RELAFEN Reviews (NABUMETONE)

Average Rating: 3.1 (78 Ratings)

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RELAFEN  (NABUMETONE):  Nabumetone is used to reduce pain, swelling, and joint stiffness from arthritis. This medication is known as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). 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: 1991-12-24 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR RELAFENCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 3  L5 S1 disc herniation numbness and tingling sensation on left pinky and ring finger. pain shooting down left leg somewhat better. Used to be painful to stand or walk even for a few minutes. Now it is somewhat better. Still have pain when on my feet for a prolonged period of time, but not as frequent. M 42 2 weeks
750mg 2X day
4/29/2012
 1  osteoarthritis headache and ringing in the ears After finding out from pharmacist that this drug caused my ringing in ear & that it MAY or MAY NOT go away, I threw the medication away. I had to see an ENT who gave me prednisone to take for the ringing cause I can't hear out of ear cause he said there's nerve damage. F 48 21 days
500mg 2X day
5/2/2011
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 4  Joint pain in hip/muscle strain Hair Loss...clumps of hair. The drug helped relieve my severe pain. But I will stop taking this now, and let the muscle heal the rest of the way. F 32 8 days
500 2X day
11/30/2010
 2  arthritis pain Upper arms swelled up like balloons, after just 2-3 days. Still that way 2 years later. F 56 2 weeks
? 1X day
9/19/2010
 5  lower back injury None. Used initially for short-term to treat injury with significant back pain. Helped immensely to relieve discomfort. Have used again when reinjury occured with same great results. F 48 7 days
1000 MG 1X day
7/19/2010
 5  RA weight gain--15 pounds in 6 months very helpful with alleviating stiffness and joint pain--allows me to sleep well at night F 53 8 months
500 2X day
7/6/2010
 3  arthritis No ill effects, I can't say that I feel better, but I had to go off of it 2 weeks prior to surgery and my knees did seem worse, but not much better now that I've been back on it for 2 weeks, although I could still be healing from the arthroscopic surgery on one of them. My hands don't feel any change on it or off. F 49 3 months
500mg 2X day
6/4/2010
 5  inflammation some hot flashes when on higher doses told by my doc to cut back as she thought it could be damaging my kidneys F 54 16 years
8/25/2009
 5  Arthritis pain in lower back & legs I've had no side effects. I take 1500 mg a day. Pain is the worst at night when I lay down. Before Relafen I couldn't sleep more that about 2 hrs a night. Relafen, diet, and stretching relieved about 80% of my pain. After 10 yrs on Relafen, my pain is getting worse again. Don't know what to do now. M 59 10 years
5/21/2009
 5  Inflammatory Arthiritis Pain The only side effect is upset stomach. I have to eat prior to taking this medicine and right after in order to prevent stomach pain. I noticied that Milk of Magnesia helps to coat the stomach too when taking this drug. This drug worked better than any OTC drug like Motrin or Ibprofen. F 28 1 months
5/20/2009
 1  lower back pain from degenerative d heart palpataions, neck pain, sweating, sluggish feeling, hunger, muscle twitching, heat burn, constipation It did nothing for my pain. F 62
3/16/2009
 2  neck/shoulder pain panic attack, pins and needles in fingers, muscles tight i would not take this drug again, it helped a little, but feeling uninjured muscles twinging and pretty sure my heart beat faster than normal while taking M 27 6 days
8/22/2008
 3  herniated disc and arthritis Feel a bit sluggish and nauseous, the pain subsides for a while and then comes back. I don't like taking this drug due to the side affects. F 58 5 days
6/25/2008
 3  low back pain some dizziness, increased appetite, nervousness, heart palpatations, swelling in hands and fingers It has helped releive my lower back pain and given me more freedom of movement, my doctor has recommended I stay on it for the next 3 months and check back with him again. Not sure I want to take this drug for that long as I think the side affects might be more dangerous than I've been told. M 56 2 months
6/17/2008
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 3  joint pain, random pain in arms I have had heart palpitations twice in ten days and just tried on a dress I bought a week ago and it fit differently like I am swollen or something. I am going to discontinue. I took a antidepressant once that caused the rapid swelling and weight gain and so do steroid packs. I will say the pain has been a little better, but it's not worth the side effects. F 54 10 days
4/17/2008
 5  achiness in back and neck None, this is the only NSAID that I have been able to tolerate. I do advise taking it with food though. F 56 10 years
3/26/2008
 4  ankle and foot pain Heart palpitations and fluttering sensation, abdominal pain and bloating, severe headache. It was on the 4th day that I started having the side effects. I stopped taking it. It did help my foot pain greatly, but I didn't feel it was worth the side effects. M 43 5 days
3/23/2008
 1  osteoarthritis shortness of breath, heart racing and pulse skipping. Only took 2 doses. Never had any of these symptons before taking Relafen. M 66 1 days
3/1/2008
 1  Back spasms SEVERE hives - then swelling of face less than an hour after taking it. Injection of steroids did no good - had to have IV steroids, epinephrine, the whole works and was in the ER for most of the day. Now have an epi-pen with me. According to the allergist, Relafen works chemically differently than Ibuprofen and some of the other NSAIDs. I can take generic Ibuprofen without trouble - but like all meds, don't take them unless you really NEED them to reduce your chance of becoming allergic. F 58 1 times
1/1/2008
 1  ankle pain buring sensation in my stomach this medicine made my stomach burn like fire. i took about 6 days straight and then stopped taking it becuase the stomach pain hurt so much. Also it gave me a very very heavy period with large clots and large amount of blood loss. Side effects definatley not worth it, id rather keep the ankle pain!!!! F 25 6 days
10/4/2007

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