| Key to ratings for feldene: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 1 | Gluteal tendon rupture | Weird suppurating lesions on my face. Stomach ache. | Doctor switched me onto this from Relafen to try to decrease inflammation in my hip due to a tendon rupture (Relafen wasn't adequately resolving the inflammantion). This week I have a couple of weird lesions on my face that ooze. Checked the side effect profile for piroxicam, and sure enough skin rashes and lesions are mentioned as a side effect. I'm stopping this drug today. Also, I have had a persistent stomach ache on this drug. And, if anything, the pain and swelling in my hip is worse on piroxicam than it was on relafen. | F | 42 | 2 weeks | 11/20/2009 | 5 | OA in neck and knees | elevated BP | I took 20mg of Feldene daily (generic is Piroxicam) for 10 years, starting when I was about 57. It worked great, was even helping arthritis in my lower back that I didn't know I had until I stopped taking the Feldene. But eventually my BP starting rising due only to the Feldene. Since then I've tried Sulindac which didn't help my arthritis and irritated my stomach but BP was great. I've tried Celebrex which didn't help my arthritis and made me feel so tired but BP was great. So now I'm going back to Feldene and hope I don't have a stroke. My BP is in the low 130s on Feldene with added BP meds (HCTZ and Diovan)and my dr. thinks this is too high. I am in good health, not overweight, and have no other health problems. | F | 67 | 10 years | 9/17/2009 | 4 | Reactive Arthritis | None. | I've been using this drug (Piroxicam) for the past 14 years (every other day usually) and in conjunction with sulfasalazine and prevacid. Its given me the relief i need and has helped control the disease somewhat. My pain is currently increasing and spreading to my knee, so it might be time for me to try something else now. This medicine needs to be taken with food, and I take it after eating. I also use prevacid to help prevent any stomach problems. | M | 47 | 14 years | 3/7/2009 | 5 | For swelling veins inside joints | For me there is no side effects. After you feel the comfort stop the medication. | My story is I tried several kinds of pain killer and other things ointment, liniment anti biotic but the effect was nothing. Everytime I felt the swelling and hotness inside the joint part especially on my foot where the vein is I used it right away and it's gone. I only take 4 pieces or less of 20MG Feldene once a day if it occurs on myself and after it's fine I stopped taking it.But I make it a habit to have this medicine in my bag wherever I go and this is my partner. Because without this I will crawl on the floor when it occurs. For me this medicine is a great relief for me because I have gouty athritis due to a sprain on my foot when I was young and it always agravate when it is cold or even a slight sprain. Thanks to the doctors or scientist who made this medicine and everytime it happens to me I called all the saints in heaven especially at night time. Again, Feldene works great for me ! | M | 42 | 1/7/2009 | 1 | wrist injury, tendonitis | CRAMPING PAINS!!! | Will never take this again! | F | 22 | 1 days | 7/31/2008 | 2 | Shoulder pain - inflammation | Stopped urinating :( | Feldene worked great for my shoulder pain - BUT - after taking it for a couple of days, I gradually stopped urinating. After going a few days without being able to produce urine, my hands and arms started tingling. I stopped taking the capsules. 8 days after stopping, my kidneys were finally back to normal function. I believe that what happened was that the medication interfered with normal blood flow to the kidneys. I'm not going anywhere near this medication ever again - Aleve works for me! | F | 50 | 5 days | 7/8/2008 | 1 | lower back pain | I only took Feldene for a few days. It did not help with the severe pain I was experiencing. Morevoer, it caused hemorrhoids (an ailment I had never had before) and problems with my veins. | This is a very dangerous drug. Try something else instead. | F | 33 | 5 days | 11/9/2007 | 1 | chronic arthritis/bursitis pain | My stomache pain intensified until I stopped taking the med after 4 weeks. I felt better within 2 days of discontinuing the drug. For anyone with a gastric reaction to NSAIDS this is a drug to avoid. | F | 55 | 4 weeks | 10/20/2007 | 1 | osteoarthritis | After taking 20mg for 7 days, I developed severe blistering rash on face, neck, chest and hands. Have been taking prednisone and zantac for the rash as well as benadryl, claritan, and cortisone cream for the intense itching for 4 days. Rash is worse each day. In this case, the cure is worse than the disease! | F | 55 | 7 days | 4/15/2007 | 2 | hip pain | none | I've had hip pain for over 10 years, I can't lay on that side. First doctor diagnosed bursitis; I had 3 cortisone shots that didn't help. Second doctor diagnosed tendonitis and prescribed Feldene. It doesn't phase the pain at all. I'm beginning to wonder if I was given a placebo! | F | 60 | 9 days | 4/6/2007 | 1 | fibromyalgia | On day one, I injested one capsule and developed large red hives on my upper chest and neck. Contacted the prescribing physician, a top rheumatologist in Los Angeles, and told him that I thought I was allergic to the Feldene. He said allergy could not develop in a day, only in weeks, and to continue taking the Feldene. Took the second and final capsule on day two. Developed Stevens Johnson Syndrome. New MD told me people die from it! Along with extremely painful burn like lesions on my face, hands, neck and torso,I also lost senses of taste and smell. Took three months to get back to work and about one year to recover as fully as possible. | This drug can kill you. You know your body best of all. | F | 40 | 2 days | 10/30/2006 | 1 | Feldene Linked to Stevens Johnson Syndrome | 6/30/2006 | 3 | Lower back pain | Constant ringing in my ears (aspirin does the same thing, however). | I use the generic piroxicam and it's somewhat more effective than aspirin for me. Doesn't eliminate my pain but does knock it down one or two numbers on the 1-10 pain scale. I take a Celebrex every 4th or 5th day to get at least one night's fairly decent sleep but use that sparingly due to its known heart complications. You absolutely must take Feldene with food or you will get a bleeding ulcer but then the same is true of aspirin. | M | 66 | 10 years | 6/21/2006 | 1 | Back pain | RASH all over face, neck and hands - stomach pain and bleeding. Rash still not gone one week later - small blister type dots filled with water and painful. Am now on steroids to try and get rid of rash. DON'T TAKE THIS! | F | 41 | 6 days | 3/24/2006 | 1 | Osteoarthritis | Stomach bleeding, vomiting, major stomach hemorrhage, near death. | Be careful, this drug will kill you if you aren't careful. | F | 84 | 6 months | 3/4/2006 | 2 | pain in knee joint | tiredness | F | 15 | 7 days | 6/25/2005 | 4 | Joint Pain | Non yet | F | 42 | 3 weeks | 4/4/2005 | 4 | reuhmatoid arthritis | None yet | M | 67 | 3 days | 11/18/2004 | 3 | 11/3/2004 |
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ratings: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |