There are 236 ratings for the drug: CELEBREX in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for celebrex: 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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Rating	Reason	Side Effects	Comments	Sex	Age	Time Taken and Dosage		Date Added
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5	degenerative joint disease	none	I take 2 capsules a day for hypertrophic arthritis and had been in constant pain and could hardly walk. Am doing great now.	M	58	1 years		3/3/2001
5	rheumatoid arthritis	acid reflux and stomach irritation in general	I was diagnosed with RA in 1991. My life came to a virtual standstill shrouded in excrutiating pain. I tried all of the nsaids, with no relief. Prednisone was my only relief (you want some side effects, take take stuff for 11 or 12 years). I began taking Celebrex when it first came on the market and it worked wonderfully. I was taken off the med for two weeks to check liver enzyme elevation and the RA pain returned with a vengance. Everything is a trade off. No pain/potential death. I've been able to live a very active life for many years thanks to Celebrex and Enbrel (another "dangerous" drug). I believe it to be a fair trade off.	M	61	9 years		2/3/2010
5	hip & lower back pain	I have no side effects that I can point to. I was taking 2 or 3 celabrex a week along with 3 pain pills a day and the pain did not go away. I started taking 1 cel. 200 mg a day and no pain pills and the pain went away. Great Drug!! No Side effects that I know of. I feel a lot better since I got off the pain pills.	Before taking this I would have to lift my right leg to get into the auto. It was that painful to try and do such small things. It was some times hard to get up from a chair.	M	62	4 years		10/18/2008 Email
5	Rheumatoid Arthritis	Change in bowel actions ( minor)	Of all the medications i take this one gives me the most relief. I am on 400mg a day.	M	48	3 years		11/23/2004
5	Torn ligament, hip to coccyx	None so far.	Swelling gone after about 4 hours. Full range of motion returned in 24 hrs. Back to working out and running again. I'm in the Army and it allows me to keep up with my squad during intense training.	M	33	6 days		11/30/2004
5	bursitis	light internal bleeding	works great, but take it in moderation	M	37	2 years		10/8/2004
5	knee pain	no side effects have been noted	worked to relieve pain with in the first two hours	M	44	5 days		1/16/2003
5	for spondylolisthesis	none noticed	I like taking it because I feel it definitely helps me feel better, but I am concerned that the effects of long term use are not known at this point. I plan to try to cut back my usage.	M	58	3 years		6/10/2002
5	arthritis	none	does a great job controlling pain. qui taking it twice for one week, felt miserable,unable to function well	M	68			3/31/2005
5	Plantar fascitis	None to speak of.	Dang insurance won't pay for it.	M	38	1 years		5/4/2007
5	Arthritis in knee and foot	None	Works great - just as good as Vioxx before it was pulled from the market. After Vioxx I tried Naproxen for a while and it did nothing for me, so I asked my doctor for Celebrex. I can always tell if I miss a dose.	M	49	3 years		8/26/2008
5		NONE AT ALL	This is a WONDERFUL DRUG. I just started taking for my serious bout with sciatica. My sciatic pain becomes almost dibilitating. I am taking 200mg celebrex once a day. My pain went from almost unbareable to almost non-existant. THANK YOU CELEBREX!!!	M	33	4 days		9/24/2008
5	osteoarthritis spine	none	stopped working after 8-1/2 years. eventually I had sleepless nights from pain so primary physician switched me to arthrotec 75.	M	54	8 years		9/27/2009
5	Knee Injury	None	I’ve been taking Celebrex for 10+ years with no side effects but GREAT pain relief. I’ve tried going off it on a number of occasions but with return of debilitating pain in my knee. As soon as I started taking it again the paid disappeared. I’ve read all the literature about the risks, but as long as the Celebrex keeps me from getting an eventual knee replacement and I have no life threatening side effects, I will continue taking it.	M	60	10 years		12/1/2009 Email
5	Three ruptured discs L3-L4-L5	None that I am aware of.	I prefer celebrex! I took other NSAIDs and they simply didn't share the same pain reduction power of celebrex. I had no side effects.	M	24	1 years		1/17/2010
4	Broken ribs	1st Time: Very dark purple rashes on occasion. 2nd Time: Blood in stool after on off use for one month	Overall worked pretty well, but I will have to be very vigilant with myself if I take it again. DO NOT mix this drug with alcohol unless your stomach is made of cast iron!	M	43	30 days		10/20/2009
4	back pain	none		M	57	5 years		5/14/2007
4	Osteoarthritis in left knee	None yet, I do kind of feel a little out of it about 30 minutes of taking it, but other than that this stuff is great.	My arthitis is so bad in my knee that I was having some problems trying to get through summer camp for football, but I got on Celebrex and I'm at least able to make it through practice without extreme pain.	M	22	7 days		8/16/2007
4	oestoarthritits	upset stomach, slight increase in blood pressure		M	44	8 months		4/26/2005
4	broken arm			M	52	8 days		3/16/2002
4	Shoulder, foot, hip, lumbar pain	None at all. Takes effect in about 20 minutes.	Have used single 200mg, off-and-on, since 2001. I skip a dose occasionally to check the impact. I take myself off dose if current pain subsides and start again when some new area pain occurs. Ten years of weight training and running have rebuilt my core muscles following 35-40 years of serious, debilitating pain. One 200mg cap won't block pain (if present) for more than 15-18 hours so,occasionally, I may not sleep well. If I sensed ANY negative symptoms, as some describe, I wouldn't hesitate to toss the stuff. My Rx costs are fully covered. On the other hand, I paid for that benefit, up front, for 50 years. KOKO!	M	70	7 years		5/12/2007 Email
4	Osteoarthritis	sexual dysfunction		M	46	14 days		11/29/2002
4	neck problem	Tinitus, bad wind.	Works well as disc in neck is trapping nerve, if I forget to take it the pain increases greatly and I have sleepless nights.	M	50	3 months		8/29/2004 Email
4	osteo - arthritis in hip	none		M	34	7 days		6/27/2004
4	Herniated Disc	Light stomach pain, more prone to bruising	When I first took Celebrex, it was like a	M	63	22 months		12/16/2004
4	Arthritis	Back Ache, Facial Pimples, Gassy, Retaining Water, Head Aches	Took a few days to start working.	M	25	1 months		1/14/2007
4	spondylolisthesis, hip arthritis	None, until blood test revealed slightly elevated creatinine level	Took only one 200 MG cap per day, worked great. Unfortunately, my Doc took me off of it for awhile to see if my creatinine level returns to normal. Just scheduled back surgery that I had been putting off because of how well Celebrex worked. What a choice: back pain,kidney problems or surgery.	M	60	2 years		3/27/2007
4	knee pain		reduced swelling of knee	M	56			1/5/2001
4	Lower back pain	Mild bloated feeling for first two days. On third day mixed it with 4 units of alcohol - woke up with quite severe stomach pain and bloated feeling	For the pain quite effective	M	46	3 days 200 mg 1X D		3/10/2010
3	Ankylosing Spondylitis	Tinitus, anxiety attacks, stomach upsets, heart irregularities	Was also taking methotrexate and cortisone(extremely low doses).	M	56	2 years		5/21/2006
3	Psoriatic Arthritis	I have had major water works problems, i am on Methotrixate 15 mg per week and Celebrex 2 per day	I have had every investigation doing form Bladder inspections to Explor the reason for my weak Bladder and Constant feeling to need to Empty my Bladder, I even went to a GUM Clinic and was tested for any type STD, I had Blood in my urine at the End of the passing along with pain, This is either down to Celebrex or Methotrixate, i have stopped now and will up date this Notice when i find out more. NOT A GOOD DRUG EITHER IN MY MIND.	M	40	4 years		8/7/2008 Email
3	arthritis in neck		took time to take affect... I mean daily for like 2 months. Started helping improve mobility but that caused increased pain. Only downside is it dosent provide pain relief as promised.	M	26	4 months		1/11/2002
3	Neck Pain	none		M	35	3 months		5/7/2003
3	arthritis, other joint pain	didn't notice it at the time but I did have weight gain, fluid retention and flatulence	biggest problem was when I stopped taking it suddenly following surgery--terrible withdrawal syndrome: chills, total body ache, horrendous fatigue, worsened joint/arthritis pain; reversed immediately with 1 dose of Celebrex--now just want to get off it; can't find any reference to this problem on line	M	56	2 years		11/14/2007 Email
3	back pain	possible heart beat problems		M	59	2 years		1/20/2009
3	back pain	stomach problems at first but seem to go away with time. Still have shortness of breath and/or anxiety.	Pain relief not immediate but after about three days pain seemed to be lessened. Just don't understand the nasal congestion.	M	56	5 days		7/3/2008
2	knee and ankle trauma, arthritis	Since taking celebrex I had noticed a lot of fatigue. Doctor that prescribed indicated likely not related to the Celebrex, but after doing my own reading up on this product, I have my doubts. Also, noticing some water retention with this product.	It definitely seems to help with inflammation, which is a huge issue for me. The trade off however isnt worth it, Id rather be in a little more pain and have my energy back. After reading about more patients reporting fatigue, I will be stopping use of this product to see if theres any difference.	M	47	10 months		12/15/2008
2	podiatrist prescribed for foot pain	My husband is allergic to sulfa drugs which I informed his doctor and he said there would be no problem with Celebrex, now after 3 days and paying $100. for the prescription my husband has to stop taking it as he is broke out from head to toe in an itchy rash.		M	44	3 days		8/27/2008
2	Post surgical inflammation/pain	Heart racing, insomnia, general anxiety, chest pains, weird muscle nervousness feeling like I always needed to tense different muscle groups, or like another reviewer said, like a race horse was trying to get out of my body.	I've been trying Celebrex on and off for a month now and I have gone back to my Tramadol regimen four times because of the side effects. But it does work for reducing inflammation and indirectly, my neuropathic pain around the surgical site. I still haven't decided if the benefits are worth the side effects. The worst episode was a period of three days where I didn't sleep! I only found out after that the sensations that kept me up all night was a generalized prolonged anxiety attack (I've never experienced physical anxiety symptoms before).	M	31	30 days		10/13/2009
2	Lower back and hip pain	Went from having severe back pain to feeling like 'S**t'. It's lie having a hangover with tiredness and flu thrown in.	It's like Sophies choice, back pain or feeling crap	M	63	2 days		5/6/2009
2	LOWER BACK AND HIP PAIN	THIS MED HELPS A BIT, BUT I REALLY THINK IT COULD BE BETTER		M	48	1 months		12/15/2007
2	Plantar faciaitis	Constipation	Did not really notice any benefit.	M	57	7 days		2/4/2008
2	Left elbow pains	diareah	Diareah started while taking it for 15 days, and has persisted for 4 weeks since I stopped taking it. It helped a little with my elbow pain. Took 200 mg for 15 days	M	48	15 days		2/27/2008
2	Broken leg&neck+fractures	none	Iliked it better than Vioxx, it did help a little but had to increase the dosage and it eventually stopped helping me at all. Also after the I seen the recent studies show that there are good possibilities that vioxx and celebrex can slow down bone union and strength(overall make it take longer to heal) it makes since to me becouse docs say my leg is healing slower than normal(i dont smoke) and they dont really know why my neck isnt healing.so im quitting celebrex. ,i also have taken vicoden and percocet which is the only thing that gets me out of pain.	M	24	6 weeks		5/27/2002 Email
2	arthritis	Tiredness Irregular heartbeat		M		36 days		3/8/2005
2	Cervical Radiculitis	Severe anxiety, headaches, weakness in legs, slight dizziness, indigestion.	This drug is probably a God-send for most people, but I want to warn people who, like myself, suffer from anxiety disorders to be cautious. On the first and second days it just made me jittery and that was bearable. However, starting with day 3, I started feeling the most profound anxiety of my life and it was becoming progressively worse till day 7 when I finally stopped taking it. The feeling of impending doom was just unbearable. Second morning after the last dose, aches in my arm, shoulder and neck returned (so celebrex did help with that) but the anxiety subsided almost immediately. By the way, I treat anxiety with Lorazepam so it may just be a bad combination of drugs.	M	40	7 days		6/23/2005
2	myofascial pain in shoulder	extreme anxiety, nausea, rapid heart	My mom has taken Celebrex safely for a long time, so I was glad when my orthopedic docter prescribed it for the pains in my back because I thought it was the safest thing to take (I normally avoid taking any pills if I can). It cut the pain in about 1/2 after the first 200 mg dose (I'm taking one 200 mg tablet a day), then after the 2nd dose the pain was all gone! But I noticed some moderate anxiety after the 2nd dose, and after the 3rd dose the anxiety was so bad I was up all night with the feelings of impending doom just like the other guy who posted here. It was TERRIBLE. And I have no history of anxiety disorders either. I don't think I can dare take another dose. It works great for me on the pain, but I'd rather have moderate pain than feelings like I don't want to live.	M	46	3 days		9/10/2005
2	myofascial pain in shoulder	extreme anxiety, nausea, rapid heart	A quick follow-up to my extreme anxiety problems I posted yesterday... I skipped my 4th dosage last night and today I feel great. No anxiety whatsoever. But it was REAL scary because the anxiety lasted for nearly 1 1/2 days after the 3rd dose. It took that long to get out of my system. I must be hyper-sensitive to this version of an NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) because I've used NSAID's before without much problem. The only problem similar to this I've had is when I was on prescription strength Naproxen for a month, followed by a couple weeks of ibuprofen (2-4 tables a day). That was about 2 months ago, and I after I stopped taking those drugs my heart settled down and the anxiety went away. But the anxiety at that time was nothing like what I experienced with Celebrex. Hopefully someone else who has the same reaction with Celebrex will read my comments here and it will help them. According to Celebrex's literature, anxiety is only found as a "rare" s	M	46	3 days		9/11/2005
2	Osteoarthritis Knee	Itchy all over	It has done nothing for my knee pain. I had better results with Motrin.	M	54	9 days 200 mg 2X D		4/11/2010
1	Shoulder pain	Racing Heart, can't sleep, up all night.		M	54	1 days 200mg 1X D		3/4/2010 Email
1	Neck pain whiplash injury	Took one 200mg dose with a meal in early afternoon. Had diarrhea through the next day. Discontinued use.		M	44	1 days		1/27/2010
1	Tennis elbow	Rash on body trunk, arms and face.		M	55	14 days		12/19/2005
1	Prostatitis	Restlessness, insomnia, frequent urination, nightmares, stomach ache	Do not take it...there are other safer drugs out there that can do the same job.	M	31	1 weeks		10/1/2007
1	painkiller	Celebrex is linked to serious adverse side effects including heart attacks, strokes and stevens johnson syndrome.		M	29			6/30/2006
1	Forearm pain, elbow arthritis	Severe stomach pain.	It may have helped my arm pain slightly, but not worth it given the stomach pain I endured.	M	41	10 days		5/3/2007
1	neck pain	Celebrex started to give me very bad headaches. They became unbearable after some weeks so have now stopped taking Celebrex and the headaches have gone.		M	70	3 weeks		10/18/2004
1	inflammation	Heart palpitations, heavy head / headaches, dizziness.	Symptoms coincided precisely with me taking the medication. Little doubt in my mind that two connected. Had no idea that it was such a controversial drug. Only found this out after looking on web (incidentally though, why is it that negative comments on this site about it coincide with Vioxx being pulled?). Regardless, am pretty sure that this drug has problems - certainly with me. Will not be taking again. Symptoms are ongoing (despite stopping a week ago)..	M	29	4 days		11/19/2008
1	"golfer's elbow"	Death, this drug in some causes blood platelets to stick together, mine formed and traveled to heart causing a Mycrocardial infraction / tear in an artery.	Vioxx was pulled and how is Celebrex different? *Beside who owns them) Both of drugs are co2 inhibitors cause blood platelets to get sticky, resulting in greatly inflated heart attacks and strokes. Try other options.	M	58	2 weeks		12/19/2007
1	Slip Disc	Severe anxiety	Pain went away. But I felt severe anxiety and hopelessness for no reason. I was feeling anxious while watching comedy shows on TV sitting on my couch. I have no history of anxiety or depression. I have always considered myself mentally tough and was really shaken by the anxiety caused by this medicine. One thing to note is that I started getting the anxiety almost at the end of the 3 month period. My hunch is that it was the cumulative effect of the amount of pills consumed in that period.	M	35	3 months		9/18/2007
1	Husband took it for a swollen ankle	He died from either a clot to the lung or a heart attack. He had no known heart problems,just had a checkup and his cholesterol and blood pressure were fine. He had rheumatoid arthritis, but was very active and not overweight. He golfed 18 holes two days prior to his death. He went to work one day, told his secretary he was having trouble breathing, they called an ambulence, he was conscious all the way to the hospital, but died when they got him there. His primary doctor cannot answer my questions as to how this happened. BUt I did read on different sites about the high risk of cardiovascular events. He was also allergic to sulfa, but the doctor who saw him that day prescribed it anyway. We did not know you were not supposed to take it with a sulfa allergy. He was 57 years old.		M	57	2 weeks		7/1/2009
1		Understand the deadly and harmful risks, recognize the doubtful benefits Understand the drug company's manipulations, recognize the greed	enough said	M	35	30 days		8/9/2009
1	osteoathritis, hamstring pain	nothing to speak of	after 2 weeks of 200 mg. per day I fould no benefit at all	M	65	14 days		10/11/2009
1	degenerative disc disease	more pain!	I have degenerative disc disease with scoliosis. This is only my second day, but this drug is supposed to work within an hour, like tylenol. It's not a question of waiting for it to work after so many days. I am so angry and I can't believe this drug does NOTHING. No other industry could get away with selling you a product for an outrageous price, tell you it MIGHT work, and it MIGHT blow up in your face/side effects. Imagine buying a toaster and the manufacturer told you that. Would you just say "oh well, it cost me a fortune, didn't work and it blew up in my face. I guess I'll buy another one??....outrageous!	M	56	2 days		8/19/2009
1	Pleurisy	I took 400 mg for three days and then lowered to 200 mg for two more days. By the third day, I had no energy, rapid heart rate, Nausea and felt like I was either having a heart attack or a stroke. I have been off of it for 3 days now and still have a burning skin sensation all over my body. Please email me at christopherplunkett989@hotmail.com if you have had the burning of the skin. I would like to know how long it lasted. Stay away from this drug!		M	32	4 days		6/21/2008 Email
1	muscle inflamation	headache,stomach cramps,bloating,dizziness,acid reflux		M	48	7 days		10/29/2009 Email
5	knee arthritis	Took Celebrex for a month and got relief finally after trying OTC(Aleve etc) Towards the end of the 30 days I did begin to feel mild stomach upset but it was fleeting. I had more intense dreams while I was taking it as well. I have been off it for a about a week and if my knee arthritis flares up again, I will ask my doctor for more.The intense dreams have stopped so I really think it was the Celebrex. I would not want to take this for more than a month at a time but my pain was not as bad as some others.		F	56	30 days		1/20/2010
5	Osteoarthritis	None	I felt better almost immediately. I will stop short of calling it a miracle drug, but I feel like a 20-year-old again.	F	41			9/12/2008
5	undiagnosed collagen vascular	NONE- I took this drug for 3 years and cannot complain at all. I wanted to increase my dose to 400/day and my MD started my on sulfasalazine instead.	LOVE IT! I am going to give the sulfasalazine a little while longer. The celebrex decreased the joint pain/stiffness better but didnt last as long, I took it right before bed and woke up stiff. The sulfasalazine must build up differently b/c I can miss a dose and still cant tell with stiffness, but the joint pain is a little worse than it was with celebrex...cant decide which is worse....	F	26	3 years		12/18/2008
5	Joint pain	I had no side effects that I am aware of with Celebrex.	Celebrex is wonderful for me. I cannot take Advil, Asprin, or any other NSAID because of stomach problems. I have not had that problem with Celebrex and it works like a charm.	F	29	7 months		7/8/2008
5	JOINT PAIN	AFTER 9 YRS OF NO SIDE EFFECTS, I HAVE STARTED EXPERIENCING ITCHING ON INNER WRISTS, SOME FINGERS, GROIN AREA, UNDER BREASTS	ITCHING BAD BEEN ON CELEBREX 9 YRS,,ITCHING STARTED 6 WEEKS AGO DOES ANY BODY ELSE EXPERIENCE THIS?	F	57	9 years		3/22/2009 Email
5	SCLERODERMA (systemic)	No side effects.	I've taken Celebrex for over 8 years. Celebrex has allowed me to live an 'almost' normal life...as scleroderma 'attacks' the esophagus and therefore Ibuprofen (which causes ulcers) is useless...in addition Ibuprofen does nothing for my joint/muscle pain. Truly, Celebrex is a wonder drug and contra-indications are a trade off for me. I need it to survive with dignity, as scleroderma is a horrid, debilitating illness. My only 'complaint' is the cost. Celexcoxib (a generic form virtually identical) is 'allowed' in Canada. My prescription has gone from 199.00 to 240.00 in the last 90 days! (It is 3/09/2009). I will continue to search for a way to get some from a Canadian Pharmacy. A much more humane country than this one.	F	64	8 years		3/9/2009 Email
5	DDD, neck & back pain	I never really noticed any even on 400mg per day which amazes me compared to other meds I've tried.	Very happy with this as an anti inflammatory for my neuropathic & muscle pain post surgeries and during flare ups. Much easier on my stomach then other NSAIDS or even tylenol.	F	37	3 years		10/23/2009
5	Rheumatoid Arthritis	None	THIS WAS MY MIRACLE DRUG FOR THE SEVERE CHRONIC PAIN I WAS EXPERIENCING IN MY KNEES, HIPS & LOWER BACK. HOWEVER AFTER THE VIOXX ISSUE MY DOCTOR WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO GET SAMPLES TO GIVE ME AND I WORK FOR THE STATE AND THEY PAY ANYTHING ON IT. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $150.00 PER 30 AND I COULD NOT AFFORD IT. SO I HAVE NOT BEEN TAKING THEM FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS AND BELIEVE ME I AM IN SO MUCH PAIN THAT I HAVE BEGAN TO WALK HUMPED OVER FROM THE PAIN IN MY HIPS, LOWER BACK AND KNEES. NO OTHER MEDS HAVE WORKED AND MY DOCTOR AND RHUEMOTOLOGIST HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING. I AM 51 YRS OF AGE AND THE PAIN HAS AFFECTED MY ENTIRE LIFE. I HAD A E.R. DOCTOR TELL ME AFTER A MINOR CAR ACCIDENT I HAD THE BODY OF AN 81 YR OLD AFTER LOOKING AT MY X-RAYS AND HE TOLD ME I WOULD BE CRIPPLED FROM THIS ARTHRITIS WITHIN THE NEXT 3 YRS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED A HIP REPLACEMENT BUT I JUST CAN'T ACCEPT THAT. I TRUST A MIRACLE WORKING AWESOME GOD AND I PRAY FOR DELIVERANCE FROM THIS DISEASE EVERY SINGLE DAY.	F	51	0 days		5/12/2009
5	Bursitis	Mild diarrhea during first 2-3 days. After that no other known side effects	Took pain away quickly;	F	51			5/30/2009
5	back & leg pain	None so far!	Take one 200 mg pill daily. Went off the drug for a minor surgical procedure and discovered it was also helping other arthritic areas in my body that I wasn't aware of prior to stopping the celebrex.	F	62	4 years		6/14/2009
5	Lupus	Indigestion.	I can definitely tell when I don't take it! I can't even make a fist with it, so it's definitely worth it to me even with all the scary warnings.	F	37	2 years		8/23/2007
5	fibromyalgia/osteoarthritis	severe pain in wallet	I have to take it with food otherwise my stomach hurts. It is not covered well by my 400.00 per month health insurance, so it is a 60.00 copay every month, which gets very, very expensive combined with all the other 60.00 copays.	F	40	6 months		6/14/2007
5	heel spur/foot pain	constipation, but definately worth it		F	45	5 days		11/15/2007
5	back pain	None	I have liver probs and am wary of taking the drug for more than 1 week at a time. But it is thE ONLY pain relief I ever got from meds.	F	49	2 days		11/18/2007
5	Osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia pain	None I know of, but I take a lot of different meds and have some stomach problems already, plus other things.	It completely takes away my debilitating pain so well . I pray it doesn;t cause me to have a stroke or heart attack or some organ failure. EEK! I also take baby aspirin. Hope this helps. I only take one when I need and only for like 2 days. (200mg) I do notice insomnia and anxiety. But I take valium and have for years so I,m not sure it is the celebrex. So far it has made life manageable.	F	54	1 years		2/1/2008
5	stiff - pre-arthritic	zero (that i can say :) )	i only take when i need, not daily, sometimes 1 pill every other week . . . .	F	48	2 years		3/22/2005
5	Arthritus	Not a one!!!!	Good so far.	F	46	3 years		3/22/2005
5	pain from herniated disc/surgery	No side effects - this is a wonderful drug	Only problem is the cost. My insurance won't pay for it and I can't afford $120 a month. Took it for 3 months, once a day, and only stopped because I could not afford to keep taking it. Have been using ibuprofen for 1 year now and it is not as good.	F	41	3 months		1/26/2005
5	low back pain from ruptured disc	None	I tried EVERY over-the-counter medication and dosage for three years and nothing worked but this COX-2 drug. I started out on 400mg/day (200mg 2/day), but am now able to function well at 200mg/day only. If they pull this from the shelf, there had better be a alternative that works just as well.	F	38	6 months		2/16/2005
5	psoratic arthritis	I had joint pain and stiffness. With Celebrex, I have no pain and no stiffness.		F	64	8 years		2/19/2005
5	arthritis, fibromyalgia	none	My aunt can't function without it, it's the best thing that ever happened to her I've taken it for fibromyalgia but it didn't help much, I'd rather take aspirin.	F	21	1 months		8/13/2002
5	herniated disc, osteo arthritis		Has been great. After being on it for several months, haven't had a major	F	35	9 months		3/27/2004
5	Arthritis in hands and lower back	None whatsoever!	It has worked great for me and I sleep like a baby. I used to barely be able to walk at certain times, now I ride my horse and walk my dogs 2-3 hours a day before I feel any pain at all. It has never hurt my stomach either.	F	49	9 months		4/23/2007
5	Joint and Muscle Pain	No side effects	I take 100 mg daily, and it has nearly eliminated all of my pain.	F	58	5 years		11/10/2004
5	Dislocated Shoulder Needs to Heal	None	This really works FAST. within a few minutes I can feel the stiffness and swelling go down. It makes all the pain disappear. Just liked wonder drug with no noticeable side effects.	F	30	5 days		9/8/2004
5	Osteoarthritis	none		F	54	3 years		11/16/2004 Email
5	shoulder injury-fibromyalgia	none	started at 200mg once a day, pain relief didn't last long. Now taking 100mg twice a day, working better.Works like Advil without the stomach upset.	F	35	1 months		11/25/2004
5	migraine pain management	None-I take 200 mg when needed for migraine.	This has really helped my migraines when other migraine medicine has not and also helps with my migraines when narcotic pain medicines made me sick as a dog.	F	24	5 months		12/17/2006
5	Degenerative arthritis in left ankl	None that I am aware of.	I tried to stop taking Celebrex, but experienced excrutiating pain in my left ankle (degenerative arthiritis) & my right shoulder (injured rotator cuff). I had pain so bad I couldn't even think. I went back to Celebrex and within one hour my pain had subsided and I was able to walk and lift my arm again.	F	53	6 years		4/28/2007
5	Post knee replacement surgery	Only one brief episode of horrific heartburn. Now having trouble with insomnia.	Was prescribed for control of inflammation after knee surgery, but I was amazed at how it completely eliminated the arthritic pain I've been suffering in my ankle/foot for years! It's a miracle drug for me. However, I do worry about longterm side effects. Am going to try reducing my 200 mg daily dose to 100 mg to lower the risk of side effects.	F	65	3 months		4/18/2007
5	osteo-arthritis	I experienced some anxiety,a few months ago, but it eventually passed. Now I take B vitamins and some Sam-e, when needed, and cut my coffee intake. Occasional loose bowel movements, which may be due to Celebrex, but not sure.	I could not work or function well without it. Most days, it takes away all pain and sickly discomfort. Before Celebrex, I tried Ibuprofin to Aleve, and nothing worked very well. I had to keep taking the others every few hours, but they just took the edge off the pain and I still felt sick inside, and weak. I am taking 200mg. of Celebrex once a day, so far, and I feel nearly normal, like I used to before the bad joint pains came.	F	63	17 months		2/6/2007
5	myofascial pain syndrome, OA	none	I didn't know for sure how effective it was until I had to stop it for 4 months following lumbar surgery. (It interferes with bone growth after surgery). I had headaches for a couple days as withdrawal. I was delighted start taking it again. It definitely helps my joint pain, but still have to take vicodin and tramodol for breakout pain.	F	56	4 years 200 1X D		8/15/2010
5	possible herniated disc , sciatica	none, except possible rash when exposed to sun	FANTASTIC! My left leg had gone numb and I was told to stop physical activity indefinately. Am running a marathon in 3 weeks!	F	36	5 months		5/1/2001
5	fibromyalgia	none that I know of	I suffered from horrific pain for over 20 years/ started taking celebrex...literally changed my life with a 90% reduction on pain. Unfortunately, my HMO will not cover it (claims advil is just as effective for most people) so I have to go out of network for the script and order the meds from a Canadian pharmacy. I am willing to assume the risk of complications in exchange for the pain reduction as I have not found any med to be even half as effective. I worked with my OON doc for almost 3 years to find other alternatives to pain relief/ nothing came close to celebrex (or its generic counterpart) for me. My HMO makes me feel like a drug seeker by their refusal to prescribe/cover celebrex :(	F	49	5 years 200mg 1X D		2/6/2010
4	slipped disc	intense burning sensation of skin starting with my face, then chest, inner arms, belly, and inner thighs, legs and top of feet. Accompanying redness and slight overall sort-of-rash, but less of a rash and redness than I'd have imagined for the intensity of the burning sensation. Also fatigue and irritability.	After less than two days of taking celebrex, my back/leg pain was almost gone. Just before I was due to take my fourth dose my face suddenly began burning as if it had been rubbed with hot pepper, I felt on fire. It spread to much of my body as described. Called my doctor who prescribed benadril which took care of the burning. He told me to stop taking the celebrex, although we were not sure if it was the celebrex. However I'm not typically allergic to foods and the celebrex is all I could think of. Also, I wondered if it might have been a reaction between the celebrex and my vitamins. About 1.5 hours before the skin burning, I'd taken my full arsenal of vitamin supplements (E, cod liver oil, calcium+D, biotin, niacin, phosphatadyl serine).	F	47	2 days 30 mg 2X D		8/5/2010

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