Celebrex -- Should It Be Discontinued ?? Posted: 01-04-05 09:04am
73, wm, 5' 10" 155 lbs, reasonably active,
and have suffered joint pain somewhat in
the past two years and my md prescribed
vioxx, which proved to be ineffectual, for
the most part, and was discontinued and a
rx for celebrex was given.
Now, with celebrex on the hit list, I
stopped it and began 2 bufferin a day, but
they don't seem to help as much as the
celebrex did, so I started back on the
celebrex, one every other day, rather than
one a day as prescribed, and the pain
seems to be a bit less -- bearable, but
only just.
One would think, after all the publicity,
that one's md would get in touch with
patients that were prescribed a cox-2, but
I haven't heard from him.
And they wonder where malpractice suits
come from. :?
Is there another proven treatment for
joint pain ? ?
Thanks, leonard.
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hurts so bad
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Think About It! Posted: 01-15-05 16:34pm
Dear leonard,
i use celebrex myself and it works wonders
at times.
But as with any medication that you take
you have to take it in moderation. If you
have a headache you take tylenol or aleve,
the proper dosage is 2 pills every 4 to 6
hours but noooooo, we tend to take about 4
pills at one time every 2 hr. Thats
wrong. Yes, celebrex has harmed some
people but not everyone. So if it's
working for your good, then I say keep
taking them but try em every other day
instead of everyday.
God bless,
tia
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nadeentears
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Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Posts: 78 Location: Canada
Celebrex Posted: 03-12-05 15:20pm
I take celebrex 200 mg twice a day. I
feel comfortable with it. It is pain
killer. I heard a lot of argument about
it. I stopped it for a while but I could
not quit it. I talked to my doctor she
said nothing confirmed that it harm those
who take it. I feel it is business
issues. I return to it what can I do.
Tylenol is not good to buy the one on the
shelf your doctor will prescribed for you
tylenol 3. This advise is from my doctor.
I keep one in case of fever or
headache.
Good luck
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sandie
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Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 2
Posted: 08-13-05 02:43am
Celebrex is an anti inflamatory I believe
and not so much a pain killer. I take
400mg a day now for 2 yrs, without it I
can't bear the pain. I have
osteoarthritis now for 6 yrs, pain has now
gone down in my tailbone, started in hips,
celebrex helps the hips but does nothing
for the butt!
Had an mri in july, doc says can't do
anything for tailbone, think I need a new
doctor.
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mcouncil
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Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 4
Imflamatory Response Posted: 08-26-05 15:13pm
When you inhibit cox-2 you can cause
vasoconstriction. I think celebrex
should only be given to very healthy
people with no history of heart problems
in their family.
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EmoHealth
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Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 13
Drugs Bad! Posted: 10-20-05 13:06pm
Many people have noticed an increase in
their rthritic pain over time and have to
keep taking dtronger and stronger pain
medication.
Pain is a signal from the body to the
brain that something is wrong. The body
requires something. Treating the symptom
instead of the cause is worsening your
condition.
I have a wondeful article, written by
research doctors, on leaky gut syndrome
that explains why your pain is chronically
getting worse.
Believe it or not shifts in your dietary
intake and adding some supplements to your
diet can greatly reduce pain.
I was a chronic back pain sufferer for
over 15 years. I now have no pain and
take no drugs
