the sores, but they all seem to come from within, my bloodstream, and i since try not to pick, and say ones go away, but new ones keep popping up on scalp/Skull is all bumps that i wonder what really is going on, Is it possibly the Alendronic Acid70mg tablet,

this is my own Symptoms,and assesment of my Ailment, i only figured this out just few days ago, and find it very Interesting, I would love to know, Is it the Tablet , into my bloodstream and cuts etc, come out growing wee needle like bone, sore to touch, wont really go away, on a funny side, I feel like HELLBOY

noddingtonpete

Hello @JoeSweeney and welcome to the community. We are a friendly and supportive group and I hope that you will find that as well.

I understand that you have been prescribed Alendronic acid tablets and was wondering if that is causing you some strange side effects. I couldn't find anything on our website but did find this on the NHS one

https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/alendronic-acid/

We do have the following though which might be of interest

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/osteoporosis/

Please do keep posting and let us know how you are getting on and I am sure that others will connect with you to share their thoughts and experiences as well.

With very best wishes

Peter (moderator)

stickywicket

In all my years on here I don't recall anyone mentioning such side effects from Alendronic Acid. Here's what the NHS says about it https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/alendronic-acid/

I presume you're taking it for osteoporosis. If so, my very uneducated guess would be that the bone you feel you removed is not new growth but a broken piece making its way through the skin. Either way, please never dig out anything like that as you could introduce serious infection.

I think 3-5 years is the normal time period for taking alendronic acid. Maybe it's time you had a chat with your doc who put you on it. A further DXA scan might reveal more.