Guest guest Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Hi Deanna, Based on the low dosage you're on and lack of pre-existing heart disease, my honest opinion is that you're probably pretty safe in continuing the Celebrex. I've looked at all the literature out there and generally feel that the cox-2 inhibitors pose the greatest risk to those who are taking high doses and who have current heart disease or a lot of risk factors for it. It's possible that these drugs increase the bloods clotting ability so you may also consider a baby aspirin every day to counteract that problem. Talk to your doc first of course since I don't know your full medical history. It can often be hard to find a med that works and I'm glad this is working for you. Yes the warning is there, but pharmacy school has taught me to consider each person differently and figure out as best as possible the risk/benefit picture. Feel free to ask if you have any other questions or need to some reading material on the subject Take care of yourself, ------------------------------- On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 21:00:43 -0600 Fausek <klfausek@...> writes: > > > Hi Deanna, Do you have any problems with your heart now? No. I just don't want to encourage it because of a medication. And how much are you taking each day? 200mg. Do you find it helps? Yes. I still have some flu like pains that come and go but nothing like it was. I wouldn't be thinking about coming off of it if it weren't for the warning. That's just so scary! Thank you for responding! Deanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Hi Deanna, Based on the low dosage you're on and lack of pre-existing heart disease, my honest opinion is that you're probably pretty safe in continuing the Celebrex. I've looked at all the literature out there and generally feel that the cox-2 inhibitors pose the greatest risk to those who are taking high doses and who have current heart disease or a lot of risk factors for it. It's possible that these drugs increase the bloods clotting ability so you may also consider a baby aspirin every day to counteract that problem. Talk to your doc first of course since I don't know your full medical history. It can often be hard to find a med that works and I'm glad this is working for you. Yes the warning is there, but pharmacy school has taught me to consider each person differently and figure out as best as possible the risk/benefit picture. Feel free to ask if you have any other questions or need to some reading material on the subject Take care of yourself, ------------------------------- On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 21:00:43 -0600 Fausek <klfausek@...> writes: > > > Hi Deanna, Do you have any problems with your heart now? No. I just don't want to encourage it because of a medication. And how much are you taking each day? 200mg. Do you find it helps? Yes. I still have some flu like pains that come and go but nothing like it was. I wouldn't be thinking about coming off of it if it weren't for the warning. That's just so scary! Thank you for responding! Deanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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