Guest guest Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Hi , Just wondering how long you've been taking the vioxx? I too started taking it just for muscle achiness and pain in my legs (that would wake me up in the AM). I only take 12.5 mg, but the kicker is that when I stop taking it (I did stop twice), within a day or two I get super achy in my muscles, knee pain, and the Fevers come back! I couldn't believe it, but I guess the vioxx is helping control that right now. I did take 25 mg for a few days, but I couldn't tell the difference in terms of helping with other aches and pains I regularly have. I did/do have stomach problems though and now I have to take prevacid. My rheum. thinks that possibly the combination of being on pred. and the vioxx did a job on my stomach and caused some acid reflux problems. Have you had to deal with that? I'm on a low dose of pred. too - 5 mg. I thought the interesting thing about the stomach problems was that my rhuem. said that pred. can inhibit your stomach from naturally secreting the protective mucous that helps with acids and then when you add drugs like vioxx, that's when damage can occur. I can't wait to be off prednisone! Anyway, sorry to go on for so long. Glad you're feeling pretty well. Take care.................... Buffalo, NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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