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 | Back pains | Good, but not great pain relief. | Super Curcumin is just as potent for me and helps with joint mobility as well, which Celebrex doesn't. I'm sticking with the more absorbable versions of curcumin. | F | 45 | 4 days | 11/20/2009 | 4 | low back and neck pain | Some headache, occasional hot flashes, Stomach upset. M.D. prescribed it to be taken with Zantac. Feel like I'm medicated. | First time that back pain was gone!, Couldn't believe it. Didn't seem to work on sciatic leg pain though. But, will hesitate to take ongoing, long term because of side effects.Will take as needed if/when pain returns. | F | 60 | 21 days | 11/6/2009 | 2 | osteoarthritis - neck & headaches | None at first, then developed depression, bad insomnia, had a couple anxiety attacks, followed by high-blood pressure, and kidney failure. Broken leg 4 months after stopping Celebrex and doctor found "soft" bone tissue during surgery. Vitamin levels were okay and he made reference could have been caused by Celebrex when vitamin levels checked out. | Doctor kept close taps on me with blood draws every 3 months for the 5+ years I was on Celebrex. All my side-effects developed over time and compounded until I almost died 2x. Off for 7 months now I wish I could get rid of all the other things it caused. | F | 37 | 5 years | 11/6/2009 | 1 | knee pain | Hot flashes, shortness of breath, tingling in arms and legs, heart racing | It would suggest trying another drug than this. I took it for one day and woke up thinking I was having a heart attack. I am fairly young and in decent health other than knee pain from a knee surgery. I would be very afraid for somepne who may have comprimised health to take this medicine as they might require an ER trip or worse because of this stuff. | F | 31 | 1 days | 11/4/2009 | 4 | back pain, slipped disc | I do not have any...maybe a slight headach. | I do not like to take these type of drugs because of the risk of heart attack and stroke but Celebres does take away the sharp pain in my lower back that makes it hard to bend over. I have also used Naproxin and Mobic. Naproxin works just as good for me but makes me bruise easily. Mobic needs time to build up in my system before it works. I was on Mobic for a few months and found that after a while it stopped working. i try to monitor the amount of this type of drug I take. I will take it when I have something special to do, like a vacation or play golf...etc. | F | 61 | 2 weeks | 11/3/2009 | 1 | muscle inflamation | headache,stomach cramps,bloating,dizziness,acid reflux | M | 48 | 7 days | 10/29/2009 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | arthritis | Fuzzy headedness, bad headache, sore dry throat, extreme tiredness, overall feeling of being unwell. | will go off it if I don't feel any better in the morning. I'll let you know the outcome in a few days. | F | 50 | 5 days | 10/5/2009 | 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 | 1 | arthritis, spinal stenosis | Water retention, swollen ankles and hands, headaches, bad dreams, itchy skin allover, swelling of throat, constipation, hives and appetite increase. | Had been taking 200mg for a little over a year. Had some side effects in beginning, but finally got worse. Had reduced some pain at first and then did little to relieve pain. You have to be aware and figure this drug out on your own, as doctors do not know all the effects, as they affect each person differently. | F | 58 | 1 years | 9/25/2009 | 1 | OA in knees, lower back | Extreme fatigue, hot flashes, headaches and no OA relief. | I've been taking 200mg of Celebrex for about 6 weeks. At first it helped my knees and back, but now is doing nothing for my arthritis. But it is making me so tired that I can hardly lift my arms and legs. I also have had headaches, and strange hot flashes that I thought were my imagination until I read someone else's post that they had them too! The only good thing about Celebrex is that it does not seem to elevate my BP like Feldene/Piroxicam did. For the last 3 days I have doubled the Celebrex dosage (400mg/day) hoping that my back would feel better. But the side effects are worse. I feel like I am going to faint, or even die. | F | 67 | 45 days | 9/17/2009 | 1 | muscle spasms, scoliosis | heart racing, anxiety which is bad because I have generalized anxiety anyway, weird hot flashes?!?, general feeling like something is off but can't quite put my finger on it | I got absolutely no relief with celebrex. It just made me anxious and mad because it wasn't taking the pain away | F | 26 | 4 days | 9/14/2009 | 1 | tendonitis, spinal stenosis | itching, rash/hives over entire body, swelling of throat beginning to close airway, elevated blood pressure | Yesterday, I was taken by ambulance to the ER due to this severe reaction. Was given a Benadryl drip in the ambulance and at the emergency room a shot of epinephrine and more meds through an IV. Blood pressure was 190/90. Celebrex got rid of some of my pains (though not all). But at what cost? Scary drug for me. Now on Prednisone for five days but rash will take some time to go away completely. If you experience any unusual itching, call your doctor right away. Mine began 4 days before the emergency build up, and I misinterpreted it. | F | 57 | 2 weeks | 8/27/2009 | 1 | extreme pain in bottom two vertibre | Irritability, no pain relief, bad confusion- I could not take in 3 step instructions without forgetting, moody, eneded up having to take 2 in the morning and one aleve 12 hours later... still didn't help | Some doctors say its dangerous and will be pulled from the market.... others say its fine....... I wouldn't recommend to anyone... didn't reven help with arthritus or pain... ice works better!! | F | 20 | 7 days | 8/27/2009 | 3 | Tendonitis | Fast heart rate and sluggish feelings, very tired. | Seemed to help with pain initially but tapered off. I was told this works pretty fast so not sure if I should keep taking it, I was given a medrol dosepak also. | F | 7 days | 8/19/2009 | 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 | 4 | chronic hip pain | bad anxiety | Worked wonders for the pain but the anxiety it caused was tremendous. I was pacing the floor to no end, could not sit still for any length of time at all, and drove my husband crazy with it. | F | 33 | 7 days | 8/18/2009 |