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Having taken an Alendronic Acid tablet once a week for 4 years exactly in the way prescribed without any real problems, I stopped taking it in February as I developed a sore throat together with a "burning" sensation in my mouth. This problem is still continuing four months afterwards - has anyone else experienced this happening? I find it all very worrying.
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Aristotle13 angela1805
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Hi Angela,
This sounds very much as though it could be a reflux problem which is very common with AA. I took AA for only five months and now, three months after stopping taking the AA, I too have a reflux problem although mine may be less severe than yours since the acid doesn't get right into my mouth and just affests the oesophagus. I use a proprietary brand of indigestion thick liquid which neutralises the acid and coates everything so that your tissues are protected. I'll private message you the name since the moderators for this site don't allow advertising. You may of course get better suggestions but for me this works
Regards
Aristotle
angela1805 Aristotle13
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Hi Aristotle,
Thanks so much for your reply and suggestion, also for the additional info link. I'll certainly give the "liquid" a try forthwith. Hopefully things will begin to improve and I'll keep in touch on this subject. It was very comforting to read there are folk out there who can sympathise and relate to what I am talking about! Thank you again for writing.
Kind regards, Angela
kathleen65757 angela1805
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Aristotle will tell you what he does to help his throat and oesophageas.
angela1805 kathleen65757
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Hi Kathleen,
Thank you for writing, I have replied to Aristotle thanking him. It certainly is a miserable condition and I'm hoping now it will improve. Thanks again for your kind interest.
Kind regards, Angela
Aristotle13 angela1805
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As Kathleen mentioned, AA has a half life and that is usually between five and ten years. So AA is active even if you have stopped taking it like me. The liquid that I private messaged you about is really effective. It is quite thick and what my daughter would call 'gloopy' It coats everything that it touches with a neutralising and pain killing goo. The dose I use is one 10ml dose after each meal and within a day the pain should have reduced or disappeared. This is not a cure, it is only a neutraliser and hence, painkiller. You may get recurrences of this affliction for years to come.
I should point out that neither Kathleen nor Myself are doctors or in any way connected with the medical fraternity and any suggestions that we make are purely based on our own experiences and largely, common sense. Coating any affected areas gives your body a chance to respond and heal any damage that has been caused by the acid.
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Aristotle