Celebrex ( Pain Killer)

Those symptoms are common on prednisone.. It's a steroid that causes a lot of people to gain weight as well as have other symptoms. I personally am allergic to celebrex (broke out in a rash after 2 days). I would say you have less of a risk of side effects being on celebrex over prednisone. I've read that the biggest risk to people is if they are taking other medications with the celebrex for the heart or blood pressure medicine. If celebrex is your only drug, then your risk would probably be minimal.

Thank u for your information. I take these drugs :
prednisone
synthroid
plaquenil
effexort
apo-ranitidine ( for stomach to prevent bleeding because prednisone is strong )

now they replace predensone instead of celebrex. I'm not comfortable since I started that one.

It may not hurt to ask your pharmacist about interactions with those other drugs.. But I agree.. I would be more comfortable on celebrex than prednisone...

As mentioned, prednisone is a mix of naturally occuring and synthetic steroid compounds. It is absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract---which is why you are having problems on the ol' potty. If the doctor hasn't told you, and it's not on the label, i'll tell you now: make sure you take this tablet with food. Be sure to have a high fibre diet. (i.E. Oatmeal in the morning helps) to keep your system running smoothly.

However, prednisone itself will not cause any weight gain. Based on the other medications you're taking, it looks like you also suffer from a thyroid problem---which is likely the real culprit to your weight gain. Synthroid (t4) readily converts at a 4:1 ratio to cytomel (t3).. Also known as your thyroid hormone. This has a direct influence on your metabolism.

I would also question whether you should still be taking plaquenil, as it is used primarily to treat arthritis. Something that prednisone should be able to take care of.

Effexort is an anti-depressant if i'm not mistaken, and really does not contribute to the problems you're having.

I would say stick to the prednisone, but take it with food, equal hours throughout the day as it has a short half-life and make sure to have a decent amount of fibre in your diet. Your weight gain is likely how this is interacting with the synthroid. Get your thyroid checked out again and find out if you possibly have to increase your dose or synthroid to counteract the prednisone. You might also want to question using cytomel instead of synthroid as it's lower dosages, and easier for your body to process.

Also, since prednisone is very acidic and can burn a hole in your stomach (ulcer), it is consequently mildly liver toxic. You might want to jump into your local health store and pick up some milk thistle or ala (alpha lipoic acid)... Especially if you find you're having some painful urination, or your urine has a slight odor to it.

Good luck,
justin

I was taking celebrex before the studies came out about the side affects with the heart attacks. I have since asked my doctor about taking this drug. She said it was still safe, that the study protained really to people who took twice the dose of celebrex as they really needed. So I am still taking celebrex on an as needed basis. She told me that I shouldn't have any problems with it.
I would ask your doctor about taking celebrex due to him/her knowing your medical history and your present needs. They will be the one who can tell you the best advise.
Good luck.

Pebbles

Thank you all for your responds to my worry. I consulted my specialist two days ago to complain about severe constipation and gaining weight. She advised me to go to herbal food to buy flax seeds. This has a great value in reducing weight,breast cancer,cholestrol,heart attack,and prostate. I bought it directly. It really has great value as I noticed. It helps a lot in smooth the stomach. She put me back to celebrex, I told her that prednisone does not help me in pain. Celebrex is pain killer,for that I prefer to take it again. Effexort is for depresion and anixiety, for me I take it for anixiety. It is part of my lupus symptoms. Thyroid too has the same symptoms of lupus fatigue and anxiety and gaining weight. I get fed up whith this drugs but what to say this is god will, we can not complain. Atl east we are better than others who experienced and suffer the worst.
God blessed us all