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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR INDOMETHACIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Gout | At first it did make me dizzy. It did help relieve the inflamation and much of the pain of the gout attack. Be sure to eat before you take it. That helps to avoid the dizzyness. I function quite well at work while on it. I have noticed very little side effects. As was noted in earlier threads, Indomethacin is not a cure just a pain reliver so you must get your diet and lifestyle in order to deal with the gout. I take it now whenever I feel a flareup coming on and it seems to help a lot. It also really makes the rest of my body feel a lot better. I do wonder what the long term side effects of porlonged use of Indomethacin have on your body? I have only been dealing with gout for about 2 months now so we will see. | I function quite well at work while on it. I have noticed very little side effects. Do eat before you take it or you will get dizzy. Can also make you little wierd if you take it with Hydrocodine. As was noted in earlier threads, Indomethacin is not a cure just a pain reliver so you must get your diet and lifestyle in order to deal with the gout. I take it now whenever I feel a flareup coming on and it seems to help a lot. It also really makes the rest of my body feel a lot better. I do wonder what the long term side effects of porlonged use of Indomethacin have on your body? I have only been dealing with gout for about 2 months now so we will see. | M | 33 | 90 days | 7/10/2008 | 3 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Migraine, strong headaches, blurred vision, ringing ears | Not able to control my sacro pain | F | 33 | 9 days 50 3X day | 3/23/2014 | 1 | spinal arthritis | This caused the most intense terrifying anxiety attack I've ever had. It hit about 40 mins after taking it and literally brought me to my knees. I worked through it without calling 911 but I sure had the phone in my hand. Increased blurry vision as well. | F | 33 | 1 days 30 | 5/6/2014 | 1 | Pleurisy | Dizzy, confusion, face tingling, shortness of breath, irritated, lightheaded | Didn't do much of anything for the pain and after one dose I still feel weird 6 hrs later. Never take this stuff again | M | 33 | 1 days 50mg | 4/9/2016 | 1 | pain relief post surgery | Suddenly began having heart palpatations and shortness of breath. Never had anything like this before and the only medical problems i had was thyroid removed for goiters. I am young and this was very scary. I was home alone and thought i was dying. I called 911 | F | 33 | 2 days 50 mg | 12/17/2011 | 1 | Migraine and ehlers danlos pain | Sky rocketing anxiety, extreme dizziness, shortness of breath, drowsiness, feeling of dread, blurred vision, confusion....list goes on. | The medication did what it was supposed to do. I was pain free! However, the side effects I experienced were just not worth it. I couldn't function, my husband basically carried me out of Kmart as I needed to get out of there. 1st dose I had no issues! 2nd dose mild dizziness, 3rd dose all down hill from there. I'm a nurse and I swear, if I didn't have medical knowledge, I would've called for an ambulance! Never again. Onto the next pain relief pill.... | F | 33 | 4 days 25mg | 3/1/2020 | 1 | Headache | Complete listnessness / spaced out feeling. Anxiousness. Terrible headache for a day when coming off. It did reduce the pain of the exersion headache I had previously, but I wouldn't take again due to the side effects. | M | 33 | 3 weeks 50 MG 3X day | 2/11/2022 | 5 | reactive arthritis | slight stomach ache, slight lightheadedness | I had extremely painful reactive arthritis in my ankle/foot for 2 weeks. I needed way over the prescribed dosage of both ibruprofen and naproxen to function and still with pain. Once I was correctly diagnosed, I asked my doctor for this prescription and literally 1 indomethacin pill cured me. I took it, went to bed and woke up with some soreness but no pain. After 2 weeks of barely sleeping due to pain, this cleared it up in one shot. Thankfully, I have not had to take another pill again. | M | 32 | 1 days 50 MG 1X day | 5/15/2012 | 5 | chronic paroxysmal hemicrania | Dizziness if I don't eat something with it. | It's AMAZING! I've had chronic debilitating headaches for 8 years. Doctors thought it was tmj, migraine, etc. until I finally saw a newrologist who prescribed this! It's a wonder drug for me and has completely got rid of my headaches which were severe, debilitating stabbing pains in my right cheekbone, several times a day for 30 mins at a time. I thought it was hopeless. This drug has changed my life. | F | 32 | 21 days 50mg 2X day | 2/20/2011 | 4 | Gout | I've taken this medicine on and off for a few months now and it always has produced rapid results in curing my gout. Most times, one to two pills will be sufficient. Unfortunately, I took the most recent dosage without food and I became extremely disoriented and dizzy. Like others have commented, I had difficulty walking and concentrating; I considered calling 911 but have chosen instead to see if the condition improves. I only mention this to underscore the severity of the disorientation. | M | 32 | 1 days 30 MG 1X day | 12/17/2011 | 3 | gout | I have found that on most occasions my attacks have been settled very quickly. When first prescribed I was so thankful for the relief but I have been on my 5th straight week of taking the medication but the gout has spread from knees to wrists to elbows, hands, fingers and jaw. It hasn't settled at all this time and I am anxious as to why not. Need to get checked again. Is this the meds for me? | M | 32 | 8 months | 4/17/2007 | 3 | unassociated spondylitis (low back) | bizarre anxious feeling; nervousness; inability to concentrate; | I've been taking indomethacin 2x daily (50mg)for three weeks approximately and began noticing a weird mid-day panic feeling about a week ago. It felt so overwhelming that I was sure something horrible was happening...I was forgetting something important at work or something would happen to someone I cared about. I couldn't concentrate on my work and needed to get up constantly. I didn't start tying it to the drug until it began happening consistently every day around 1pm (two hours after I took the pill) and fading around 3:30. I told my doctor I thought I was going crazy so she's given me a sample of celebrex instead. It definitely helped with severe lower back and joint pain that I've had for months, but I guess it's just not chemically well-matched with me. | F | 32 | 21 days | 10/22/2009 | 2 | RA | Severe Allergic Reaction...Hives, difficulty breathing, swelling of throat and face and confusion. | I had to go into the emergency room due to a severe allergic reaction. My doctor had switched me from diclofonec to this and I had heard great things about this medication, unfortunately it did not work for me. | F | 32 | 1 days | 1/13/2003 | 1 | Cluster Headaches | Severe stomach pains, nausea, many trips to the bathroom (all day & night), and loss of appetite. | I was taking extended relaease pills (2x's daily) and it did not help at all....not worth the stomach pain I was constantly in. | F | 32 | 3 weeks | 6/8/2006 | 1 | severe chest pains | extreme dizziness, difficulties driving, blurred vision in left eye, loss of concentration, upset stomach, | I didn't notice any side effects after the 1st dose (maybe because I went to sleep shortly afterwards) however, this morning I took my 2nd pill after breakfast & about an hr later, I was hit w/ extreme dizziness & right in time for my 37 mile drive to work. I honestly felt like I had just drank a bottle of vodka - I was swerving, could NOT stay in my lane, could NOT stay at a consistent speed, I was sweaty although it was 5:30am & cold outside; it was very scary. And the rest of the day at work I was unable to concentrate, was rather 'loopy', chattering about nothing, & not making a whole lot of sense. Several of my co-workers noticed my irregular behavior as well as my eyes appeared 'glazed' they said. I would much rather deal with the shooting pain in my chest than be afraid to drive for fear of getting a DUI or getting into an accident. So, not more meds for me & I'm definately going to ask my regular doctor (an urgent care doc prescribed the indomethacin) to put | F | 32 | 2 days | 2/21/2008 | 5 | Gout | Diharea | I may have had some stomach problems but the relief from the gout was worth. It was much easier to walk to the bathroom than hobble in pain everywhere else. | M | 31 | 2 days | 2/6/2008 | 5 | Undiff Spondyloarthropathy | For the first 1 and 1/2 to 2 weeks I experienced fatigue (which is why you take it at night), mild stomach upset, and some blurred vision for a few hours after taking it (usually took it around 7pm after dinner.) These side effects subsided around the 2 week mark. I have to take Mylanta first or else I get stomach pain (from what I have read you want to protect your stomach and GI tract as much as possible when taking indomethacin.) | I suffered from this rheumatological condition for around 2 years before finding his medication. My symptoms went from very transient sacroiliac joint pain, costocondritis, and profound fatigue, to constant sacroiliac pain and intense night pain in lumbar and, later, my thoracic spine accompanied by a kind of constant lower basline of fatigue (if you can call it that.) At least 2 days per week I would get bouts of intense fatigue probably from the inflammation in my body. Which is why I was a bit worried about the fatigue that indocin caused for the first few doses but now that has gone, and, more importantly, I haven't had any fatigue due to my illness since I began the medication. It is certainly a strong med and it seems like the kind of thing that should only be rx'd if needed but, damn, is it effective! 800mg of Ibuprofen or 750mg of Naproxen would only take away about 10% of my pain. I even took muscle relaxers and tried a few pain killers and nothing worked like this stuff! I take indomethacin daily, one 75mg SR(slow release)dose after dinner at around 7pm. It relieves 94% of my pain. I can walk, sit, and lay down without being in pain or anticipating how painful it will be to move. And, oh yeah, I can sleep again. I get a full night's worth of restful sleep. As long as I take mylanta 10 minutes before, the only side effect that I have now is fantastic, amazing relief!!! The best part is that it is an NSAID and helps thwart inflammation rather than simply | M | 30 | 2 months 75mg SR 1X day | 12/18/2010 | 4 | Gout | No serious side effects. The first pill made me feel slightly light headed for about an hour. I think the key with this drug is to take it with a full meal..not a snack in my opinion. | Noticed mild pain relief after first pill. After first full day (3 pills) redness/stiffness/swelling was noticeably better. Pain reduced significantly (thank god). After 4 days the gout attack was ended. | M | 30 | 50mg 3X day | 4/19/2011 | 4 | Rotator cuff tendinitis | Not even 2 hours after taking the med I started having very bad stomach pains (gas like) , ended up having to run to the bathroom multiple time in a 30 minute period. | The pain I had which was horrible is completely gone | F | 30 | 1 days 50 mg | 5/3/2017 | 4 | Migraine prevention | Upset stomach and constant nausea. | Worked really well to curb my headaches, but I couldn't tolerate the side effects. I didnt have any of the mind-altering effects others had, but had severe gastrointestinal issues until I stopped taking it. | M | 30 | 4 weeks 100mg 2X day | 7/5/2020 |