INDOMETHACIN Reviews (INDOMETHACIN)

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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)

  

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 1  TMJ flare Major panic attack An hour after taking one dose, my chest tightened so bad I thought I was having a heart attack. Im a fairly healthy woman so it shocked me how bad I felt. I was so anxious that I became dizzy and my hands went numb. I called my husband sobbing to take me to the ER. Im about 3 hours into this single dose and my chest still hurts. I would never take this again. F 30 1 days
25mg 1X day
1/9/2024
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 1  Gout Upset stomach. Very uncomfortable and mildly painful stomach ache that has lasted over a day after last dose. Only took for 1 day dosage versus 5 day recommended. Through the other 12 pills in the trash. Benefits definitely do NOT outweigh the side effects. M 55 1 days
50 MG 3X day
5/31/2023
 1  Bursitis in my hip Dizzy and lightheadedness I was initially on the green ones and seemed tolerable to a point but ended getting the blue and white ones after refill and weight gain fluid retention severe depression crying and feeling like loss of hope and interest pounding head when standing up from a sitting position really a feeling of being a failure and not who I know I am I've stopped it completely F 49 6 months
25 x2 dail 2X day
7/14/2022
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 1  Hemicrania continua Started on 25mg 3xdaily, helped with pain felt a bit 'out of it' nut thought give it time. Increased to 50mg 3 x daily, really helped with my debilitating pain but am a basket case!! Anxiety , panic attacks, impending doom, dizzyness, headache, - and I am shaking!! feel dreadful, dropping back to 25 3xdaily for couple of days then stopping!! Back to the drawing board for effective treatment but just can't cope with the side effects@ F 63 4 days
50 3X day
6/2/2022
 1  Ice pick headache treatment After only 30 minutes of taking my first dose, I started to feel odd, like I had just woken from anesthesia--heavy, woozy, nauseated. Then all of a sudden I felt like a was going to vomit. Sitting down felt worse and standing made me feel like a was sleepwalking but if I stopped moving I felt worse again. I had an urgent bowel movement after about 45 minutes but sitting down to do so brought on more woozy dizziness. I paced for 3 hours, sipping ginger ale and every once in a while nibbling on a cracker. The other reviews talking about an out of body experience make sense now. I didn't have any raise in blood pressure or heart rate. I've never had this reaction from medication before. I should've read the reviews but I figured this would be just like any other NSAID and I'm fine with those. Will never take this again. F 42 1 days
50 mg 1X day
4/8/2022
 1  Headache Complete listnessness / spaced out feeling. Anxiousness. Terrible headache for a day when coming off. It did reduce the pain of the exersion headache I had previously, but I wouldn't take again due to the side effects. M 33 3 weeks
50 MG 3X day
2/11/2022
 1  Ankylosing Spondylitis Dizziness, light headed, anxious, panic attack First few days were ok, but then noticed dizziness and light headed, feeling like I wanted to faint or pass out. Then the 6th day, a few hours after taking it, had the normal dizziness, feeling crappy, but then started to freak out. Couldn't get calm, or relax, and had wife take me to ER. Still couldn't calm down there until they gave me some IV med. Stay away from this drug. It's poison M 42 7 days
75 MG 2X day
12/9/2021
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 1   My neurologist prescribed this for my migraine, one pill twice a day for flare ups. First couple of doses fine. Eventually I developed severe psychiatric problems the day after a dose. My scalp and the inside of my mouth would tingle and I became hyper aware of them. Then I had obsessive type thoughts about bugs. I did not see or feel bugs but just thought about them all the time. I worried there might be bugs in my food, even my kids' hair and beds. I knew that there were no bugs, I just couldn't stop thinking about them, so more like OCD than psychosis. It effected my appetite to the point I was hardly eating. Severe diarrhea for 10+ days. Bad reaction and will never take again. Took 2-3 days for all symptoms except diarrhea to subside after I realized the connection. I see now that there is some evidence that this drug can make underlying mental health problems worse. Prescribers and pharmacists should really be aware of this potential reaction or effect. I actually tried to report my reaction to the FDA, left a detailed telephone message and no one ever called me back. F 42 4 months
Migraine 2X day
8/1/2021
 1  Gout Took it as a precautionary measure against gout sporadically over 4 months. Didn't make the correlation right away, but I had 4 separate panic attacks and just thought COVID life was taking its toll, which was a bit concerning as I've Never been an anxious person. The last time I took it, within 10 minutes had a huge panic attack and an felt like I was about to explode. Heavy breathing. Anxious behaviour. Jittery and erratic. Was on the freeway driving and don't remember how I got to my destination. Pulled over 3 times (I think) to move around to try and shake off the effects. Worst feeling in my life. Finally out two and two together and realized that my 4 first panic attacks were all centred around taking a dose. Will never, ever take it again. Gout pain is way better. M 46 1 days
50mg 1X day
6/28/2021
 1  Back pain Dizziness, nausea, diarrhea, horrible panic attacks, weird feeling of nervousness, tingling limbs, out of body sensation, irritability, headache I have never had any side effects while taking a medicine. I thought something was wrong with me until I researched the side effects of Indomethacin and I found out that many people had reactions to it. Horrible experience. I really thought I was going to have a heart attack. The first day I only had some stomach ache, diarrhea and headache. The second day I kept having a headache but now I had this weird out of body sensation. My mood began to change and I couldn't pinpoint what was the cause. Today was my third day taking the medicine and I felt horrible. I had a panic attack almost immediately and couldn't walk properly. After 3 hours the side effects have subsided but I will not take another dosage. It is not worth it even though my back pain decreased. F 23 3 days
75 mg 1X day
3/22/2021
 1  Pain Pounding head , high blood pressure , shortness of breath Dizziness , upset stomach . Went by ambulance to er. Shocking drug reaction . Incredibly frightening Paramedics thought I was having a stroke as my blood pressure hit 200/100 . Horrendous side effects F 41 1 days
25mg 1X day
12/10/2020
 1  Ankylosing spondylitis Awful panic attack. Racing heart. Trouble breathing. Sinking feeling. Dizziness. Lightheadedness. Nausea. Anxiety. Took this drug a handful of times sporadically over the past four months. Never had any majors issues until now. Took one pill, an hour or so later, felt like I was about to die. Have never had a panic attack in my life before this. Absolutely NOT WORTH IT. Didn't even help with my pain this time around. Wish I read these reviews before going through such an awful experience like the one brought on by this god awful medicine. AVOID! AT! ALL! COSTS! F 20 5 days
1X day
11/24/2020
 1  Bone pains My mum is still in hospital after taking indomethacin , she has confusion, trouble speaking and bad stomach pains, trouble breathing F 64 4 days
1X day
9/10/2020
 1  Inflammation I took one dose of this medication and within one hour I became very dizzy and my heart rate and blood pressure went to 102 and 188/98 (normal for me 60s and 120/70) I ended up in the ER. While there, all tests came back negative and within 3 hours I was back to normal and home with a $400 co-pay. M 60 1 days
50mg 1X day
8/15/2020
 1  Migraine and ehlers danlos pain Sky rocketing anxiety, extreme dizziness, shortness of breath, drowsiness, feeling of dread, blurred vision, confusion....list goes on. The medication did what it was supposed to do. I was pain free! However, the side effects I experienced were just not worth it. I couldn't function, my husband basically carried me out of Kmart as I needed to get out of there. 1st dose I had no issues! 2nd dose mild dizziness, 3rd dose all down hill from there. I'm a nurse and I swear, if I didn't have medical knowledge, I would've called for an ambulance! Never again. Onto the next pain relief pill.... F 33 4 days
25mg
3/1/2020
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 1  Gout in foot Hot face, panicky feeling, fluttery feeling in chest, out of it, slightly confused, emotional, scared, dizzy, shallow breathing, fast heart rate, extremely tired Took it after a light snack of fruit, not a full meal as recommended. My mistake!!! It did help my foot but the side effects were horrible. Ended up calling paramedics and went to ER. No heart attack thank goodness. Discontinued use aftert 1pill. F 56 1 days
50 3X day
12/21/2018
 1  Pain on back of neck and head from Swelling on back of neck, back of my head felt like it was gonna explode, blurry vision, dizziness and irritated F 43 2 days
50mg
1/12/2018
 1  Swelling in knee Like many others here I felt like I was going insane soon after taking this drug. Within 20 minutes I felt dizzy and nauseous. I laid down and proceeded to go into a full blown panic attack as I felt I was suffocating. This evolved into a paranoid psychosis where I was afraid to move and felt that I was going to die. I had auditory hallucinations and extreme sensitivity to light. My wife made me an herbal tea and I begged her not to call the ambulance, it took all my will to sip the tea and try to gain my senses. I even ripped the drawstring out of my hooded sweatshirt in fear that I would somehow kill myself with it. After 3-4 hours of shivering, crying and freaking out I slowly started to come back to earth. It took a few days to feel completely normal again. For the record I do not take any other medication at all and have never experienced anything like this in my life. All this to try to get a little swelling out of my knee. I think I'll stick to ice packs from now on. M 39 1 days
75mg
8/10/2017
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 1  Gout I was under the mistaken impression that Indo was in the same family as Advil, it was just prescription strength. At about 4:30 pm I took two, for 100mg total. Bad mistake. Beginning at about 5:30, for about 3 hours I felt the worst panic attack I've ever experienced, I thought I was having a stroke; I was extremely dizzy, disoriented, scared, and nervous. It felt like I was thrust into outer space, and not in a good way. Yes, my gout is gone... but 20 hours later it feels like I'm going through a hangover. M 49 1 days
50mg
7/22/2017
 1  Headaches Dizziness, anxiety, panic attacks, hot flashes, brain fog. It felt like life wasn't real Do your research folks. I've should have. I was prescribed indomethacin for severe headaches and it only made me feel like I was going insane. Everyones bodies react differently and if you get these side effect, stop taking it asap. Took about 3 days for the side effect to wear off. M 27 3 days
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6/27/2017
  

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)

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