Guest guest Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 > Pfizer Finds Celebrex Heart Attack Risk > http://tinyurl.com/5r6h7 Bextra too... <snip> By Kim Dixon CHICAGO (Reuters) - Doctors writing in a prominent medical journal on Friday recommended that physicians stop prescribing Pfizer Inc.'s Bextra painkiller, just as a large study found the drugmaker's sister drug, Celebrex, doubled risk of heart attacks. Both drugs are members of the so-called COX-2 inhibitor class of painkillers, which recently gained notoriety when Merck Inc. withdrew Vioxx in September after a study found it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke. A letter by doctors published in The New England Journal of Medicine's Dec. 23 edition said in light of Vioxx and negative signs on Bextra, Bextra should be avoided.</snip> regards, Duncan Crow Duncan Crow (copyright waived) http://profiles.yahoo.com/duncancrow/ --- live and help live... --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Like yourself I have tried to take as little as possible for my psoriatic arthritis since I had a major bleeding problem in surgery in 1985 that was attributed to the prescribed medication I had been taking for 7 years (Indocid). But at times I need something and the current standby is Celebrex. However, I am curious about the amount of turmeric - how much and how often do you take it, and in what form? My understanding is that having diabetes - albeit fairly well contriled - puts one at risk for cardiovascular disease and so I assume that it would be sensible to make even greater efforts to bring all my blood tests into the normal range (or nearly normal), and to avoid the likes of Celebrex. Bea wrote I take Celebrex and I don't intend to stop. I'm not in any of the risk groups for heart problems, and I don't need to take Celebrex every day. For someone like me, though, with rheumatoid arthritis, Celebrex is really a godsend. And, you also have to consider the harmful effects of the -1 drugs, the NSAIDS (ibuprofen, naproxen, etc.). I just finished some GI and esophogal testing and imaging today and I have lots of damage from back when I was on an HMO that didn't pay for Celebrex. I control inflammation with natural anti-inflammatories (turmeric, ginger) and use the Celebrex only if I have inflammation beyond what the natural remedies can control. Turmeric is almost as good as Celebrex, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Nettleleaf tea can raise bgs. If you try it, you might want to do some testing. Carol wrote: > Bea, > > I don't have the bottle with me at work, but I was taking the standard " Nature's Way " turmeric capsules along with some ginger capsules. I was taking 4 of the turmeric capsules daily with 2 of the ginger. I also use nettle tea, something I learned about from Carol R in Huntington Beach. It kept my Celebrex use way down. > > I also find that my rheumatoid arthritis responds to stress, so I also tried meditation and stress relief, such as exercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 I was taking Vioxx (12.5 mg BID for osteoarthritis of my knee) when it was pulled off the market. My lovely new insurance plan really only pays for generic or formulary drugs (you can buy others, but have to pay almost all of the cost yourself!). I went onto their website, and checked what they recommended in place of Vioxx. After going over the list of 6 or 7 NSAIDS with my doctor, we decided to try etodolac (generic for Lodine), since it was listed as not having as severe GI complications as the others. I started taking etodolac 400 mg BID, and had no GI problems. Only problem was, it didn't last long enough. So my doctor OK'd TID (which I only do occasionally when I feel I really need it). So far, I have had no GI problems. I had chronic gastritis when I was on Rx ibuprofen in large doses in the 80's. Of course, YMMV, but it could be worth trying if you're looking for a -2 inhibitor replacement. And it's dirt cheap ;@) -- el (andreafrankel at sbcglobal dot net) " wake now! Discover that YOU are the song that the morning brings... " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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