CELEBREX Reviews (CELECOXIB)Average Rating: 2.7 (391 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CELEBREX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CELEBREX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | arthritis | I started at 400mg a day. At first, there were very few, mild side-effects (gas, occasional acid taste). After 3 weeks, I developed vertigo. My doctor told me to try to stop the Celebrex. Sure enough, my symptoms went away. I re-started at 200mg a day. Three months later, I got vertigo again and nausea and acid reflux, which kept me awake and caused cough and hoarseness. | As a painkiller, Celebrex worked quite well. I would give it a 4 or even higher. However, the benefits did not outweigh the risks. Now, 8 month later, I still have stomach problems, which are probably permanent. | F | 57 | 4 months | 3/8/2009 | 4 | chronic pain from TMJ | Extreme anxiety, sleeplessness, depression | I am still taking Celebrex because it works so great. I hope I can stop taking it soon, however, because my general anxiety has rose and pushed me into a depressive episode. If you are an anxious/depressed person, beware. I tried Naproxen and Ibuprofen, but neither worked as well as Celebrex on my pain, and both made me very sleepy at the doses I needed to take. Sleepy or anxious. Take your pick. | F | 39 | 3 months | 2/11/2009 | 3 | back pain | possible heart beat problems | M | 59 | 2 years | 1/20/2009 | 4 | osteoarthritis | When initially prescribed, I did not notice any side effects. Re-prescribed after one year off, and I am not sure if what I am experiencing is side effects of Celebrex (only been back on for one week). Will monitor. | I was on Celebrex for approximately 5 years for joint pain associated with osteoarthritis. I do not recall ever feeling that I was experiencing any negative side effects from Celebrex. Due to change of insurance and Celebrex being classed in the highest co-pay category, I asked my doctor to switch to something less costly. Switched to Mobic, which is like taking a placebo. I took Mobic for a full year before finally giving up and asking for Celebrex again, despite the cost. With Mobic I could barely get up out of my chair, didn't sleep well at night due to joint pain; therefore, I was always extremely tired. One dose of 200 mg Celebrex and I slept for four hours straight (which is a record for this lifetime insomniac) and am able to get up and move around with little to no pain. However, 3 days after starting back on Celebrex, I either contracted a 24-hour virus or experienced some severe side effects from starting back on Celebrex. I have switched myself to one day on/one day off b | F | 53 | 7 days | 12/24/2008 | 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 | 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 | 3 | Torn ACL and broken Knee | I felt a bit tired after taking it but overall I had no other side effects. I would use again. It seems to help. | F | 31 | 3 months | 12/9/2008 | 3 | Back pain with leg radiculopathy | Heart irregularities, a little anxiety, insomnia | Worked great for the back pain with no stomach issues. I use it occasionally despite the side effects. | F | 55 | 7 months | 12/3/2008 | 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 | 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 | 3 | nsaid for fibromyalgia | i was given celebrex for the pain of lower back andlegs which was initially diagnosed fibromyalgia. now that i have a solid diagnosis of chronic pain syndrome, i am not looking to change nsaids because celebrex has worked well and other nsaids can make me very ill. | dont take any other product with ibuprofen along with celebrex. it can cause stomach and liver issues. | F | 31 | 6 months | 10/6/2008 | 1 | Degenerative Disc Disease | Ended up in the hospital with a blood pressure of 225/125 ! | I had been on Celebrex for one week, when I developed a horrible headache. -- It kept getting worse and worse. I felt like someone was beating me over the head with an iron bar. I was in so much pain that my husband took me to the hospital. When they took my Blood Pressure it was 225/125. -- (I had been to the Dr. just 10 days before that, and my BP was 139/85.)-- When the Doctors at the Hospital asked my husband if I was on any medications, he said "Yes: Celebrex". -- They immediately knew that was what caused the high BP reading. -- I was in the hospital for four days, before they could get my BP down to normal! -- They told me I was lucky I didn't have a stroke! -- A few months ago, a friend who had been on Celebex for five years, had a stroke, and ended up unable to speak, or move, for months. He later died. | F | 64 | 7 days | 9/26/2008 | 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 | 3 | podiatr. recom. (plantar fasciitis) | I told my husband that it was like someone took all the energy I had and felt wiped out. He said, "Wait--didn't you just start Celebrex today?" So we figured out that it was probably that. Will try again tomorrow but if I keep having fatigue I may go with something else instead. | F | 47 | 1 days | 9/24/2008 | 4 | arthritis | None | I stopped taking it 2 different times in 4 years due to "thinking I can get along without it". I felt I was taking too many meds. I was off only a few days and had much joint pain. I went back to taking Celebrex and am still on it. | F | 60 | 4 years | 9/15/2008 | 2 | Sprained ankle | Very very irritable | Am stopping this drug | F | 53 | 3 days | 9/14/2008 | 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 | 1 | Vaginal Hysterectomy | Tremors, debilitating anxiety | After only one 100mg dose of Celebrex I started feeling clausterphobic and experienced muscle tremors in my chest. I was gripped by anxiety and a sense of impending death/doom. I had the most frightening panic attack for the first time in my life and most definitely will never touch this drug again. | F | 38 | 1 days | 9/8/2008 | 4 | | 8/27/2008 | 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 |