| 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 | gout | I GET GOUT NOW AND THEN BUT LATELY IT SEEMED TO BE IN MANY JOINTS.AFTER TAKING THESE PILLS FOR 3 DAYS I FELT LIKE I HAVEN'T FELT IN YEARS. MUST BE GOUTY ARTHRITIS BUT WOW DO I FEEL GREAT !!! I AM 83 AND EVERYTHING WAS SO DIFFICULT.GETTING IN AND OUT OF BED AND CARS,WALKING ,SITTING. NOW,I AM LOOSE AND HAVE NO PAIN AT ALL. NOT ONE SIDE EFFECT AND I AM TRAVELLING THIS WEEK VISITING MY DAUGHTER THAT IS HOW GREAT I FEEL !!!!!!!! | M | 83 | 3 days | 6/14/2007 | 5 | Arthritis and rib pain | Non | Worked immediately | M | 78 | 4 days | 8/8/2008 | 4 | tendonitis in the knee | exacerbated existing dizziness | no complaints.dosage of 25mg, three times a day | M | 77 | 5 days | 12/28/2008 | 1 | gouty arthritis | after four days, constant diarrhea for 24 hours, very frequent urination, headache, swollen glands in both front and under and back of neck | Is it possible that there is wheat used as an ingredient in Indomethacin? I have celiac disease and experienced diarrhea the first day and then on for the other four days. Have discontinued drug today. I have taken a few pills at another time and had same reaction | F | 77 | 5 days | 7/16/2007 | 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 | 4 | arthritis | Raised my blood pressure | After taking indomethacin for many years, it caused a bleeding ulcer in colon. Since no other medications helped pain and stiffness, it has been difficult since I was ordered to stop its use. | F | 74 | 6 years | 1/20/2006 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | For the occassional gout attack, | Light headedness, DON'T DRIVE,I forgot I had conversations at work for the first day or 2, I didn't notice any additional problems with alcohol, but still don't drive. Otherwise no problems | I took this drug when I was first diagnosed with gout and had an attack of gout when I couldn't walk. Two or four pills at 75 mg took care of each attack. This drug is not for the control of gout. It should only be used for an attack (unless your Dr says otherwise). I've been taking Allopurinol (300 mg)for 4 years and my uric acid level has dropped from about 10 to the lower part of the normal range, which is 2 to about 8. I don't get gout attacks anymore because of the low uric acid. | M | 60 | 4 years | 7/24/2007 | 2 | pain in arm - suspected tendenintis | none | very little to no relief | M | 60 | 7 days | 7/9/2007 | 1 | GOUT | stomach upset | F | 60 | 10 days | 1/21/2006 | 5 | pain in hip | none | really relieved the pain | F | 59 | 3 weeks | 4/8/2005 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | gout | Became extremely dizzy and was unable to walk. | Approx one hour after first 50mg dose became extremely dizzy, my blood pressure drop made EMT's take me to Emerg Room. | M | 59 | 1 days | 6/3/2007 | 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 | 4 | severe gout attacks | light-headed, some numbness, especially in the swollen joint after taking a 50 mg pill (every 8 to 10 hrs)relieves pain 6 to 8 hrs. | provides temporary relief | M | 58 | 28 years | 6/10/2004 | 4 | gout | no noticeable side effects | F | 57 | 4 days | 8/9/2007 | 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 | 1 | For Chronic back pain | I have had repeated bouts of severe edema and renal failure from it. My doctor did not see the warnings and gave me potassium sparing diuretics when I got edema from the Indomethacin, and I nearly lost my kidneys several times. The last time I was on Lasix, and of course, because the edema was from the drug, the Lasix did nothing adn my kidneys continued to fail. | I stopped taking the indo myself two days ago and I am aching all over and can hardly walk, because my kidneys haven't kicked in yet. I am peeing like a racehorse though, which is great, and I am so much cleared in the head. I have been on this drug for 7 years. :( | F | 57 | 7 days | 4/25/2007 | 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 | 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 | 3 | gout | M | 56 | 2 days | 1/6/2005 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 3 | gout and psoriatic arthritis | severe water retention, heartburn and esophageal reflux, tinnitis (which never went away, even after I stopped the drug), lethargy, depression with long term use, peripheral neuropathy, arm muscles temporarily weakened, excruciating pain in my muscles every morning after the drug had worn out of my system overnight, worsened psoriasis, rage and anger when the drug wore out or was low in my system. | I don't know what I would have done without it when my arthritis wondition was at its worst; that is why I gave it a 3; however, because it caused tinnitis that I did not have before I took the drug and was never able to get rid of, because it caused severe muscle pain (unrelated to the arthritis and clearly caused by the drug)that left me bed ridden for a month after I went off the drug, because it was very hard on my stomach, and because I now have cataracts that may have been worsened by my NSAID usage, I would never take this or any NSAID drug again. I try to take nothing or tumeric, which has similar but weaker analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties | F | 55 | 3 years | 6/2/2007 | 2 | hemicrania continua | dizziness, light-headedness, anxiety, agitation | Dulled the headache, but did not relieve it. | F | 55 | 5 days | 4/19/2005 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Strained plantar faschia | First couple days on medication were fine. However, on day four I began to experience acute, vertiginous dizzy spells and a NASTY headache. On day 4 I became so drowsy I slept 15 hours, which is extrememly abnormal from my 7 hours a night average. On day six, after the morning dose, I decided to remove myself from the drug to use ibuprofen instead. I think that in my case I should not have had this drug prescribed for me, considering it's adverse potency. | TOUGH STUFF. Handle with care... | M | 54 | 5.5 days | 6/21/2007 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 4 | hemicrania continua | At 225mg I had increased varicose vein pain and very dry skin. No side effects at 150mg/day. | This medication has greatly reduced the pain from the daily headache and all but eliminated the severe episodic headaches. | F | 53 | 4 years | 4/19/2004 | 4 | chronic paroxysmal hemicrania | tinnitus, dyspepsia | this drug has changed my life. if i am so much as an hour late for a dose my headaches return with a vengeance. | F | 53 | 75 days | 6/11/2006 | 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 | 1 | Gout | After the first 50mg capsule, 3 hours after taking it with food, I was anxious, sweaty, severely depressed (crying), and had violent thoughts. | After the first pill, my wife called 911 and I ended up at the hospital for observation. The pain in my foot subsided somewhat, but the mental and emotional price was too much to pay. I'll probably stick with over the counter pain medication. | M | 52 | 1 days | 8/20/2005 | 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 | 1 | inflamation from injured hamstring | Headaches and sensativity to sunlight, dizziness, loss of appitite, stomache ache, mood swings and canker sores. | I would definently suggest a natural remedy verses indomethacin. I took the medication for one week at 50mg once a day and it's been two days since I stopped the medication and I am still having headaches and sensitivity to food. I'm focused on trying to feel better from the medication instead of healing my hamstring muscle. Kind of defeats the original purpose. | F | 51 | 7 days | 3/21/2006 | 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 | 5 | Chronic gout | Indo. did NOT work for me for gout attacks.BUT! When COMBINED with colchicine..delivers a KNOCK OUT punch to gout! I have used it on and off for years. | M | 50 | 6 years | 2/20/2005 | 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 | 4 | Gout | Im getting a slight headache with it sometimes but I would rather have a slight headache then SUPER PAIN, REAL PAIN in my foot. | I found if you think you are going to get a gout attack or even the slight hint of a pain in the toe, take a pill fast! If I wait too long even the indomethacin will have a hard time making a full gout attack go away in a week. Been taking this for about 15 years on and off. | M | 49 | 15 years | 7/11/2006 | 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 | 1 | to reduce swelling from arm injury | dizziness, loss of balance, migraine | I lost 2 days of work due to serious side effects after taking 1 50 mg capsule! Pharmacy would not refund $ and so I also lost $50 out of pocket. That is a total loss of $250, and is certainly not worth taking this medicine at all! Give me the swelling any day! I am disgusted. | F | 49 | 1 times | 6/24/2007 | 4 | Gout | I take mine rectally. I become a little dizzy, and (sometimes) have to rush to the toilet twenty minutes after taking one. | One time I took two aspirin for a headache, and later took one indomehacin. I began feeling as though I was going to die. I could feel my heart beating, and felt weak, and had to sit down and stay very still. I'm as strong as an ox, and have never felt like I was going to die before. Then I look up this drug and side effects, and 'aspirin' on google, and found out that combining these can be lethal! Would have been nice if it was written on the *#&%$@ packet. So I guess my advice is; use the drug but only when you have to, and whatever you do, don't have aspirin the same day. | M | 48 | 30 days | 1/30/2006 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 | Gout | Dizziness, nausea, upset stomach | M | 47 | 2 days | 7/13/2008 | 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 | 3 | Prescribed for Gout | Take too much and stomach problems. | Formerly on Colchicine, went to a new doc and he prescribed PREDNISONE, a cortiosteroid, and Indomethacin. Both of these have the same result - they reduce the inflamation and pain - but do NOTHING to stop the attack. I have had attacks last up to a month now on this new doc's ideas (makes me wonder if he just wants to keep me coming back?$$$). Took one, my last one, Colchicine last week and the next day the gout was 1/2 as bad (with no Indo or steroids). Am seriously going to get a 2nd opinion tomorrow. Do the research - Indomethacin does not cure Gout - it is a NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammitory drug) designed to reduce inflammation and pain - that's it. You must take something designed to fight gout to stop an attack unless you are just lucky and your body gets around to reducing uric acid levels and crystals itself (never happened for me)... | M | 46 | 1.6 years | 5/15/2006 | 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 | 1 | Gout | Giddiness, light headedness, a little confusion, trouble being fully coherent, disturbed sleep; on the 13th day severe disorientation followed by a massive panic attack requiring an ambulance and complete loss of emotional control for about an hour | Didn't really hit the gout either | M | 46 | 13 days | 10/30/2005 | 5 | gout | none. | overnight relief - swelling eliminated and pain went from intense throbbing pain that ws intolerable to nearly non existant literally overnight. 50 mg 2x daily - total of 150 mg over 36 hours. | M | 45 | 2 days | 1/3/2007 | 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 | 5 | back pain | better then alot of other drugs i have used | F | 45 | 4 weeks | 6/27/2009 | 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 | 4 | gout | Mild stomach upset. Very bad headaches upon awakening at 50mg 3 times a day dose. | Works well to reduce pain if you can tolerate side effects. | F | 45 | 22 days | 6/9/2007 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | gout | fatigue, nausea, light-headedness, severe anxiety attacks, loss of emotional control | Indomethacin did a dynamite job on the gout but made me a nervous wreck. I seriously thought I was losing my sanity. | M | 41 | 4 days | 1/3/2005 | 1 | Gout | Severe angry and uncontrollable rage. | The pain didn't go away. My wife told me that I was a completely different person. I only took the one and never touched it again. The Doctor now has it listed on my allergy charts. | M | 41 | 1 days | 10/16/2006 | 5 | Reactive arthritis | None | I have a swollen knee, elbow and inflamed back and neck, with major stiffness and pain. Taking a high dose of Brufen Retard (800mg twice daily) for months, did absolutely nothing. Immediately noticed an improvement on Indomethacin (75mg SR, twice daily), and have continued to improve a little more each day. Pain is mostly gone and stiffness and swelling reduced. Wish I'd been prescribed it months ago! | F | 40 | 8 days | 2/1/2006 | 3 | gout | extreme front left side headache after treatment | had to discontinue due to headache | M | 40 | 3 days | 12/27/2004 | 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 | 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 | neck/chest pain (still undiagnosed) | headaches | Seems like it is helping a little, but not a lot. | F | 40 | 6 days | 10/26/2006 | 5 | Gout | Intestinal cramps, softened stool, frequent trips to the bathroom, mild dehydration | Indomethicin dramatically reduces the gout pain in my foot after two or three 50 mg doses taken over a day or so. It is not a CURE for gout, it just reduces the swelling (which is the source of most of the pain, according to my doctor). I've had several excacerbations of gout over several years, and always had positive results within about one day after starting taking Indomethacin. | M | 39 | 2 days | 12/11/2006 | 5 | pain in the buttocks area | none that i'm aware of | i've tried others such as Vioxx but don't find them effectives. I take slow release 75mg up to one a day but go through periods of not taking any. Symptoms seem to occur following long periods of sitting (desk and car), when lifting weights or when rock climbing. Not sure if the cause is lower back or piriformis syndrome related. | M | 39 | 2 years | 1/5/2005 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Ankylosing Spondylitis | Tiredness and lethargy if taken in the morning. | Received diagnosis of AS after MRI and genetic blood testing. I also had a CAT scan that showed internal inflammation in right side. Extreme pain mostly in my back (all up and down my spine)and on my side. I was prescribed 75 mg. 2x daily but I am pain free with one pill at bedtime. This drug has been a miracle for me as I have experienced pain from age 23 until now. Prior to taking this drug I hadn't slept through the night in at least three years do to agonizing pain. I now sleep like a baby, totally pain free, and I can now work and exercise all I want during the day with no pain. | F | 38 | 8 months | 5/26/2006 | 3 | Ankilosing Spondylitis | General dizziness and moderate fatigue. Some digestive issues. Minor anxiety issues. | Highly effective in reducing flare-ups and general pain levels. Somewhat intolerable side effects but vastly superior to the many other drugs I have tried before. | M | 38 | 800 days | 1/6/2007 | 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 | 2 | Sciatica Pain | Some upset stomach, general dizziness and fatigue, extreme front left side headache,general Mood Swings (Crying) and swollen tongue with canker sores. | 75 mg 1 capsule twice daily, It only took a couple of hours, but the swelling and pain were gone (butt area and lower left leg). Had to stop taking this medication becouse I couldn't eat (swollen tongue with canker sores. | M | 38 | 7 days | 6/21/2007 | 1 | yes | Light headedness, anxiety and could not sleep, but was extremely tired. I did not like it. | M | 38 | 1 days | 10/1/2004 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 4 | pericarditis | fluid retention, extreme agitation, | I wonder if anyone has experienced hair loss in the first few months after they stop taking the drug. | F | 36 | 3 weeks | 9/9/2004 |
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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. |
