Re: re Vioxx and side effects/

December 17, 2002

The two major concerns and both are listed in the package insert with VIoxx

are hypertension and edema. Both of these escalate as your dose is increased.

This is in part why, more physicians choose Celebrex ahead of Vioxx.

Certainly, both of these things can happen with Celebrex but not as often.

There have been 2 large studies comparing Celebrex and Vioxx and both showed

Celebrex to be safer. Here is a link <A

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Regards,

Dave in NC

December 18, 2002

dear dave , thanx so much for the links . my poor brother has had such a

terrible time of it with this wretched disease . as bad as i have it hes

much worse .i personally cant take any nsaids at all as ive had so many

gi bleeds (5 in the past three months ) so i have to stick with mtx and

oxycontin i wish i had other options but my diagnosis was delayed for

so long that so much structural damage was done . the best i can hope

for is to prevent further damage . thanks again for the links i will

pass them on to my brother ,they are much appreciated !! ....my love to

all and wishes for a blessed and peace filled christmas

.......................nancy

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