There are 169 ratings for the drug: INDOMETHACIN in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for indomethacin: 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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5	RA joint pain and inflammation	Nausea and mild dissociation. Went away with use.	Indomethacin is an NSAID so I don't know why it would cause dissociated feelings in people, but here and with people I know, it is fairly frequently reported. For my RA pain it's great. It brings down the swelling and pain, starting within an hour after taking it. Rarely have I needed to take more than 2 per flare. It doesn't cut the mustard when my shoulder flares, but it helps a little. For RA shoulder flares I have to add Vicodin.	F	50	1 years 50mg 1X AN		8/21/2010 Email
5	Gout, arthritis, tendinitis,	Light headed, tiredness	I've been suffering arthritic like conditions since my early 20's as I am now 38. I have very extreme cases of flare ups in all joints of my lower body as well as in my tendons. I have been put on allopurinal for the gout as long term, but still have many difficulties accomplishing daily activities. Sometimes the pain is so severe it affects my whole body. To me indomethacin is the only thing that works and works very well. Within just an hour relief is felt. AS long as a person is prescribed the correct amount and taken according to the directions it is the most effective solution for acute gout and arthritis sufferers.	M	38	50mg 3X D		7/25/2010 Email
1	Gout	Extreme drowsiness within 1 hour, mild slurring of speech, phenomenal headache after 24 hrs., bumpy rash on fingers @ 4 days, mental confusion / out of it.	Walked with increasing pain for 10 days prior to starting medication. Pain was gone within 4 hours of first dose but the ensuing side effects are not worth it to me. I'll drag my stiff and swollen ankle to my grave before I swallow another of these.	M	56	4 days 75 mg 2X D		7/10/2010 Email
5	Gout	Light headed sleepy lethargic dizzy	Just one or two doses stops the flare up in my big toe immediately. Nothing else comes close to helping. No bad side effects. Have never taken it long term. Good stuff!	M	48	1 days 75mg 1X D		7/4/2010
5	Gout	Cognitive altering effects day dreams. Night dreams that are vivid. Ringing in the ears.	This is the only medicine that will alleviate the pain of gout for me when I'm having an attack. It will usually go into my knee or big toe. When it flares up I'm down for a week or two until the medicine takes effect. I use to be able to take Naproxen when I felt a flare up starting the flare up would subside. But it seems that it has developed a resistance to Naproxen. Does anyone know of any natural cures for gout? Please contact me at rickymajtyka @ yahoo dot com.	M	50	16 days 50mg 3X D		6/24/2010 Email
4	Hemicrania Continua	Light headedness. But I'll take light-headedness over the 24/7 headache anyday.	The indomethacin completely takes my chronic headache away as long as I don't miss a dosage. If I'm late taking my pill, the headache comes back with a vengeance. I have been prescribed several medications for my headaches, but this is the only med that has given me any relief whatsoever.	F	53	7 days 25 mg 3X D		6/15/2010 Email
5	gout and lower back pain	none so far	began this medicine after having sever gout attacks in my ankle, medicine works great on my gout especialy if the flare up is severe I get a prednizone shot and take the indomethacin for 12 days, my doctor has started me on allipuranal as a daily drug and was told that if I have a flare to stop the allipuranal and start the indomethacin but taken both together can cause the gout to get worse. Just had a back injury with the pain down my left leg like it did when I rupured my disc doctor put me on steroids for 3 weeks with hydracodone for pain, pain got better then a week later started to hurt again now am on indomethacin 50mg 3x day with a muscle relaxer at night and hydracodone for pain. I have never experienced headaches or dizzieness I work out after taking and so far no problems, hope it works for my back as well as it does for my gout.(started having gout in ankle at age 28 didnt know why my ankle would hurt for about aweek then get better, went on for 6 years before I was diagnosed with gout) steroids work great for gout fre ups too.	M	38	1 days 75mg 1X D		6/10/2010 Email
4	Pseudogout	Stomach pain/cramping possible ulcer UNLESS taken with milk or antacid, then the stomach burning was reduced. Lightheadedness, dizziness, veritgo, naseau, and I have taken many medications in my life, but this is the first time I have had severe side effects to a medication.	At first I did not notice any lightheadedness/dizziness. However, toward the last few weeks of the 3 months I have been taking this medication(have been on it for 3 months), I have been feeling exceptionally light-headed and dizzy right after taking a dose. This lasts for about 1.5 - 2 hours, and like others have noted, feels like you are on a roller-coaster/naseaus/motion sickness. I believe the LESS TIRED AND MORE FOOD I have when taking the dose, the MORE REDUCED are the SYMPTOMS	F	42	3 months 50 mg 3X D		6/1/2010
5	cracked hand bone,torn chest tissue	READ ALL! I've experinced side effects of high blood presure,racing heart, skipped heart beats, from alcohol, caffine, ibruprofin, tobacco,indothmiacin, BEFORE TAKING ZOLOFT!!! For Depression! NOW only side effects from ibruprofin! I am using a 75mg slow release dose of indomethiacin per day.	The best medication I've ever taken, no side effects, all pain gone.	M	52	30 days 75 1X D		5/26/2010 Email
1	gout	vomiting, diarrhea, severe headache. It took 24hr to clear side effects after taking last dose.	I was only able to take the medication for one day. The cure was worse than the disease. I have never had any drug allergies, but will put this one on my list for the future.	M	48	1 days 50MG 3X D		5/16/2010
1	constant headaches	After about 2 hours- horrible headache, rapidly rising blood pressure, so dizzy I couldn't stand up- was terrified I was going to have a stroke or heart attack- it finally went away (the side-effects) after about 5 hours. YIKES!	Be forewarned- this can be really scary!	F	59	1 days 75mg 2X D		4/19/2010
1	Frozen shoulder	Extreme nausea, bad gas, canker sores, sleeplessness, abominable migraine, stomach cramps, palpitations, hot & cold flushes, restlessness. Only the most minor relief from frozen shoulder		F	38	5 days 50mg 3X D		4/4/2010
4	spinal stenosis	Some light headedness, some GI discomfort, some upset stomach issues	I am a pharmacist so understood what I was using before I started. This is one of the older NSAIDs, but has been unsurpassed in efficacy.....IF you can get to the correct dose for you! Dosing guidelines are just that...guidelines. Your MD can help you find the correct dose. The drug is used long term, but you should be aware of stomach and cardiovascular issues, especially for older patients.	M	54	60 days 50mg 2X D		3/31/2010 Email
2	Bone bruise in foot	For the first two days I felt like this was a miracle pill. The foot pain I was dealing with from a bone bruise was so horrible I could barely walk. A few hours after taking this pill I could walk and the pain was nearly gone. I took the pill for the next few days and felt incredible. On the fourth day I was supposed to take the pills I woke up sweating, vomited twice in 20 minutes and had a horrible throbbing migraine. Over the course of the day i had shortness of breath felt dizzy while walking, had a tingling sensation all over my body that was worse in my extremities and spent almost my whole day lying in bed. It is now the second day of not taking this drug and I woke up with the same headache and shortness of breath. I have not vomited but am slighly less nauscious than yesterday.	This website was very helpful and made me less worried about the fact that I feel like a bag of mush. I dont think that the few days of pain was worth these now days of sickness that will last for how long, i'm not sure. It seemed great at first but the side effects caught up with me an I am wasting a beautiful sunny weekend laying in bed feeling horrible instead of limping around on crutches. In my opinion it was not worth it. I would not recommend this drug to anyone unless their pain is so severe they are not concerned with feeling like they have the flu.	F	27	3 days 50 mg 3X D		3/20/2010
1	chostocondritis	HORRIBLE MIGRAINE HEADACHE THAT WILL NOT GO AWAY EVEN 4 DAYS AFTER I HAVE STOPPED TAKING THE DRUG.	I would not ever have taken this drug had I know this would result in the worst headache I could imagine. Debilitating after the first day I stopped taking the drug and now three days later the headache still exists but I can live with it. I'm afraid of what damage this has done that would cause such a severe reaction after only 4 days.	F	41	4 days 50 3X D		3/2/2010
3	torn meniscus repair	light-headedness, nosebleeds	Worked just fine for the pain and inflammation. The problem was side effects. I have an aspirin-like platelet defect which is normally not a problem for me with frequent dosages of NSAIDS. Apparently more than a few doses of indomethacin led to nosebleeds. Light-headedness if taken on an empty stomach is one description, I suppose; two older work colleagues who had taken it for arthritis in one case and a bone spur in another referred to the side effect as an "out of body experience". In my case it felt as almost exactly as if I'd rapidly consumed three drinks on an empty stomach.	M	45	30 days 1X AN		2/13/2010
1	Gout	Took my 1st dose @ 7:15 AM with food; by 11:00 I was light headed, checked my glucose level and it was normal. 11:15 checked my blood pressure and it was normal. 5 minutes later blood pressure was raising. Thank goodness I was in a school setting with a registered nurse. I ended up sweating, very light-headed and feeling tingling and numbness over my whole body; felt like I had a lead blanket on top of me holding me down with additional pressure on my upper chest. I ended up being taken by ambulance to the hospital with the fear of a stroke / heart attack. It was the scariest event of my life. I would not recommend this medication to anyone!! This is only with one dose!	This drug has been around for over 40 years. If people are having as many medical problems with this drug as I did why is it still on the market???	F	55	1 days 75 mg 1X D		2/6/2010
1	r arthritus	i took my first tablet 50mg at 9.30am by 11.00am i was on the floor of my bathroom vomiting dizziness lightheaded disorintated its now 8pm and i have numness and tingling down one side of my face will never take them again it was the most frighting experience thankgod my husband was passing and popped in as i had a 16mth old baby in the house	would not recommend to anyone	F	34	1 days		2/2/2010
3	75mg once a day	It does a great job with GOUT pain attacking my big toe. Take with food and drink plenty of water all day. Beware of long term use.	It took time to figure out what caused my gout attacks. I have learned that any food or drink with HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP will trigger a gout attack within a few hours. I have also learned after not taking this medication for 3 days all my joints in my body begin to stiffen and hurt. If I keep using this medication my joints feel fine. Stay away from HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP! I would also like to know how long it takes to get back to normal after you quit using this medication? I hope this information helps.	M	48	2 years		1/28/2010 Email
5	Daily headaches	If I dont eat something with it... feel dizzy and light headed.	I have missed a few days in the yr that I have been taking this med, and it gives me a killer headache, but if I remember to take the dose early enough it will get rid of it. I have had daily headaches for 3.5 yrs and was always given migraine meds, which never worked. When given Indo, I was greatly relieved of my painful headaches. I get checked every year for ulcers and have yet to have any major problems from this medication.	F	27	1 years		1/25/2010 Email
2	post concussion headaches	severe, pounding headaches(much worse than migraines		F	21			1/3/2010
3	reactive arthritis	I took Indomethacin from 1987 until 2002. The resulting side effects from this long term use in my case are: permanant tinnitus, anemia, fatigue, and GERD. I was taken off Indomethacin in 2002 due to the intestinal loss of blood I was incurring, which required blood transfusions.	It helped reduce the pain of my arthritis, but I am now paying the price for its long-term use.	M	54	15 years		12/27/2009
3	unassociated spondylitis (low back)	bizarre anxious feeling; nervousness; inability to concentrate;	I've been taking indomethacin 2x daily (50mg)for three weeks approximately and began noticing a weird mid-day panic feeling about a week ago. It felt so overwhelming that I was sure something horrible was happening...I was forgetting something important at work or something would happen to someone I cared about. I couldn't concentrate on my work and needed to get up constantly. I didn't start tying it to the drug until it began happening consistently every day around 1pm (two hours after I took the pill) and fading around 3:30. I told my doctor I thought I was going crazy so she's given me a sample of celebrex instead. It definitely helped with severe lower back and joint pain that I've had for months, but I guess it's just not chemically well-matched with me.	F	32	21 days		10/22/2009 Email
1	pericarditis	severe dizziness, light-headedness, drowsiness. The closest I've ever come to losing consciousness in my life! I took the first 3 doses and tolerated them ok- but on the third day, I became extremely light-headed and disoriented within an hour of taking the drug. This progressed until I almost passed out- had to sit down with my head between my knees until the episode passed. Fortunately, I knew this was a common side effect, so didn't panic. I then went home and crashed for a couple of hours, after which I felt better.	Lots of people tolerate indomethacin just fine- but if you're one of the ones who don't, don't panic! Just realize that it is just a medicine side effect- you are NOT having a heart attack or a stroke! To help prevent this, take with plenty of food and water and don't drive or do anything dangerous for a couple of hours after taking it. Even if you have no problems with the first dose or two, you could still experience troublesome side effects with a subsequent dose.	F	38	3 days		9/18/2009
1	inflammation of rib muscles	Extremely severe headache, dizziness, diarrhea, nausea, sleeplessness, swollen eyelids	The first night on it, I didn't sleep. I had diarrhea the entire next day and again did not sleep that night. The following day, I had the worst headache that I can ever remember; I felt like my head would explode. Again, I didn't sleep that night. When I woke the next day, my eyelids were swollen. It was four days before I associated this drug with all of my symptoms. After a day without taking it (was prescribed 50mg, 3xday), I am symptom free. I will NEVER, EVER take this drug again!!!	F	54	5 days		8/26/2009
4	Gout	Increased dreams, I usually do not dream too much. Some headache on the third day and discomfort on my stomach. Also it seems that I am gaining weight	I usually take Naproxen but this time gout got to my ankle, so my doctor gave me Indomethacin 75mg x 2 per day. I feel much better.	M	49	3 days		8/11/2009 Email
3	Gout	Did relieve pain and had a sedating effect. Day 3 brought dizziness, out-of-it sensation, slurred speech, trip to ER.	Shot blood pressure to 200/102 during dizzy episode. Will not take again with these side effects. Did, however, curb pain. Slept well after taking.	M	46	3 days		7/18/2009
5	hemicrania continua	none that I am aware of	In 2005 I started having debilitating chronic headaches. For four months the neurologists I was seeing were clueless and I was beginning to have suicidal thoughts, the pain was that bad. Then I found a headache specialist who started indomethacin treatment and the horrific headache was gone. I still have low-grade headache pain, and the bad pain starts to come back if I miss a dose, but otherwise I can function like a normal person. So far, no adverse effects after four years. Don't know what I would do if I had to stop taking it. There doesn't seem to be an alternative for treating hemicrania continua.	M	45	4 years		7/12/2009
4	Both shoulders paining	After my left knee replacement about 3 weeks later my shoulders started giving me a lot of pain.I have R. Artheritis. I was advised by knee surgon to take this drug for a week	I got much relief from my right knee pain and shoulders after taking one capsule at night after dinner. If I stop it for a day or two the pain begins again. But I am scared about the side effects if I use it for a long period of time	M	59	8 days		7/7/2009
5	Inflammation of Joints	Dizziness, light headed, weight loss (40 Pounds)	I take 100 MG of Indomethacin everyday (DAILY). I love this stuff and it has really reduced my overall joint pain.	M	38	8 months		7/5/2009 Email
2	gout	1.5-2 hours after taking 100mg, I became very dizzy, very faint, with a weak pulse. Got helped home and started to feel better after about 6 hours. Had headache and slight dizziness for another day. This is after the 2nd time of taking indomethacin, with no side effects the first time.		M	51	1 days		6/30/2009 Email
5	back pain	better then alot of other drugs i have used		F	45	4 weeks		6/27/2009
4	Hip Injury/Arthritis	Inconsistent but SEVERE dizziness/"out of it" sensation, diarrhea, anxiety as a direct result of aforementioned side effects. (50 mg 2x/day)	The benefits still outweigh the risks. Cannot take narcotics prior to hip surgery, but this ended up actually taking away more of the pain thank Tylenol #3. Difficult to function at work if taken with too few calories (should say "take with a substantial meal") and still refuse to drive after taking it due to the inconsistency of the side effects. No tolerance is built up, so it sneaks up on me sometimes!	F	29	2 months		5/29/2009
1	SHOULDER PAIN	dizziness, nausea/vomiting, it's been 10 hours since my 1st/last dose and I've got a headache, neck and shoulders are sore. I just hope it goes away soon		F	41	1 days		5/20/2009
1	Shoulder pain	Extremely severe headache and unusual neck pain	I experience headaches on a regular basis and migraines but the headaches I had while on this medication were the worst ones I have ever had. Even though my shoulder pain was gone the side effects were not worth the trade off.	F	48	4 days		5/20/2009
4	gout	Difficultly falling asleep and staying asleep; low-grade headache and weird, vivid dreams all night long with a few tactile hallucinations on waking up (e.g., sense of something crawling on me).	Had a bad gout attack (swollen right foot, constant pain) while traveling on business, so went to a podiatrist, who put me on 50 mg 3x day. Started relieving pain almost immediately (no longer needed cane by end of first day). So far am _more_ clear-headed taking the drug; constant pain was making it hard to think or do work. This is a short-term course (~3 weeks with tapering dosages), to be followed by allopurinol for long-term management (my first time for both drugs); I will report back again after I've finished the course.	M	56	3 days		5/17/2009
5	Ankylosing Spondylitis	I am 59 years old and have been taking Indomethacin for the past 25 years. Indomethacin with the combination of two Darvocet N-100's control all of my pain and make me feel fairly close to normal. My spine had completely fused from age 20 to age 40. At age 40 I had bi-lateral hip replacement surgery and Indomethacin is the only NSAID that has worked for me personally.	I have never had any side effects until recently. Two weeks ago my doctor ran a 24 hour urine test to check for creatine clearance in my urine. I got the test results back last week. It appears that the 25 years of taking Indomethacin has reduced my kidney function to 60 per cent. I feel that is a fair trade off of being pain free most of the time. My doctor wanted to do a trial of having me go off of Indomethacin to see how I would do without it. He told me to stop taking it last Friday. Saturday I noticed stiffness and pain in my lower back my upper legs and my hips. By Sunday I was in so much pain I was unable to walk. When Monday morning came I phoned the doctor and went in to see him. When he saw I was unable to walk he immediately put me back on Indomethacin. I took one 75 mg capsule Monday night and started feeling better within 3 hours. I awoke Tuesday morning with a bit of stiffness and pain and I took another 75 mg capsule. It is 3:35 PM and I have had no trouble walking and no pain and I just spent two hours on a riding lawn mower. Without Indomethacin I would be in sad shape and could not do the daily functions of life without having great pain. Indomethacin is a wonder drug to me even though it may be harming my kidneys.	M	59	25 years		4/28/2009 Email
1	inflamed joint	anxiety, headache, tiredness, severe dizziness, unable to concentrate, heart racing, panic attacks, feeling surreal, going to the emergency room with a panic attack	I took the medication twice a day (50mg) for 6 days. The horrible side effects started after about 2 days. I stopped taking the medication about 3.5 weeks ago and the side effects are finally fading. This had a horrible effect on me and I want to let everybody with a similar experience know that it is the drug, you're not going insane. Stop taking it if you're feeling this way and just sit back and wait. It will go away again but it might take a while. When this was happening to me I would have paid a lot of money for this advice.	F	29	6 days		4/6/2009 Email
5	Gout	Light Headed but usually goes away in an hour. If I do not take with food severe upset stomach	I take 50mg 3x day when needed. I often only need a day or two's worth to alleviate my pain.	M	43	1 years		4/3/2009
2	Gout	Fairly severe headaches early in the morning, and then dissociation (a form of panic attack), racing heart beats, and psychosis which sent me to the emergency room twice, and the second time I had to be hospitalized for two days in a psychiatric ward	This is a big price to pay to fight the inflamation caused by gout. I am off work for more than two weeks now, and I am now recovering from the trauma this whole ordeal has caused me	M	47	5 days		3/31/2009
5	ankylosing spondylitis	Bit dizzy.	This drug has been a life-saver for me. I could (just) cope with AS by taking over the counter pain killers until I had a work accident and tore a disc in my lower back. After that the pain was terrible everyday! I only take suppositories and only one at night (as it makes me a bit dizzy about 1 hour after taking it). I take about 1 per week. I've would never consider anything else.	F	47	15 years		3/26/2009
3	Anylosing Spondylitis	Dizzy, lightheaded, difficult to concentrate, extremely tired, starting 1 hour after taking 75 mg dose of S(low) R(elease) version. Side effects last for about 3 hours.	Use it in combination with Enbrel to control Spondylitis inflammation. Works much better than any of the other NSIAD drugs I tried. Switched from 2 doses to just one after dinner.	M	45	2 years		3/25/2009
1	inflamation in finger joint	dizziness, anxiety, feeling removed from myself, unreal feeling, can't concentrate, slurred vision, shakiness, seem to forget things	50mg, i got the side affects after about 3 doses. I got extremely dizzy probably enhanced by taking musinex at the same time because of a cough. i first thought it was the musinex but after I stoped taking that the symptoms stayed even though they were a little bit milder. After about 3 more days of taking indomethacin I realized it was this drug that caused my side effects and I stopped taking the drug. It's 4 days later now and the side effects have not gone away. I'm really hoping this will go away soon, because although I'm functional I feel very uncomfortable and don't feel like myself.	F	29	5 days		3/18/2009
4	Hemicrania Continua 2002 and now	I had no side effects 7 years ago when it was used for 6 weeks. Recently the continuous headaches returned. Indocin has helped reduce the pain but severe vertigo and faintness start about 45 minutes after taking a 25 mg dose and persist for 2 hours. Since it seems to help the headache. I will persevere taking 25 mg three times daily with food until the HA's stop in the hope that this will pass.	I am delighted to have found this website because the medication enclosure and most of the literature on this med make it sound like side effects are infrequent and mild.	M	75	3 weeks		3/9/2009
1	psuedo gout	Lightheadedness, dizziness, sensations of being on a roller coaster including stomach flutters, head and ear pressure, intermittent hot and flushed feeling of head. Always feel like I'm moving.	The symptoms hit me after about the third dose. I stopped taking the drug after the symptoms hit. Symptoms haven't stopped so I haven't been able to work for 2 months now. Not inner ear related according to extensive testing. Somehow, it seems this has caused a nerve issue. So far my doctors are stumped.	M	48	2 days		3/7/2009
5	gout	None noted	I thought this a miracle drug for my gout. I also use 50mg PRN for severe lower back and muscle pain when OTC drugs no longer help. Will not take regularly, due to fear of eventual GI bleed.	F	55	6 months		2/13/2009
5	For Gout	The only side effect I have is a slight feeling of anxiousness and heightened senses. A great trade-off for the pain!	The gout was in my left toe,knee,fingers and throbbing. I am to take 1 50 mg 3x a day. I take 2 to start and boom in 20 min. no pain. I haven't had an attack for 3 years by keeping my body ph neutral away from acid and no allopurinol needed. As soon as the ph went acid boom...gout and to the rescue indomethacin. Use once or twice a year!	M	55	10 years		2/5/2009
4	Gout	CRAZY NIGHTMARES!		M	27	15 days		1/13/2009
4	Reoccuring gout	Dizziness, slight diaherra, slightly anxious feeling	Have been taking for a couple of years during gout attacks. Seems very effective in warding off attacks if taken in time (just when feeling a gout attack starting). My doctor has recently discovered (xray of my feet) that I have started to show changes to the bone structure in my feet due to reoccuring gout, and has prescibed Allopurinal. He mentioned that I may experience a few new attacks while satring this medicine for the first few months. I don't see any other comments about the indomethacin and allopurinol drugs. Does anyone take allopurinol with the indomethacin to ward off any new gout attacks?	M	54	2 years		1/8/2009
3	Migraine Headaches	slight heartburn	I usually get a migraine every 3-4 days. I got one today, but that was after 10 days, and I actually forgot to take my pill before I went to bed.	F	38	10 days		1/1/2009
4	tendonitis in the knee	exacerbated existing dizziness	no complaints.dosage of 25mg, three times a day	M	77	5 days		12/28/2008
2	Phlebitis	Dizziness--comes and goes, possible mild diarrhea, possible slight nausea (belching up air, like when you get mild seasickness), a little paradoxical neck tension. Heart <65 BPM.	Prescribed for mild arm phlebitis. My first dose (50 mg, 40 minutes ago) and I'm sitting here dizzy, feeling like I just had a glass-and-a-half of wine. Not unpleasant, almost like a few tokes sneaking up on me, but I don't like feeling stoned (any more). Also, about 2 minutes before the dizziness, I had to take a trip to the john. I'm 5'9", 145 lbs, and small-framed. I usually take 1/2 the recommended dose of most OTC drugs. I think doc should have Rx'ed 25 mg. Not sleepy, just light-headed. My bad back actually feels OK now. Maybe this is something to take right before bed. I'm gonna lie down now. Don't feel like sitting up anymore. Just hope there are no lung clots going on.	M	57	1 times		12/26/2008 Email
5	Strange but painful head pains	No side effects	Could not believe the outcome of this drug, not only relieved the head pains but all other pains and aches, knees, back and hands, then after a week or so they all came back not the head pain though, I am only on 25g	M	61	18 days		12/25/2008 Email
5	arthritic hip joint pain reduction	Absolutely non!	Use was accidental! Prescribed for gout, but noticed that if I took a single 50 mg tablet that my joint pain due to arthritis went away for as long as 3-days at a time. I consider this a wonder drug; at least for me.	M	62	90 days		12/19/2008
4	Ankle Pain/Gout	Dizziness, Euphoric feeling (not in a good way either). Hesitant to drive while taking.	Works well, just wish there was an effective equal without said side effects.	M	35	3 days		12/16/2008 Email
4	CPH	heartburn, ulcers in esophagus and colon, weight gain, high blood pressure, vertigo, short term memory loss, etc.	Very dangerous med, if taken over a long period of time.	F	27	8 years		11/30/2008 Email
4	degenerating fibroid in pregnancy	drugs are amazing... i only wonder what effect this will have on the baby!!!		F	35	5 days		11/29/2008
3	Gout	The worst side effect that I have regularly been experiencing and wasn't sure that it was related until I saw all the other comments is panic attacks in the middle of the night - only when I take indomethacin close to bed time. This is an awful side effect that seems to be getting progressively worse. I have had really bad headaches, intestinal pain, diarrhea, blood in the stool, and dizziness/confusion. But the panic attacks really suck and generally take hours to go away - there is no way to get back to sleep because of that and along with that the heart seems to be beating faster or fluttering - but that could be a reaction to the panic attack.	It really works great for controlling the inflamation caused by gout - but I would love to find another medication for when I have the flare ups.	M	44	3 years		11/28/2008 Email
4	ankylosing spondilitis	No side effects.	75mg daily (dinner), still some occasional stiffness. Doctor also prescribed a 25mg (lunch) but I rarely take it unless I'm having a flare up of inflammation.	M	36	9 years		11/27/2008
5	possible spondylitis - lower back	mild dizziness first 1/2 hour after taking, but only notice this when lying down. forts week or so I had bad gas and some diarehea and 2 days of mild stomach cramps because of the gas. Still get this occasionally. Drug works well and pain is usually completely gone. I take the EG extended release. I definely notice when it is wearing off as the nagging lower back pain and stiffness returns. A couple of times it stopped working for some reason but resumed working the next day. Must take with food because of the stomach issues. Particulalry notice that i can now stand for more than 10 minutes with the back ache and extreme stiffness which is a miracle after 5 years.	Be patient as your body gets used to the drug, take with food, don't lie down 1/2 hour after taking. Side effects are mild. It helps if you take on a schedule	F	43	30 days		11/23/2008
1	prevent Inflamation of elbow	Dosage 25mg tablet 3 times a day. Terrible experience, felt real spacey, then my heart started racing way too fast. Felt like I was going to pass out, vision blurred, and hard to concentrate on anything. Never taking them ever again. Took about an hour and a half to come back to normal.		M	26	2 days		11/21/2008
4	post hip surgery	severe drowsiness.faster heartbeat at bedtime,	seems to be effective painkiller, kicked in quickly	M	54	1 months		10/29/2008
1	Subacute thyroiditis	Shortly after taking a 50mg pill I experience dizzyness, shortness of breath, a heavy heart, extreme nervousness. My anxiety level is high and I cant fall asleep at night. Extreame weakness and a headache	I dont know if there is any other options of medicines to take but I dont recomend this.	F	26	4 days		10/27/2008 Email
5	Gout	If I don't follow directions and take it on an empty stomach, I'll have stomach pains. I recently took this during a hiking trip and I danced up the side of a very difficult mountain trail. I usually only take it for gout attacks, but I was taking it during my hike as a preventative measure. 10 miles in the woods is no time to get an attack.		M	50	5 years		10/26/2008
1	Phlebitis	I took my first pill (50 mg) at 1 pm, and at around 3 pm my blood pressure went to 139/121 (normally it's 115/70), accompanied by dizziness, tingling in hands and feet, shaking, and sweating. I've taken percocet and percodan with NO reaction, so this was pretty scary. I only took one pill. Sleep was intermittent, woke up with a headache which went away with no meds, but at 11 am I still feel a little strange, although my BP is back to normal. I'll NEVER take this drug again.	I called my doctor to have her put this reaction on my chart. I wasn't really having much pain with my phlebitis, so I'll not try this again.	F	56	1 days		10/10/2008 Email
3	GOUT	I take 50 mg capsules by mouth. Within 25 minutes I am beginning to feel side effects. It starts with slight dizzieness then takes on a headache also. The headache stays for a significant amount of time 2 - 3 hours. My stomach becomes upset (flue like) I usually feel like I have a fever. Finally extreme drowsieness. All I want to do is go lay down for a nap. I usually sleep well when I have taken a pill. I now try to avoid the bad side effects by taking indocin (indomethacin when I go to sleep at night. I usually have a very restful sleep. I usually feel energized in the morning. One odd side effect that I am looking for guidance on is that I seem to wake up during the night with sexual arrousal. Strong erection, but I am almost in a half sleep state. The ejaculation is very intense. The sexaul experience is most always enhanced extremly exciting. This has caused concerns with my spouse due to our limited sex life we have. Does anyone else have anything similar?		M	41	6 years		9/12/2008 Email
3	Head pains when falling asleep	Mild depression, quickness to anger and shout at the children, less worried about upsetting people. Not good really!	I seem to be the only person in the world who gets sharp pains just as they fall asleep (so I don't fall asleep) but the drug usually works. I haven't been taking it constantly for 4 years as it stopped working for me after a few months, so I was switched to something else until that stopped working, and tried Indo again. It has also reduced the number of general headaches I get. I take 50mg 45 minutes before bed.	M	52	4 years		9/11/2008 Email
4	Gout	Within 30 minutes of taking first dose I became very light headed and somewhat disoriented. Tinnitus appeared when I lay down.	The gout began to lessen fairly soon... after second dose showing signs of additional improvement. Side effects were a real concern. There is no way I could drive a car or go to work.	M	53	2 days		9/6/2008
3	Trapped nerve in shoulder blade	I take one tablet before bed time as they make me very drowsy and to aid a pain free sleep.I wake in the morning feeling on a slight high with a fuzzy head and as though I am not quite there. This feeling wears off after a couple of hours but so does the pain killing ability.	I also suffer from a very bad lower back,often having ligaments out of place and disc movement. Indomethacin help me cope with the pain at night for these pains too as it helps me sleep.	F	42	2 months		8/26/2008 Email
1	chronic soft tissue pain.	Severe stomach cramping, severe migraines. Dizziness. Loopiness. Exhaustion. Inability to complete tasks - and I am someone who has been on prescribed meds like percocet and morphine. Made me feel addicted and confused. Relieved the pain but left horrible symptoms. Never want to take this drug again.	Was using in conjunction with amitriptyline for long-term pain relief. It took away pain but left severe 'hangover' type symptoms.	F	21	1 weeks		8/13/2008 Email
5	Arthritis and rib pain	Non	Worked immediately	M	78	4 days		8/8/2008
4	Trigeminal neuralgia, poss CH or PH	Dizzyness and bad stomach pains / indigestion when first started but was on "normal" release pills of 25mg three times daily upto 75mg three times daily. GP switched me to 75mg slow release tablets three times a day and prescribed 30mg per day of Lansoprazole to protect my stomach. When I have missed Indo doses got awful rebound headaches, also recently started to suffer bad lower body and back joint pain, not sure if this is related.	Prescribed as a "theraputic" course by my consultant as part of investigative treatment for CH (cluster headache) and to rule out PH (paroxysmal hemicrania). Still inconclusive as not suffered any bad headaches, just a more or less constant background "shadow" headache which the indo seems to help with. Have to stop course in a few weeks as only able to take for a max of 3 months due to high dosage and potential stomach ulcers etc. Dreading coming off it due to rebound headaches. Doesn't seem to help much with other pains such as back and joint which I have suffered recently, not sure if this is because it's a side effect of the meds.	M	39	3 months		8/7/2008 Email
5	Gout	None that I'm aware of.	Once or twice a year I'll have a Gout attack in one or both of my big toes. Sometimes the throbbing pain is enough to make a grown man cry. My dosage is a 75mg capsule twice a day. The first capsule seems to work very quickly for me. I rarely need more than one day's worth of this medicine.	M	64	1 days		7/14/2008
2	Gout	Dizziness, nausea, upset stomach		M	47	2 days		7/13/2008
1	Gout	Made me whacky and dizzy. Made my kidney's and joints hurt. Didn't do a thng for my gout. I stopped taking Indo about 2 weeks ago and I'm still goofed up.		M	73	15 days		7/13/2008
4	Gout	At first it did make me dizzy. It did help relieve the inflamation and much of the pain of the gout attack. Be sure to eat before you take it. That helps to avoid the dizzyness. I function quite well at work while on it. I have noticed very little side effects. As was noted in earlier threads, Indomethacin is not a cure just a pain reliver so you must get your diet and lifestyle in order to deal with the gout. I take it now whenever I feel a flareup coming on and it seems to help a lot. It also really makes the rest of my body feel a lot better. I do wonder what the long term side effects of porlonged use of Indomethacin have on your body? I have only been dealing with gout for about 2 months now so we will see.	I function quite well at work while on it. I have noticed very little side effects. Do eat before you take it or you will get dizzy. Can also make you little wierd if you take it with Hydrocodine. As was noted in earlier threads, Indomethacin is not a cure just a pain reliver so you must get your diet and lifestyle in order to deal with the gout. I take it now whenever I feel a flareup coming on and it seems to help a lot. It also really makes the rest of my body feel a lot better. I do wonder what the long term side effects of porlonged use of Indomethacin have on your body? I have only been dealing with gout for about 2 months now so we will see.	M	33	90 days		7/10/2008
1	Gout	Dosage 25 mg. Within 30 minutes started to feel "goofy". Nauseous, dizzy and blood pressure up 180/90, normally 120/69. I don't normally have side effects from taking medication and the side effects from this drug was overwhelming.		F	54	1 days		7/6/2008
1	PHLEBITIS	Within one hour of taking this medicine my head felt floatly and I got a severe headache. My heart was beating way too fast and my face flushed. Thought I was going to pass out. Never taking again. Throwing out the rest of the prescription.		F	41	1 times		6/12/2008
1	Lower back pain inflamation	Within 24 hrs I had a severe headache. I had trouble sleeping due to waking up 3-5 per nightfrom violent nightmares. I woke up with severe headache and feeling disoriented from the vivid upsetting dreams. I felt as if I was beginning to loose my mind. I was tired, and worried and wondered whether I was having post traumic stress disorder. I stop taking the med, and the symptoms dissappeared, but resumed as soon as I began taking the med again. After the third attempt to take the med, I began to check the internet for side effects	I found no relief from the back pain.	M		10 days		6/11/2008
4	gout	dizziness and feelings of not breathing @ 75mg. Do not drive or use machinery.	I have been taking indocin for a few years off and on for gout in my big toes @ the big joint. My first few attacks were very bad and unexpected. Sleeping at night was a task. Even the weight of my bed sheet over my toe was painful. I took a careful look at my diet and removed most of the problem foods. I watch my diet carefully but some foods still get thru to cause a reaction. One such food I removed was cake especially with sugary frostings. I have cut out most desserts and eat a more healthy diet. My first dosage of indo was 75mgs. This dosage was like a hot knife going thru butter. You could actually hear the crackling as the gout was breaking down. The warm feeling was such a relief. Keep the dosage low @ 25mg and hit it about 3 times every 4 hours. Drink a good amount of water.	M	50	5 years		5/22/2008
5	Sudden onset of Gout	Relief from my chronic arthritis. Slight dizzieness. Slight loss of a Appetite (not a bad thing!) and this is "weird" a sharpening of my mind. Very slight slurrying of speech while having Great focus of mind (and this is VERY apparent..) also i want/need to get up and move now. Feels great.	I am a "Poster Boy" for this med. It was prescribed for a new and sudden onset of Gout. Severe big right toe pain (level 7.5 or 8 on scale of 1-10)radiating through the foot and up the leg. Essentially making me lame. The med controlled the Gout pain in 3 hrs ( I weigh 315 lbs & the dosage is 50mg 3 times day) But totally unexpected and not disscussed was the overnight relief from my chronic arthritis. Primarlly knees..and ankles..Knuckle joints too. I could barely move and now I feel like running a foot race! You have know idea how much pain you have become accustomed too, till it is gone. The "focus " of mind is strange & I can find no other reference to it on the web. We all react to meds diffriently and there is also a possibility of interreaction with my (prescribed..) 60mg of Lisinopril, Furosemide 20mg, Atenolol 50mg, Asprin 5gr and Slo-Niacin 500mg(food supplement) taken everyday. This is extraordinary and I thought worth sharing	M	59	14 days		5/8/2008 Email
3	GOUTY ARTHRITIS	ACID REFLUX, SEVERE STOMACH PAINS, BLOATING, ROLLING STOMACH ACCOMPANIED BY GAS, CHRONIC DIARRHEA, FATIGUE, LIGHT HEADED, EXTREME NAUSEAU		F	42	4 days		3/16/2008
1	severe chest pains	extreme dizziness, difficulties driving, blurred vision in left eye, loss of concentration, upset stomach,	I didn't notice any side effects after the 1st dose (maybe because I went to sleep shortly afterwards) however, this morning I took my 2nd pill after breakfast & about an hr later, I was hit w/ extreme dizziness & right in time for my 37 mile drive to work. I honestly felt like I had just drank a bottle of vodka - I was swerving, could NOT stay in my lane, could NOT stay at a consistent speed, I was sweaty although it was 5:30am & cold outside; it was very scary. And the rest of the day at work I was unable to concentrate, was rather 'loopy', chattering about nothing, & not making a whole lot of sense. Several of my co-workers noticed my irregular behavior as well as my eyes appeared 'glazed' they said. I would much rather deal with the shooting pain in my chest than be afraid to drive for fear of getting a DUI or getting into an accident. So, not more meds for me & I'm definately going to ask my regular doctor (an urgent care doc prescribed the indomethacin) to put	F	32	2 days		2/21/2008
5	Gout	Diharea	I may have had some stomach problems but the relief from the gout was worth. It was much easier to walk to the bathroom than hobble in pain everywhere else.	M	31	2 days		2/6/2008
5	Paroxysmal Hemicrania	Dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue and slight nausea. However, absolutely worth it as it has stopped the almost daily excruciating headaches I usually suffer. Am now pain-free. Drug has changed by life and with relatively mild side-effects.	CH patients should ensure you are given the Indomethacin test as PH can be easily confused with CH and misdiagnosed, as in my case. Indomethacin will sort it out almost immediately if you have PH.	F	35	14 days		1/31/2008
5	sever headaches for 5 years	Stomach cramps for the first week	Followed docs rules drink full glass of water and food prior to taking medication and take it on schedule. First time in 5 years I have gone with out sever headaches. just slightly concerned about the long run.	F	45	45 days		1/23/2008 Email
5	hemicrania continua	None Noted	This drug has eliminated my headaches. The headaches return within a day or so without it.	M	54	1 years		12/28/2007
3	Gout	Acute stomach pain within 1 hour of taking 50mg, however abated after 30-60mins. On 5th day awoke with sever headache which lasted all day - stopped taking immediately and no problems since.	Helped with the pain in my foot	M	43	5 days		12/19/2007
2	torn finger tendon inflamation	swelling in feet and ankles, bleeding blisters on lower legs	the drug did not help the swelling, I do have NASH liver disease and that may have been a contributing factor of the side effects	M	55	3 days		12/19/2007 Email
5	gout	dull morning headache, frequent urination	I get one or two gout attacks a year. This was a severe attack in the knee and the first time I've used a prescription medicine. I was able to resume driving after four days.	M	66	6 days		12/16/2007
2	Stress fracture in lft foot	increased heart rate, slowed reaction times, extreme diarrhea, upset rolling stomach, lack of sleep.	There is no way I would ever take this drug again. Not only did it have very little effect on the pain, but it caused diarrhea in me every 10--30 minutes.	M	37	3 days		12/7/2007
5	Gout	No side effects after taking it for last 7 years	I would often take 25-50 mg at night time to alleviate the leg and ankle pain from the gout. I noticed very quickly that my general aches and pains and the bursitus in my elbow was gone. since then, 7 years ago, I have taken typically 25mg each night and have been free of pain ever since. To date I have no noticeable adverse side effects.	M	65	7 years		11/16/2007 Email
3	CUFF TEAR AND INFLAMATION IN SHOULD	I get horrible headaches and after 2 dyas of taking the drug again(75mg 1/day) I am so dizzy and lightheaded that I feel like I am back on vicodin! I don't get stomach upset, but the headaches are horrible. I stopped taking the drug after 2 weeks and my shoulder pain returned with a furror. After being off the drug for 6 days I am now back on it - and I am going to push to have surgery rather than endure this anymore. I did take voltaren for a long while - and the voltaren provided some relief - it wasn't enough.	I would suggest being very careful with this drug. My dizzyness didn't present until a week or so after I began taking it. I was in my car driving when it hit me. very scary.	F	40	3 weeks		10/14/2007
1	Arthritis	Initial side effects.light headedness	l took this drug constant for about 12 years, and discovered that l had suffered at least 5-6 of the major side effects. l put this drug to blame for the serious illnesses l have suffered.	M		12 times		9/14/2007
2	Nighttime knee pain	drowsiness, tiredness, neck and shoulder pain	This is only my first day on it, but I think I'd rather deal with the nighttime knee pain than feel like this during all my waking hours. Too bad, I was looking forward to some relief. I will try it again another day to see if I react differently, but I won't get my hopes up too high. :)It was prescribed to me for 21 days.	F	27	1 days		9/7/2007
4	Gout	Sometimes dizziness, mild stomach pain, light headed.	If you can feel an attack coming on and start the meds quickly enough,I find that the pain doesnt linger on as long. Also prevention Is the cure. If I eat shellfish gout is only hours away!!! I do get alot of relief from this pill bc the pain is severe.I only take it for an attack.	M	35	5 years		9/4/2007
3	Low back and hip pain, fibroid pain	Dizziness, severe fatigue, nausea. I feel like I can't get out of bed, and when I do I want to lie right back down. Difficulty focusing and concentrating, blurred vision. Absolutely MUST eat with this medication or nausea is unbearable.	Mild to moderate relief from severe chronic pain.	F	40	4 days		9/2/2007
2	Gout	Right eyelid swelled.	Took my first and last pill today. While it relieved the pain in the joint below the toe in my left foot, the heavy droopy right eyelid reaction, isn't worth it.	F	56	1 days		9/2/2007
3	Gout	Severe stomach upset, cramping. Dizziness. Tired. Lethargy.	Did it's job of reducing the pain and swelling in my foot, but...... The stomach upset and inability to stay awake at work was horrible.	F	27	3 days		8/22/2007
5	Gout/arthritis in feet and ankles.	none	More or less a miracle drug for me. It was extremely difficult getting started in the morning with the pain in my feet and ankles. Also the nagging pain made it difficult to get through the day. I take one 50mg capsule in the morning with breakfast and I feel like a kid again. It's amazing how your disposition changes when you go through the day with absolutely no pain!!!!!	M	43	30 days		8/18/2007

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