Guest guest Posted December 18, 2002 Report Share Posted December 18, 2002 Today the rheumy yelled at me for taking so much VIOXX. He wants me to take it only when the pain is really bad. I take 50 mgs a day. He is afraid that I will damage the liver or stomach. I get a blood test and it is fine. I figure if it takes away the pain, why not use it? I try to back off on the weekends but the pain/stiffness/ etc. comes right back. He wants 25 one day 50 the next. Does anyone else take 50 mgs daily or do you just take it occasionally? I am also on Neurotin and will be up to the full dose this week. Perhaps that will work better than the VIOXX. The doc said it is like taking 16 Ibuprofen tablets a day and my daughter who was with me, freaked out and said how can you take that much medicine and not listen to the doctor? Think of all the damage you are doing? I didn't have the heart to tell her that on some real bad days I have taken 100 mgs. How much more damage can I do? At any rate, I didn't think that VIOXX is as potent as the alternatives MTX, enbril, and probably the Neurotin? relizabethb@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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