CELEBREX Reviews (CELECOXIB)Average Rating: 2.7 (386 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CELEBREX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CELEBREX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Husband took it for a swollen ankle | He died from either a clot to the lung or a heart attack. He had no known heart problems,just had a checkup and his cholesterol and blood pressure were fine. He had rheumatoid arthritis, but was very active and not overweight. He golfed 18 holes two days prior to his death. He went to work one day, told his secretary he was having trouble breathing, they called an ambulence, he was conscious all the way to the hospital, but died when they got him there. His primary doctor cannot answer my questions as to how this happened. BUt I did read on different sites about the high risk of cardiovascular events. He was also allergic to sulfa, but the doctor who saw him that day prescribed it anyway. We did not know you were not supposed to take it with a sulfa allergy. He was 57 years old. | M | 57 | 2 weeks | 7/1/2009 | 1 | Slipped, bulging disk in lower back | Severe Vomiting and diarrhea, rash | F | 50 | 60 days | 6/16/2009 | 5 | back & leg pain | None so far! | Take one 200 mg pill daily. Went off the drug for a minor surgical procedure and discovered it was also helping other arthritic areas in my body that I wasn't aware of prior to stopping the celebrex. | F | 62 | 4 years | 6/14/2009 | 4 | pain due to muscle knot | gastritis | celebrex worked for my pain that was making me nauseated. I gave it a 4 b/c it did work, I caution though that it must be taken with food. I took it w/o food morning and night before bed and in 6 months I had gastritis which was discovered after endoscopy--my dr. never said to take it with food. Live and learn. No permanent damage done, just been taking Protonix ever since for GERD which developed at the same time--coincidence?? | F | 36 | 6 months | 6/14/2009 | 2 | osteoarthritis | severe nausea and vomiting | Definitely controlled the pain, much better than ibuprofen or naprosen. However, experienced severe nausea and vomiting within 3 days of beginning - stopped all my medication since it wasn't staying down anyway. Finally began to feel better after 48 hours. Thought it was some sort of stomach bug or food poisening. Took 1 capsule about 2 weeks later and experienced severe nausea and vomiting within 4 hours. This time, felt better after 24 hours, but feel it is because I took only one capsule rather than 3 days of medication. | F | 54 | 4 days | 6/1/2009 | 5 | Bursitis | Mild diarrhea during first 2-3 days. After that no other known side effects | Took pain away quickly; | F | 51 | | 5/30/2009 | 4 | fibromyalsia and possible RA | bloating | My doctor put me on Skelaxin which helped with my fibromyalsia but I still had inflammation and pain and tingling. Started Celebrex and that combined with the Skelaxin was a miracle. I have been struggling with pain for about a year now and my doc didn't know what it was. Now that I have these to meds I have been able to start feeling normal again. The only bad thing is if I miss a dose of the Celebrex I immediately hurt again. I was very impressed that the Celebrex got rid of so many of my symptoms. I am concerned that I seem a little "puffy"lately though. | F | 35 | 14 days | 5/30/2009 | 4 | Running Injured Knee | I think Celebrex does give me a little heavy-headedness that others have described but not at all severe, kind of tired feeling yet kind of calming feeling in my case. | I like the fact that I only have to take it once a day. Much safer than pushing Advil regularly. Just started taking this drug, helped decrease pain swollen knee markedly better than taking two Advil, but did not entirely eliminate pain. Must still consult an orthopedist to correct knee issue. | F | 42 | 5 days | 5/16/2009 | 4 | Rheumatoid Arthritis | Possible bloating, not sure if it's celebrex | It has worked wonders for my joint pain. If I stop taking it, my pain comes back immediately. I've been taking it for about 4 years. Have gained 60 lbs and like others have great difficulty losing it even with a very healthy diet. I am also hypothyroid so again am not sure if it's the celebrex. My rheumatologist claims celebrex is not related to weight gain. I would recommend it to those with arthritis pain unless you have a known heart condition. | F | 55 | 4 years | 5/16/2009 | 5 | Rheumatoid Arthritis | None | THIS WAS MY MIRACLE DRUG FOR THE SEVERE CHRONIC PAIN I WAS EXPERIENCING IN MY KNEES, HIPS & LOWER BACK. HOWEVER AFTER THE VIOXX ISSUE MY DOCTOR WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO GET SAMPLES TO GIVE ME AND I WORK FOR THE STATE AND THEY PAY ANYTHING ON IT. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $150.00 PER 30 AND I COULD NOT AFFORD IT. SO I HAVE NOT BEEN TAKING THEM FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS AND BELIEVE ME I AM IN SO MUCH PAIN THAT I HAVE BEGAN TO WALK HUMPED OVER FROM THE PAIN IN MY HIPS, LOWER BACK AND KNEES. NO OTHER MEDS HAVE WORKED AND MY DOCTOR AND RHUEMOTOLOGIST HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING. I AM 51 YRS OF AGE AND THE PAIN HAS AFFECTED MY ENTIRE LIFE. I HAD A E.R. DOCTOR TELL ME AFTER A MINOR CAR ACCIDENT I HAD THE BODY OF AN 81 YR OLD AFTER LOOKING AT MY X-RAYS AND HE TOLD ME I WOULD BE CRIPPLED FROM THIS ARTHRITIS WITHIN THE NEXT 3 YRS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED A HIP REPLACEMENT BUT I JUST CAN'T ACCEPT THAT. I TRUST A MIRACLE WORKING AWESOME GOD AND I PRAY FOR DELIVERANCE FROM THIS DISEASE EVERY SINGLE DAY. | F | 51 | 0 days | 5/12/2009 | 2 | Lower back and hip pain | Went from having severe back pain to feeling like 'S**t'. It's lie having a hangover with tiredness and flu thrown in. | It's like Sophies choice, back pain or feeling crap | M | 63 | 2 days | 5/6/2009 | 2 | lower back and hip pain | after taking the Celebrex 400mg./day for 1 week I started feeling very anxious, heart palpitations and a racing heart feeling. Some pain relief but not enough to warrant the side effects!! stopping the medication immediately. | may be good for some people but not for all. | F | 47 | 7 days | 4/15/2009 | 1 | pain in back, ankles, & Knees | Driving down the Expressway, suddenly felt like I was going to faint or die. Although I came out of it in @ 3 minutes, it felt like an hour & I was terrified. Will never take it again! | Doctor doesn't think the side effect was from the Celebrex., I never felt that before & have never felt it again since I stopped taking Celebrex. Imagine if I had crashed into another car! | F | 75 | | 4/3/2009 | 5 | JOINT PAIN | AFTER 9 YRS OF NO SIDE EFFECTS, I HAVE STARTED EXPERIENCING ITCHING ON INNER WRISTS, SOME FINGERS, GROIN AREA, UNDER BREASTS | ITCHING BAD BEEN ON CELEBREX 9 YRS,,ITCHING STARTED 6 WEEKS AGO DOES ANY BODY ELSE EXPERIENCE THIS? | F | 57 | 9 years | 3/22/2009 | 5 | SCLERODERMA (systemic) | No side effects. | I've taken Celebrex for over 8 years. Celebrex has allowed me to live an 'almost' normal life...as scleroderma 'attacks' the esophagus and therefore Ibuprofen (which causes ulcers) is useless...in addition Ibuprofen does nothing for my joint/muscle pain. Truly, Celebrex is a wonder drug and contra-indications are a trade off for me. I need it to survive with dignity, as scleroderma is a horrid, debilitating illness. My only 'complaint' is the cost. Celexcoxib (a generic form virtually identical) is 'allowed' in Canada. My prescription has gone from 199.00 to 240.00 in the last 90 days! (It is 3/09/2009). I will continue to search for a way to get some from a Canadian Pharmacy. A much more humane country than this one. | F | 64 | 8 years | 3/9/2009 | 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 |