INDOMETHACIN Reviews (INDOMETHACIN)Average Rating: 3.0 (317 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare INDOMETHACIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR INDOMETHACIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | for migraine pain and sleeping | Before, I take this drug for Gout pain and now it work only for headache and it also help me have a good night sleep. | M | 58 | 1 months 1X day | 6/7/2012 | 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 | Ankle arthritis | Some abdominal cramps at first use, not too bad recently. | I use it weekly, for pain management. One day, 4 pills, and then no use for several days until pain gets bad again. I'm trying to avoid or postpone the need for an ankle fusion. Taking with food and lots of water reduces the cramping. | M | 58 | 6 months 25 4X day | 6/24/2011 | 3 | Heel spur | The pain stopped the first day of taking the pill but the side effect was horrible and scary I was feeling dizzy,nasuea, stomach ache, shortness of breath and heart palpitating. | F | 58 | 3 days 50 1X day | 8/29/2012 | 1 | Headaches | Extreme dizziness,nausea,very low blood pressure and the most horrible panic attack I could imagine. I had to be taken by ambulance to the ER. | F | 58 | 1 times | 5/19/2017 | 5 | Arthritis | Love this....the aches disappear... However...when i skip a dose...my whole body aches.... | F | 57 | 2 years 50mg 2x da | 7/15/2016 | 5 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Heart arythmia, mild dizziness | M | 57 | 10 years 50 mg | 6/29/2014 | 5 | pseudo gout,osteoarthritis | ringing ears, drowsiness | Been taking on and off for about a month. No bad side effects. Works extremely well for me for pain that feels like every joint in my body hurts. Also taking morphine sulfate ER for back pain, but even that was not working that well for the pseudo gout. Nothing I have tried so far has worked as well as the indomethacin. | M | 57 | 1 months 50mg 3X day | 5/1/2012 | 5 | Hemicrania Continua | Prescribed as 25mg 3x day. I'm only taking it once a day, and it completely takes the pain away for nearly 24 hours; the first drug to address the pain after 3 years of daily pain. I take it around 10-11am with food. Causes tiredness for the next several hours. Seems to also cause some acid reflux that only impacts me when lying down. | F | 57 | 9 days 25mg 1X day | 3/17/2013 | 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 | 2 | Cluster headaches | Loud ringing in ears , upset stomach ,blurred vision,weight gain,stomach swell,bloating and diarrhea | It did stop the daily constant headache but I did not like the side effects so I stopped taking and I did take it with food I did not want to risk the bloody ulcer this stuff warns about. | M | 57 | 18 days 25 MG 3X day | 8/1/2016 | 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 | 1 | constant migraine for 26 years | stomach upset; persistent severe headache; pounding heart | Stomach cramps and upset despite taking with food; severe constant headache for 21 days (worse than usual daily headache I was being treated for)which made sleep impossible; pounding loud heart-beat. Came off pills after 21 days and symptoms gradually reduced. | F | 57 | 21 days 9X day | 9/29/2010 | 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 |