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 | 0 days | 2/26/2018 | 2 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Feeling completely drugged and unable to continue my day until it has worn off which can take hours. If not taken with a full glass of water and enough food it causes incredible pains in the stomach. It makes me dizzy and irritable. | Shame as it helps somewhat with the pain but useless if you cant have a normal life due to the side effects. | F | 42 | 0 days 90 2X day | 1/16/2021 | 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 | gout and lower back pain | none so far | began this medicine after having sever gout attacks in my ankle, medicine works great on my gout especialy if the flare up is severe I get a prednizone shot and take the indomethacin for 12 days, my doctor has started me on allipuranal as a daily drug and was told that if I have a flare to stop the allipuranal and start the indomethacin but taken both together can cause the gout to get worse. Just had a back injury with the pain down my left leg like it did when I rupured my disc doctor put me on steroids for 3 weeks with hydracodone for pain, pain got better then a week later started to hurt again now am on indomethacin 50mg 3x day with a muscle relaxer at night and hydracodone for pain. I have never experienced headaches or dizzieness I work out after taking and so far no problems, hope it works for my back as well as it does for my gout.(started having gout in ankle at age 28 didnt know why my ankle would hurt for about aweek then get better, went on for 6 years before I was diagnosed with gout) steroids work great for gout fre ups too. | M | 38 | 1 days 75mg 1X day | 6/10/2010 | 5 | Gout | Light headed sleepy lethargic dizzy | Just one or two doses stops the flare up in my big toe immediately. Nothing else comes close to helping. No bad side effects. Have never taken it long term. Good stuff! | M | 48 | 1 days 75mg 1X day | 7/4/2010 | 5 | Gour | Dizzy, sick feeling in stomach, spaced out. | I didnt eat when taking Indo, hence the above effects. It really is a great drug fir gout, nothing has come close to knocking it out. Take it sparingly, only when I feel the early "twinch" of gout in my toe taking hold. | M | 37 | 1 days 50 NG | 6/25/2015 | 5 | Gout | None that I'm aware of. | Once or twice a year I'll have a Gout attack in one or both of my big toes. Sometimes the throbbing pain is enough to make a grown man cry. My dosage is a 75mg capsule twice a day. The first capsule seems to work very quickly for me. I rarely need more than one day's worth of this medicine. | M | 64 | 1 days | 7/14/2008 | 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 | 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 | Heal Spur & Plantar Fasciitis | Last night I was fine, not side affect. This morning after I took the pill I became very dizzy and disoriented, similar feeling to having low blood sugar. After a few hours the disorientation has gotten better but I am still a little dizzy. I will Try just taking the pill at night only and making sure I eat before. | F | 49 | 1 days 50mg 2X day | 8/23/2012 | 3 | Gout | None so far. Maybe spacey, but also on Tylenol w/Codiene. Am sensitive to meds so.... | Going through 1st gout attack which colchicine had not helped at all (combined w/Prednisone). Went back to Dr. who prescribed Indo. Took 1st dose today w/meal, 2nd dose w/lunch & have already seen some improvement...I think. Also still taking the Colchicine & now Tylenol w/codiene, so not clear what is doing what. But prior to the Indo, nothing was helping. Also have been doing some natural remedies (Tart Cherry juice concentrate, Apple Cider Vinegar (tea w/raw honey) & alfalfa pills. I've got so much stuff going in me! Crazy. I am a bartender & have not been able to work since last Tuesday when I woke with gout. Also currently have no ins. Blood test to be sure of gout was done today. The reviews from other people on this drug are PRETTY SCARY, I must say. I hope I don't have to take it forever.... | M | 50 | 1 days 50mg 3X day | 10/4/2010 | 3 | tooth ache | M | 37 | 1 days 50 | 8/15/2015 | 3 | Gout | Nausea, dizzy, fell like passing out. Not sure why but when I got the medication a few years ago at Walgreens it didn't negatively at all. Since I started getting it at Walmart it makes me sick every single time. | Other than the side effects it has always done the job. | M | 40 | 1 days 50 | 6/15/2016 | 3 | Gout | Oxygen depletion. At least if felt that way. Panic attack. | I thought for sure I was dying. | M | 55 | 1 days | 6/25/2020 | 2 | Gout | Uncontrollable racing & pounding heart beat, extreme dizziness & nausea. Felt as if I was in a thick fog. | First ever bout with gout. Took 25mg Indomethacin at bedtime with a Tramadol for pain. The Tramadol helped me sleep comfortably so may not have been aware of any Indomethacin side effects. Swelling and pain was reduced in the morning. In the afternoon, took another Indomethacin while awake, within an hour, my heart began racing uncontrollably and was experiencing extreme dizziness. When your heart begins racing and pounding uncontrollably and your head is spinning... it's extremely scary and nerve wracking. Nearly called 911 as I thought I was having a heart attack due to the medicine The on & off extreme rapid heart beat finally subsided after an hour. Though it does relieve swelling & pain rather rapidly, I'll never take this stuff again due to the horrendous side effects. | M | 43 | 1 days 25 2X day | 7/15/2015 | 2 | gout | 1.5-2 hours after taking 100mg, I became very dizzy, very faint, with a weak pulse. Got helped home and started to feel better after about 6 hours. Had headache and slight dizziness for another day. This is after the 2nd time of taking indomethacin, with no side effects the first time. | M | 51 | 1 days | 6/30/2009 | 2 | Nighttime knee pain | drowsiness, tiredness, neck and shoulder pain | This is only my first day on it, but I think I'd rather deal with the nighttime knee pain than feel like this during all my waking hours. Too bad, I was looking forward to some relief. I will try it again another day to see if I react differently, but I won't get my hopes up too high. :)It was prescribed to me for 21 days. | F | 27 | 1 days | 9/7/2007 | 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 | 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 | yes | Light headedness, anxiety and could not sleep, but was extremely tired. I did not like it. | M | 38 | 1 days | 10/1/2004 |