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 |
| 4 | Fibromyalgia Syndrome | Constipation, but easily counteracted with addition of 1/2 cup of high-fibre cereal every day. | This drug has been very good for me over the years. Always take with food in the middle of my breakfast to avoid stomach and intestinal issues. Tried to change medication a few times over years but no others work as effectively. Tried Naproxen for a few months but stomach upset always after ingesting; efficacy waned and was practically nil after 3 months. | F | 62 | 9 years | 7/29/2008 | 3 | Tibia-Fibular Fracture /arthritis | Blury Vision, blood in urine | Having a broken ankle (Tibia and Fibular) I was put onto Vicadin and Perciset till the cast came off. Now that i learning to properly strengthen my ankle and do run around alot during the day, I need a little relief - hence the celebrex. It seems to help some times better than other times in regard to the pain and motion availability. I am greatful to have this med. Originally I received this med for inherited ostheo arthritis. Living on an island off the North E. Atlantic does not combine well espaecially when it's wet and cold. I have taken this product during these harsh winter months (2 yrs. in a row) and think it does very well. | F | 45 | 21 days | 7/24/2008 | 1 | 1 tab on empty stomach pre surgery | Terrible--could barely swallow 1 benydryl while racing to ER. blacked out; face and throat hugely swollen..4 hours of constant ER attention-IV; split lip; all joints still burn like fire 36 hours later. can't do Epi because of heart condition. BAD STUFF. | F | 59 | 1 days | 7/13/2008 | 3 | Lower back pain; curved spine | i have had a some blurriness in my eye sight, and i have had nightmares | F | 24 | 6 days | 7/10/2008 | 5 | Joint pain | I had no side effects that I am aware of with Celebrex. | Celebrex is wonderful for me. I cannot take Advil, Asprin, or any other NSAID because of stomach problems. I have not had that problem with Celebrex and it works like a charm. | F | 29 | 7 months | 7/8/2008 | 3 | back pain | stomach problems at first but seem to go away with time. Still have shortness of breath and/or anxiety. | Pain relief not immediate but after about three days pain seemed to be lessened. Just don't understand the nasal congestion. | M | 56 | 5 days | 7/3/2008 | 1 | arthritis pain in hands and foot | I felt strangely lightheaded, confused, making mistakes at work on the computer, thinking I saw bugs out of the corner of my eye. Entire back of my head hurt and was sore and tender, throbbing worse the longer I took it. All of the symptoms stopped within a day or 2 after I stopped taking it. | I really did not think the medicine had anything do with the symptoms I was experiencing. I had planned ask my Dr to do a CT scan on my head if it did not go away when I quit the celebrex. | F | 55 | 2 weeks | 6/27/2008 | 1 | Pleurisy | I took 400 mg for three days and then lowered to 200 mg for two more days. By the third day, I had no energy, rapid heart rate, Nausea and felt like I was either having a heart attack or a stroke. I have been off of it for 3 days now and still have a burning skin sensation all over my body. Please email me at [email protected] if you have had the burning of the skin. I would like to know how long it lasted. Stay away from this drug! | M | 32 | 4 days | 6/21/2008 | 4 | back pain | I feel very anxious, nervous, moody, and claustraphobic, I cant concentrate, I just don't feel like myself at all! I have only been taking it for 4 days. My husband took it for about the same time and felt the same symptoms. | It helped the pain but the side effects really bother me, I'll probably stop taking it. | F | 33 | 4 days | 6/19/2008 | 1 | Back and groin pain | Abdominal cramping, diarrhea, sleeplessnes | This drug made me feel better all over - the back pain was better plus all my other little aches and pains were gone after taking for a few days. Seemed like a miracle but after reading the postings on this site, am planning to stop taking it. The diarrhea and insomnia are bad enough but I'm really scared about the other side effects mentioned. Ibuprofen only gave limited relief, Tylenol no help. Only other option seems to be narcotics. | F | 57 | 4 weeks | 6/17/2008 | 3 | degenerative disk disease, L4-5 | Moderate left-sided upper quadrant and stomach pain | Was taking Celebrex PRN, 200 mg dose, found it to be very effective in managing inflamatory back pain however, for the last year have been having abdominal pain off and on, labs have been normal, couldn't figure it out until I was reminded that Celebrex is a sulfa derivative. I am allergic to sulfa antibiotic. Stopped the Celebrex, took a 7-day course of Protonics and abdominal pain resolved. Pain had become concerning enough that Dr. made me have a stress echo to r/o cardiac origin, results were fine. I am totally convinced that the problem was due to the sulpha correlation (even though not supported by the literature). Allergic rection to sulfa antibiotic was moderate/severe abdominal pain, rash, blister like lesions. Incredibly disappointed as was beneficial, never has a problem with Vioxx, feeling discouraged. | F | 45 | 1 years | 6/14/2008 | 1 | soft tissue pain | I took this over a period of twenty days. At about the 20 day mark, after taking one to two celebrex per day, I experienced severe shortness of breath. The shortness of breath was akin to feeling like I was drowning. My heart also raced at 130 beats a minute when sitting. The medication has left me with reactive airways and since taking it, I have not been able to get rid of reactive asthma. My airways have been left allergic and I have asthma that I never had before. This is seemingly not written up in the side effects regarding celebrex, but I'm living proof that it happened. On a side note, it did not work for pain either. | This drug seemingly is different from sulfa containing drugs and therefore if you have a sulfa allergy, it is supposed to be safe. However, I have a sulfa allergy and it was not safe for me. | F | 42 | 20 days | 5/20/2008 | 4 | Rheumatoid arthritis | gas | I used to take Naprosyn but had to stop because of stomach problems.I take only 200mg once a day and it takes care of most of my pain. | F | 57 | 2 months | 4/27/2008 | 1 | Back pain | Nausea | Have had tremendous mid-back pain for about six months. Taking Vicodin every six hours but it was losing its effect. Decided to take the risk of Celebrex if it would kill the pain. Took it five or six days but it didn't help the pain. But it did make me feel nauseous. Went back to Vicodin. In the meantime, found out it was Boniva that was causing all the pain in the first place! Crazy! Check out the Boniva report. Hope to be better soon. | F | 72 | 6 days | 4/22/2008 | 1 | hip and knee pain | after second day stomach pain which became worse third day, and dhiaria developed. Stopped taking celebrex after 3rd. day. I'm now 4 days since last pill and stomach is still cramping, but less. | Effect of celebrex was terrible stomach and abdominal pain with only three days of taking the med. 200 | F | 77 | 3 days | 3/9/2008 | 3 | MPS, FMS, OA, Cervical Fusions | I just started this in Feb. 07. I have noticed a slight decrease in pain, but now I am concerned because I've lost 20 lbs in the past 4 months. I have numerous health problems, but was never allergic to Sulfa drugs. I am now experiencing diahrrea, slight bleeding possibly due to fissures (tears in the rectum). Slight stomach pain, very low almost like menstrual pain, but I had a hysterectomy so it's not that. I think I am going to call my Dr. first thing Monday morning. After reading these comments, I am really concerned that something could be terribly wrong. I haven't been able to lose weight in years due to Estrogen therapy and Thyroid medication, so something is NOT right. I am so glad I found this page! | I took Vioxx for several years, then it was pulled and I was put on Bextra. Then it was pulled and after continued yearly spinal blocks, I saw my Surgeon this past Feb. and he put me on this. I am worried about all of the years I've been taking this stuff now! It may help the pain, but it's NOT worth having a heart attack. I also have a rare vascular disease in my legs, so this spells out DANGER to me! | F | 42 | 13 months | 3/8/2008 | 2 | Left elbow pains | diareah | Diareah started while taking it for 15 days, and has persisted for 4 weeks since I stopped taking it. It helped a little with my elbow pain. Took 200 mg for 15 days | M | 48 | 15 days | 2/27/2008 | 2 | back pain | I was fatigued and slightly disoriented without a marked sense of relief. | F | 47 | | 2/26/2008 | 1 | fibromyalgia | Complete body rash that made me feel like my skin was crawling. Went to the doctor who called the ambulance to take me to the hospital. In the ER I was told if I would have taken two tablets, I probably would not be alive. | F | 61 | 1 days | 2/25/2008 | 4 | Knee Arthritis | very Dry Thirsty and Dry eyes... Lack of Smell and insomnia and also blood in urine.. Very moody and very tired... no energy | does take knee pain away so it took me year to place what was making me feel slow and lousy | F | 40 | 3 years | 2/13/2008 |