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| 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 day | 5/26/2010 | 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 day | 6/10/2010 | 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 day | 6/24/2010 | 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 day | 7/4/2010 | 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 day | 7/25/2010 | 5 | Gout (Podagra) | Although the pain is alleviated by this medication, I found that if I took it B4 exercise it caused light-headedness. I took the normal dosage with water then a I had a whey protein shake (Whey is just the runoff from cheese processing)When I was at the gym I started to feel very weak and disoriented. I went home napped and the effects seemed to stabilize. I would not shy away from this med if it helps. I just won't take it before exertion. | M | 47 | 2 days 50 3X day | 9/28/2010 | 5 | Undiff Spondyloarthropathy | For the first 1 and 1/2 to 2 weeks I experienced fatigue (which is why you take it at night), mild stomach upset, and some blurred vision for a few hours after taking it (usually took it around 7pm after dinner.) These side effects subsided around the 2 week mark. I have to take Mylanta first or else I get stomach pain (from what I have read you want to protect your stomach and GI tract as much as possible when taking indomethacin.) | I suffered from this rheumatological condition for around 2 years before finding his medication. My symptoms went from very transient sacroiliac joint pain, costocondritis, and profound fatigue, to constant sacroiliac pain and intense night pain in lumbar and, later, my thoracic spine accompanied by a kind of constant lower basline of fatigue (if you can call it that.) At least 2 days per week I would get bouts of intense fatigue probably from the inflammation in my body. Which is why I was a bit worried about the fatigue that indocin caused for the first few doses but now that has gone, and, more importantly, I haven't had any fatigue due to my illness since I began the medication. It is certainly a strong med and it seems like the kind of thing that should only be rx'd if needed but, damn, is it effective! 800mg of Ibuprofen or 750mg of Naproxen would only take away about 10% of my pain. I even took muscle relaxers and tried a few pain killers and nothing worked like this stuff! I take indomethacin daily, one 75mg SR(slow release)dose after dinner at around 7pm. It relieves 94% of my pain. I can walk, sit, and lay down without being in pain or anticipating how painful it will be to move. And, oh yeah, I can sleep again. I get a full night's worth of restful sleep. As long as I take mylanta 10 minutes before, the only side effect that I have now is fantastic, amazing relief!!! The best part is that it is an NSAID and helps thwart inflammation rather than simply | M | 30 | 2 months 75mg SR 1X day | 12/18/2010 | 5 | Gout | Taking it with food is key. i've had the occasional stomach ache or diarrhea taking it, but typically, i just get a little woozy/drowsy. i am 6'4", 230#. | Very effective for me. If I take it at the first sign of a flare up, I can often nip it in the bud and prevent the flare up altogether with just a pill or two. once a flare up happens, the meds seem to take a bit longer to do their work, but indomethacin has always made the pain go away after a few days. | M | 42 | 9 years 50 mg 3X day | 1/4/2011 | 5 | Gout in right toe joints and ankle | I used to have mild upsets with stomach, and felt slight anxiety | I have been taking this drug on and off for 10 years. I would at times feel sick in the stomach, heart beating faster and also mild anxiety. I realised that the trick is to have a proper meal, ie - such as rolled oats, with bannana and honey, and then directly take the indomethacin straight after. The same applies with lunch, and dinner. I used to just have a glass of milk or a yogurt, which resulted in the side effects. The way I see it, is that if the medication is slowly released into your system by having a big meal underneath it, I have no problems. I just had a terrible episode of gout for 3 weeks. My big toe and ankle looked deformed!and the pain!! I thought I would try natural alternatives - cherries, cherrie juice, celery seed in captule form, different types of water, lime juice, lemon juice and nothing worked. I have just had my third indomethacin capsule, and no pain, swelling gone down and feel fine! Remember- Full meal before taking. Sit upright for half an hour after taking. Stay off coffee, caffine while taking Stay cool if you can. Drink plenty of water while on this med. I've had no problems since doing this for the last five years when needing this med, it is a life saver!! | M | 43 | 10 years 75mg 1X day | 1/26/2011 | 5 | Gout | Lightheaded, diarrhea | Miracle drug! Despite side effects it allows me to continue my life when I have a Gout attack. Without indocin, I can't sleep or function after a gout attack. Colchicine is no help. Also, hydration helps prevent Gout attack. | M | 47 | 5 days 50 3X day | 9/4/2011 | 5 | for migraine pain and sleeping | Before, I take this drug for Gout pain and now it work only for headache and it also help me have a good night sleep. | M | 58 | 1 months 1X day | 6/7/2012 | 5 | Shoulder tendinitis | If I don't eat it will mess my stomach up. It can make me dizzy. But it is worth the results. I could not be as active if I did not have Indocin. | M | 39 | 3 years 75sr | 4/1/2012 | 5 | pseudo gout,osteoarthritis | ringing ears, drowsiness | Been taking on and off for about a month. No bad side effects. Works extremely well for me for pain that feels like every joint in my body hurts. Also taking morphine sulfate ER for back pain, but even that was not working that well for the pseudo gout. Nothing I have tried so far has worked as well as the indomethacin. | M | 57 | 1 months 50mg 3X day | 5/1/2012 | 5 | reactive arthritis | slight stomach ache, slight lightheadedness | I had extremely painful reactive arthritis in my ankle/foot for 2 weeks. I needed way over the prescribed dosage of both ibruprofen and naproxen to function and still with pain. Once I was correctly diagnosed, I asked my doctor for this prescription and literally 1 indomethacin pill cured me. I took it, went to bed and woke up with some soreness but no pain. After 2 weeks of barely sleeping due to pain, this cleared it up in one shot. Thankfully, I have not had to take another pill again. | M | 32 | 1 days 50 MG 1X day | 5/15/2012 | 5 | Gout | If I don't eat a normal meal before taking this drug I get very dizzy and sleepy. With food, it is a wonderful relief for my gout attacks. Starts working within hours if I catch it soon, a couple of days , if not, and it's gone. I don't need it very often, but I will never be without it. I probably could switch to 25mg and eliminate the side effects. | M | 62 | 3 days 50mg 3X day | 2/6/2013 | 5 | Ankylosing Spondylitis | None | I had previously been taking another drug called Butazolidin for over 25 years to manage my Ankylosing Spondylitis, but it was taken off the market in the early 1990's. I have since been taking Indomethacin ER 75 mg capsules (twice daily) for over 12 years and with no problems or side effects. Indomethacin does work well for me but works much better if I supplement it with 2 Darvocet's per day. I was told by my Rheumatologist that Idomethacin is now the drug of choice for Ankylosing Spondylitis since the previous drug of choic, Butazolidin was taken off the market. | M | 56 | 12 years | 1/27/2006 | 5 | Arthritis in feet, knees and back | There is a little light headedness when I started taking it and I sleep better for a while. | I have been taking for the brand name and then later the generic brand of this drug since 1974(37 years) How well it works for me depends on the weather and other factors, however it works better then any other arthritis drug I have ever taken. I take it at night with Prevacid. Sometimes I take a little Milanta as well. I stay away from all forms of sugar and soft drinks after 9:00pm and I usually hit the sack by 11:00pm | M | 58 | 37 years | 8/6/2007 | 5 | Ankylosing Spondylitis | Dizzyness, excessive lethargy (Does not last long). | I have Ankylosing Spondylitis in my ankle and also some arthritis in my lower back. I have been unable to sleep a full night for the last 6 months due to my back, but only a few hours after taking my first dose I had the best nights sleep in months. It is an amazing drug. | M | 36 | 3 weeks | 1/28/2006 | 5 | GOUT | No side affects that I'm aware of. | I was originally taking the drug for the very infrequent gout attacks that I had. However, as an additional benefit it greatly helped the chronic pain in my lower back. I've been taking it as needed for back pain over the last few months. It's much, much better than ibupropfen. | M | 63 | 2 years | 2/7/2007 | 5 | Possible Gout | Upset Stomach, frequent bathroom visits | Not sure if it was the indomethacin or cephalexin. I was taking both at the same time. But the swelling and pain was gone after the first dose 25mg. | M | 2 days | 2/10/2007 |
INDOMETHACIN (INDOMETHACIN): Indomethacin is used to relieve pain, swelling, and joint stiffness caused by arthritis, gout, bursitis, and tendonitis. It is also used to relieve pain from various other conditions. This medication is known as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It works by blocking your body's production of certain natural substances that cause inflammation. This effect helps to decrease swelling and pain. If you are treating a chronic condition such as arthritis, ask your doctor about non-drug treatments and/or using other medications to treat your pain. See also Warning section. FDA Approval Date: 1984-08-06 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)