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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 5  Rheumatoid Arthritis Light headed. This drug has been my pain killer for over 20 years. It's great. No other drugs work. Been told is no longer manufactured? I'm trying something else now but I feel terrible and I really would like to know if it has in fact stopped being manufactured. F 45 1 years
75mg R
4/3/2017
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 5  Gout Pain in my right side after 2 days of taking indomethacin. It's the only medicine that helps with my gout. I will never get caught without it. M 2 days
4/2/2017
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 5  Primary stabbing headaches A bit dizziness, some tiredness I was suffering from ice pick headaches 6-8 times a day about 4-5 times a week. These began suddenly and they are a form of migraine that attack in middle age. If you have these, you know how unpredictable, debilitating, and much they can interfere with your work and life. Any small side effects of a drug are worth the prevention of these headaches for me. F 49 1 months
25MG 3Xday
3/25/2017
 2  Torn Knee Meniscus MUST eat a decent sized meal before taking indomethacin - it is a very uncomfortable experience. Severe light-headedness, spacey, dizziness, groggy beyond belief, feels like all you want to do is sleep but so uncomfortable you can't. If you don't eat prior to consuming indo the above side effects are much worsened Despite the series of serious side effects I continued taking it because it eliminated the swelling in my knee and allowed me to walk without limping, and in general made moving easier. However, it can be dangerous as the side effects do not hit you until a couple hours later. I was driving and had to pull over and call my parents because of how uncomfortable/ light-headed I was, I was scared I couldn't safely make it home. As well, I was pretty much useless after taking it feels like you're underwater, GROGGY. I swear beside the word groggy in the dictionary should be the word indomethacin - all you can do is lay down and even that's really uncomfortable F 22 3 months
50MG 2X day
3/4/2017
 3  Hemicrania continua and migrains Hand pain This is the only thing that works for this type of headache/migraine ( also called indomethacin reactive) , and by definition it works extremely well . I haven't had the stomach problems or intestinal bleeds that are very common. It's most often prescribed with a protein pump inhibitor, but I did not do well on that. So I'm very cautious to take with food and I really monitor any stomach upset very closely. Problem is that I have fibromyalgia, and this medicine causes me severe hand and wrist pain , which has finally gotten to the point where I can't function. I'm going to try going off it for a while and deal with the migraines . I love this medicine because it also loosens up my neck, and gets rid of the stuffiness, tiredness, and other symptoms of headaches. It doesn't help any of my other fibromyalgia pain though it all. If you get prescribed this please be very cautious. It has many possible very serious side effects that aren't that uncommon. F 53 2 years
1/day
10/5/2016
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 1  Gout I've never had anything like this. Major panic attack... Felt like I was gonna die. Was so bad that my wife called ambulance & I went to the ER. Day 2 side effects slowly started to decrease. 4 days later, my brain is still in a major fog. Thought I was crazy, wish I would have read this website first. If this happens to you, know that it will eventually go away. Gotta be a better medicine. M 44 2 days
50 MG 1X day
9/2/2016
 1  Gout Massive cramps, dizziness, shaky , shatter brain, sleepiness yet can't sleep, feeling of manic depression, which I am not! I truly have never had any issues with medication before , this is the creepiest feeling ever so hard to dis rive! Don't take this! Something is not right about this drug, don't take it! F 38 3 days
50 mg
8/2/2016
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 2  Cluster headaches Loud ringing in ears , upset stomach ,blurred vision,weight gain,stomach swell,bloating and diarrhea It did stop the daily constant headache but I did not like the side effects so I stopped taking and I did take it with food I did not want to risk the bloody ulcer this stuff warns about. M 57 18 days
25 MG 3X day
8/1/2016
 5  Arthritis Love this....the aches disappear... However...when i skip a dose...my whole body aches.... F 57 2 years
50mg 2x da
7/15/2016
 5  Gout No side effects whatsoever. Even took it on an empty stomach. I finally figured out I have Gout, the P.A. prescribed Indomethacin. This basically cured my gout in my foot in like 3 days. I feel like this medicine is a godsend! In the past w/o any pain meds I would be bedridden due to foot pain for like 2 weeks before I could walk again. With Indomethacin, as soon as the meds take effect, the pain becomes less noticeable and I could walk again in a matter of a couple hours. M 33 5 days
50 MG 3X day
6/22/2016
 3  Gout Nausea, dizzy, fell like passing out. Not sure why but when I got the medication a few years ago at Walgreens it didn't negatively at all. Since I started getting it at Walmart it makes me sick every single time. Other than the side effects it has always done the job. M 40 1 days
50
6/15/2016
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 1  Sacrumilitis Extreme nervousness, shaky, fast heart rate, weird thinking, confusion, and when I breathe feels like the air is thick and not getting enough oxygen. Took at 8am it's 2:30pm and side effects stil persist . Will never take again. Very scary. And also did nothing for pain. Soo disappointed F 39 1 days
25mg
6/8/2016
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 1  Sacrumilitis Extreme nervousness, shaky, fast heart rate, weird thinking, confusion, and when I breathe feels like the air is thick and not getting enough oxygen. Took at 8am it's 2:30pm and side effects stil persist . Will never take again. Very scary. And also did nothing for pain. Soo disappointed F 39 1 days
25mg
6/8/2016
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 1  Pleurisy Dizzy, confusion, face tingling, shortness of breath, irritated, lightheaded Didn't do much of anything for the pain and after one dose I still feel weird 6 hrs later. Never take this stuff again M 33 1 days
50mg
4/9/2016
 1  Swelling and pain in my fiit After one dose I started feeling very weird . My glands felt as if they swelling and a very lethargic feeling. F 50 1 days
50
12/31/2015
 1  Pain Severe fluid retention in my abdomen. Rapid weight gain in one day. Struggled to urinate. Short breadth. F 35 1 days
25mg
11/23/2015
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 5  joint pain severe inflammation Lite headed & sleepy, take 1 at nite. This is truly a miracle drug for me. I have recommended it for many yrs I was in late 20's nothing else has ever worked for me. F 62 10 years
75mg
9/21/2015
 3  tooth ache M 37 1 days
50
8/15/2015
 5  Originally for Knee surgery in 1995 I have had no side effects whatsoever. Just lucky, I guess I originally began taking Indo after a big time knee surgery in 1995 since over-the-counter drugs were not helping with pain management during recovery. I have been playing baseball(hardball) since that surgery almost every weekend, sometimes two games and Indo really helps with any minor pain that I would experience. This year my left hip went kablooey, and will require replacement, but will not be scheduled for a few months. I am continuing to play but could not with the hip pain unless I took my Indo the night before. For me, it is indispensable! I'm sure that I will need it during my hip replacement recovery. M 65 20 years
50 MG x 2 1X AN
8/5/2015
 2  Extreme pain due to infected tooth Sick stomach, dizziness, mild confusion, needing to use washroom more I wouldn't recommend using this drug, I've used very strong pain killers before (such as codeine, morphine, and several others) but this one hasn't even curbed my pain. I've had to cancel all my plans for today to wait for the antibiotics I'm also taking to kick in. Pain is next to unbearable, and I've taken 2 Advil extra strength liquid capsules which have just now kicked in and made me able to drink some water without wanting to cry. I've been using clove oil also, but the pain is very persistent. I'm going to the dentist in a month and getting the tooth taken out, but he said I need to have an antibiotic treatment before then. I don't believe the walk-in doctor exactly knew what he was giving me, because he took a few moments before writing it down and giving it to me. Hopefully it kicks in, but he said within 15 minutes of taking it I should be feeling the effects....nothing yet and it's been 2, almost 3 hours. Very dissatisfied and I wish I was able to get in to see my regular doctor today. Hopefully I'll be able to catch some sleep tonight. F 16 7 days
50 MG
7/27/2015

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