vioxx

[Guest guest]

I have been taking Vioxx for 3 years now. Been mostly

taking 50mg at night, and if I ever forget to take the

tablet at night then next day I feel like I'm 100 years

old.

Have not noticed any stomach problems, but I did change my

diet significantly (eg. gave up coffee & tea and started

taking peppermint tea which settles your stomach, etc) to

cater for the extra toxins in my body from the vioxx.

Cheers, Allan

-

[Guest guest]

How many mg´s a day are you taking?

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/28/2003 11:36:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

luv2sing38320@... writes:

> I'm useing 25 mg vioxx for my pa . It's working GREAT. I was on

> cruches before i started useing it. I've heard with some people it

> has had bad side afects. Tell me what u have heard or your

> experinces with vioxx . Thank you

Vioxx works well for me. I wish the 25mg did the trick but I have to take

50mg to feel relief.

Janet

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/29/2003 10:51:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

costello@... writes:

> I was on 50 mg Vioxx at the

> time. I am now down to 25.

> Ks Di

Is the 24 mgs working because it doesn't help me?

Janet

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/29/2003 10:55:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

allanfowlie@... writes:

> I have been taking Vioxx for 3 years now. Been mostly

> taking 50mg at night, and if I ever forget to take the

> tablet at night then next day I feel like I'm 100 years

> old.

I have been told that 50mg is bad for the liver. That is why I don't take the

50mg every day. Have you had liver functions monitored during this time?

Janet

[Guest guest]

I am very allergic to both VIOXX and Celebrex (extreme nausea and brusing on

palm of hand). I have been taking 175mg of indomethacin per day for 6 months

without any problems.

I

[Guest guest]

I have an ulcer (from a couple years ago due to too many NSAIDs, prednisone and

Celebrex). I told this to my new rheumy when he prescribed the vioxx and he

said that it was safe on the stomach. Should I be worried? I take 25mg.

thanks,

[Guest guest]

As far as I know 25mg is the max daily dose for long term use. 50mg

can be used up to 5 days. I am using 25mg which I take at night so I

feel good in the AM.

I take 50 mg on the weekends so I can play golf without pain. I tried

both Celebrx and Vioxx and found the Vioxx to be better. So far I

have had no side effects, but I haven't had a blood test since I have

been taking it. It would be interesting to take a poll for Vioxx vs.

Celebrex for effectiveness and side effects.

Hope this is useful.

> In a message dated 4/28/2003 11:36:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> luv2sing38320@y... writes:

>

> > I'm useing 25 mg vioxx for my pa . It's working GREAT. I was on

> > cruches before i started useing it. I've heard with some people

it

> > has had bad side afects. Tell me what u have heard or your

> > experinces with vioxx . Thank you

>

> Vioxx works well for me. I wish the 25mg did the trick but I have

to take

> 50mg to feel relief.

> Janet

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/30/2003 9:32:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

allanfowlie@... writes:

> I am aware that this is high but I can't

> function without this level at the moment.

>

I know the feeling because that is the only dose that helps me also.

Take care,

Janet

[Guest guest]

There are days when I still take 50. However, I forgot my medicine this

morning as I left to sponsor the high school senior trip. After stock car

racing, bumper boats, driving range, 36 holes of miniature golf followed by

two hours at the zoo and three hours on a bumpy school bus--I think 100mg

might be in order! It only takes being w/o it to know how well it works.

Ks Di

Re: [ ] vioxx

> In a message dated 4/29/2003 10:51:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> costello@... writes:

>

> > I was on 50 mg Vioxx at the

> > time. I am now down to 25.

> > Ks Di

>

> Is the 24 mgs working because it doesn't help me?

> Janet

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

YES! I can't imagine anyone telling you it was safe on the stomach. Does

he know you had ulcers? Be sure to take it with food and let him know the

minute you have any discomfort.

Ks Di

[Editor's Note: ALL NSAIDs can cause stomach problems. SOME are believed to be a

(little) less injurious, but that may just be the story the drug detail people

tell the docs. Best to follow Ks Di's last-sentence advice. -- D.]

Re: [ ] vioxx

> I have an ulcer (from a couple years ago due to too many NSAIDs,

prednisone and Celebrex). I told this to my new rheumy when he prescribed

the vioxx and he said that it was safe on the stomach. Should I be worried?

I take 25mg.

>

> thanks,

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Please visit our Psoriatic Arthritis Group's informational web page at:

> http://www.wpunj.edu/pa/ -- created and edited by list member

aka(raharris@...).

>

> Also,in August 2001,list member Jack aka Cornishpro@... began

to conduct extensive research which he publishes as the " Psoriatic Arthritis

Research Newsletter " , monthly in our email and digest format. Many thanks to

Jack. Back issues of the newsletter are stored on our PA webpage as well as

the archives of the list.

>

> Don't forget that the list archives comprise a tremendous amount of

information (Over three years of messages and answers).Feel free to browse

them at your convenience.

>

> LET'S HEAR FROM SOME OF YOU LURKERS out there! If you have a comment or

question, chances are there is a person who has been around a while who can

help you out with AT LEAST an educated guess for an answer! If not,we can

steer you in the right direction with a good website to go to,

>

> Blessings and Peace,

>

> Atwood-Stack, Founder

> Alan , Web & List Editor

> Jack , Newsletter Editor

> Pat Bias, List Editor

> Ron Dotson, List Editor

> Orin, List Editor

> , List Editor

> and any others who help in any way (thank you!)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My rhuemy said he has has patients on 50mg Vioxx long term with no bad

effects. He left me on it for over a year. I was the one that decided to

try to reduce. My GP said just what you did. He had a fit that I was on

50mg for more than 5 days!

Ks Di

[ ] Re: vioxx

> As far as I know 25mg is the max daily dose for long term use. 50mg

> can be used up to 5 days. I am using 25mg which I take at night so I

> feel good in the AM.

> I take 50 mg on the weekends so I can play golf without pain. I tried

> both Celebrx and Vioxx and found the Vioxx to be better. So far I

> have had no side effects, but I haven't had a blood test since I have

> been taking it. It would be interesting to take a poll for Vioxx vs.

> Celebrex for effectiveness and side effects.

>

> Hope this is useful.

>

>

>

> > In a message dated 4/28/2003 11:36:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> > luv2sing38320@y... writes:

> >

> > > I'm useing 25 mg vioxx for my pa . It's working GREAT. I was on

> > > cruches before i started useing it. I've heard with some people

> it

> > > has had bad side afects. Tell me what u have heard or your

> > > experinces with vioxx . Thank you

> >

> > Vioxx works well for me. I wish the 25mg did the trick but I have

> to take

> > 50mg to feel relief.

> > Janet

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

If you've had an ulcer, vioox can be a problem. If it doesn't hurt then your

ulcer probbly isn't acting up. Try to always have food with the vioox so it has

something besides your tummy to chew on.

<leslieiansa@...> wrote:I have an ulcer (from a couple years ago

due to too many NSAIDs, prednisone and Celebrex). I told this to my new rheumy

when he prescribed the vioxx and he said that it was safe on the stomach.

Should I be worried? I take 25mg.

thanks,

[Guest guest]

I actually got hemorrhoids using Celebrex (it is listed as a side effect if you

read all the small print, about 1% of people on the drug get them....just my

luck) so I switched to Vioxx. Haven't had a problem since, actually think Vioxx

is better at reducing the inflammation and pain in any event.

Michele

It would be interesting to take a poll for Vioxx vs.

Celebrex for effectiveness and side effects.

Hope this is useful.

[Guest guest]

blood pressure through the roof, swollen like a baloon before I knew what

was happening my body started to shut down =( that was after a year's worth

of taking it. I'm on remicade now, and can't say enough good about it. I am

98% back to normal =))) I have my life back.

[ ] vioxx

> I'm useing 25 mg vioxx for my pa . It's working GREAT. I was on

> cruches before i started useing it. I've heard with some people it

> has had bad side afects. Tell me what u have heard or your

> experinces with vioxx . Thank you

>

>

>

>

> Please visit our Psoriatic Arthritis Group's informational web page at:

> http://www.wpunj.edu/pa/ -- created and edited by list member

aka(raharris@...).

>

> Also,in August 2001,list member Jack aka Cornishpro@... began

to conduct extensive research which he publishes as the " Psoriatic Arthritis

Research Newsletter " , monthly in our email and digest format. Many thanks to

Jack. Back issues of the newsletter are stored on our PA webpage as well as

the archives of the list.

>

> Don't forget that the list archives comprise a tremendous amount of

information (Over three years of messages and answers).Feel free to browse

them at your convenience.

>

> LET'S HEAR FROM SOME OF YOU LURKERS out there! If you have a comment or

question, chances are there is a person who has been around a while who can

help you out with AT LEAST an educated guess for an answer! If not,we can

steer you in the right direction with a good website to go to,

>

> Blessings and Peace,

>

> Atwood-Stack, Founder

> Alan , Web & List Editor

> Jack , Newsletter Editor

> Pat Bias, List Editor

> Ron Dotson, List Editor

> Orin, List Editor

> , List Editor

> and any others who help in any way (thank you!)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks. I'll be sure to always take it with meals. Got my ulcer on caliber so

I am very weary about using vioxx. Guess I'll wait and see. Right now just

want to feel better.

> If you've had an ulcer, vioox can be a problem.

> If it doesn't hurt then your ulcer probbly isn't acting up.

> Try to always have food with the vioox so it has something

> besides your tummy to chew on.

[Guest guest]

He knows I have ulcers. It's been a while since they have acted up though so I

am hoping they are gone (I remember the pain from them and it was horrible)! If

my stomach starts I'll stop the vioxx. I know when Celebrex first came out they

advertised how weak it was on the stomach. Now they have to warn about possible

stomach problems and ulcers. Turned out it wasn't any safer on the stomach than

the old NSAIDs. I am sure vioxx is the same.

take care,

Re: [ ] vioxx

> I have an ulcer (from a couple years ago due to too many NSAIDs,

prednisone and Celebrex). I told this to my new rheumy when he prescribed

the vioxx and he said that it was safe on the stomach. Should I be worried?

I take 25mg.

>

> thanks,

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Please visit our Psoriatic Arthritis Group's informational web page at:

> http://www.wpunj.edu/pa/ -- created and edited by list member

aka(raharris@...).

>

> Also,in August 2001,list member Jack aka Cornishpro@... began

to conduct extensive research which he publishes as the " Psoriatic Arthritis

Research Newsletter " , monthly in our email and digest format. Many thanks to

Jack. Back issues of the newsletter are stored on our PA webpage as well as

the archives of the list.

>

> Don't forget that the list archives comprise a tremendous amount of

information (Over three years of messages and answers).Feel free to browse

them at your convenience.

>

> LET'S HEAR FROM SOME OF YOU LURKERS out there! If you have a comment or

question, chances are there is a person who has been around a while who can

help you out with AT LEAST an educated guess for an answer! If not,we can

steer you in the right direction with a good website to go to,

>

> Blessings and Peace,

>

> Atwood-Stack, Founder

> Alan , Web & List Editor

> Jack , Newsletter Editor

> Pat Bias, List Editor

> Ron Dotson, List Editor

> Orin, List Editor

> , List Editor

> and any others who help in any way (thank you!)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Pat,

In answer to your question, I tried Celebrex a few months ago and

found it didn't do very much for me at all, so I went back to

Ibuprofen. Then, last week, I switched to Vioxx at the request of my

doctor (I have to have minor surgery in a month -- the doctor said I

can't take ibuprofen 2 weeks before the surgery but that vioxx would

be ok). I didn't think vioxx would work very well because celebrex

didn't work and both are cox2's. But was I ever wrong -- it works

very well! And I like it better than the ibuprofen because one pill

lasts all day (25mgs). I think I'll stay on it even after the

surgery.

Sharon

> Hello,

> Does anyone take Vioxx? I have tried Celebrex, but it has

been

> ineffective. I have to take one of the cox2's that can be taken

with

> another drug.

> Please tell me your experience with Vioxx.

> Thanks!

> Pat

[Guest guest]

Pat,

I took Vioxx for RA for about 9 months. I found it to work great, at least

for me, as did Celebrex earlier. Luckily, I have now been able to get off

all NSAID drugs.

NSAID drugs should alleviate the symptoms of RA, but they normally do not

bring about remission. I suggest that you try Vioxx for two weeks. If you

do not experience a noticeable improvement, move on to something else.

Regards, Harald

At 02:58 PM 5/13/03 -0500, you wrote:

>Hello,

> Does anyone take Vioxx? I have tried Celebrex, but it has been

> ineffective. I have to take one of the cox2's that can be taken with

> another drug.

> Please tell me your experience with Vioxx.

>Thanks!

>Pat

[Guest guest]

Hi Pat,

I had a good experience with Vioxx for a little over a year but then

after that I noticed that my legs started swelling up. I found out that

this was a side effect of the Vioxx and I had to get off it. The

swelling went away a few weeks after I got off the Vioxx. I liked Vioxx

while I was on it as it really helped the pain but was surprised that I

had this side effect reaction. If you do get on it, just know that you

should watch out for any side effects. Just wanted you to know my

experience.

Jeanette

M wrote:

>Hello,

> Does anyone take Vioxx? I have tried Celebrex, but it has been

>ineffective. I have to take one of the cox2's that can be taken with

>another drug.

> Please tell me your experience with Vioxx.

>Thanks!

>Pat

>

>

>

>

>To unsubscribe, email: rheumatic-unsubscribeegroups

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My daughter was on Vioxx briefly before she was diagnosed with SD. (Now

that she has tapped into this site, she may even put in her own two cents'

worth about it!) All I can say is, " It wasn't pretty. " Her feet swelled

also. These drugs cannot be taken over long periods of time; in my

daughter's case, it was a VERY short period of time, as I recall.

Ellen McCool

Re: rheumatic Vioxx

> Hi Pat,

>

> I had a good experience with Vioxx for a little over a year but then

> after that I noticed that my legs started swelling up. I found out that

> this was a side effect of the Vioxx and I had to get off it. The

> swelling went away a few weeks after I got off the Vioxx. I liked Vioxx

> while I was on it as it really helped the pain but was surprised that I

> had this side effect reaction. If you do get on it, just know that you

> should watch out for any side effects. Just wanted you to know my

> experience.

>

> Jeanette

>

> M wrote:

>

> >Hello,

> > Does anyone take Vioxx? I have tried Celebrex, but it has been

> >ineffective. I have to take one of the cox2's that can be taken with

> >another drug.

> > Please tell me your experience with Vioxx.

> >Thanks!

> >Pat

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >To unsubscribe, email: rheumatic-unsubscribeegroups

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Lee-Anne,

A mix of medications and food supplements that has worked for me may not

work for you, since our diseases and our bodies are different.

I cannot tell what exactly put me in remission, since I take a number of

things. The AP is clearly the major factor. I am currently taking the

following: 100 mg of brand name Minocin every other day (was 100 mg every

day), two FloraMore probiotic capsules, a vitamin and mineral supplement,

glucosamine / chondroitin sulfate, one MSM capsule, two CMO capsules, and

two measuring teaspons of Carlson brand cold liver oil. I cannot overstate

the importance of fish oil.

During the first two years of my RA (which started in September 1999), I

took Prednisone, Plaquenil, Methotrexate, Celebrex and Vioxx -- but not at

the same time. I could never detect any beneficial effects from

Methotrexate and Plaquenil, except that Methotrexate did not allow me to

get well from a common cold that lasted for months.

The other major factor is diet. Avoid bad foods. Avoid steak and bad fats.

Eat lots of salmon.

Regards, Harald

At 06:38 PM 5/13/03 -0400, you wrote:

>Harald,

>

>I read your reply to Pat and I was wondering if it was AP alone that

>allowed you to wean off nsaids or if you were combining it with some other

>therapy. If it was AP I would like to know your dosage as my doctor and I

>are revising my personal protocol. I am currently herxing from one week

>of IV clindamyacin after a three week abstinence from all antibiotics

>because of my allergy treatment.

>

>Any way, I was wondering if you take Rheumax or any other natural

>anti-inflammatories as I am desperately looking for a replacement for

>prednisone.

>It has caused a lot of damage in my body already. AP has helped me

>greatly but I still can't get off the drugs. I should mention that I take

>an nsaid as

>well.

>

>I would appreciate any advice you could give me.

>

>Thank you,

>

>Lee-Anne

[Guest guest]

Hi Ellen,

I too had a " trip " with celebrex and Vioxx and also Mobic.All the

cox2 drugs seems to have thatswellig effect onme.

I felt really horrible and at that point switched back to daypro.

Since I was put on the flagyl, I wss able to discontinue all nsaids

and thats a first in over 25yrs!

Very happy about that

Love

Marge

> >

> > >Hello,

> > > Does anyone take Vioxx? I have tried Celebrex, but it has

been

> > >ineffective. I have to take one of the cox2's that can be taken

with

> > >another drug.

> > > Please tell me your experience with Vioxx.

> > >Thanks!

> > >Pat

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >To unsubscribe, email: rheumatic-unsubscribeegroups

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hey, Marge! Yes, Patti (my daughter) is on the flagyl too. The only NSAID

she ever took, fortunately, was the Vioxx. That was before we found her AP

doctor, Dr. Sentef. He's your doctor too, right? He told her last week

when we saw him that she could cut back on the flagyl. Since late February

of 2001, she has taken 500 mg twice a day and he said to cut back to 250 am

and 250 pm (I think). She had complained of some slight side effect from it

but don't remember what it was. What's your dosage? And how far do you

have to travel to see Sentef?

Ellen

rheumatic Re: Vioxx

> Hi Ellen,

> I too had a " trip " with celebrex and Vioxx and also Mobic.All the

> cox2 drugs seems to have thatswellig effect onme.

> I felt really horrible and at that point switched back to daypro.

> Since I was put on the flagyl, I wss able to discontinue all nsaids

> and thats a first in over 25yrs!

>

> Very happy about that

>

> Love

> Marge

>

>

>

> > >

> > > >Hello,

> > > > Does anyone take Vioxx? I have tried Celebrex, but it has

> been

> > > >ineffective. I have to take one of the cox2's that can be taken

> with

> > > >another drug.

> > > > Please tell me your experience with Vioxx.

> > > >Thanks!

> > > >Pat

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >To unsubscribe, email: rheumatic-unsubscribeegroups

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

Dear Harald,

What is the CMO you mentioned? (This is probably something obvious and simple

and I've just made a complete idiot of myself by asking.)

Ellen

" two CMO capsules

Harald "