CELEBREX Reviews (CELECOXIB)

Average Rating: 2.7 (386 Ratings)

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CELEBREX  (CELECOXIB):  This medication is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), specifically a COX-2 inhibitor, which relieves pain and swelling (inflammation). It is used to treat arthritis, acute pain, and menstrual pain and discomfort. The pain and swelling relief provided by this medication helps you perform more of your normal daily activities. If you are treating a chronic condition such as arthritis, ask your doctor about non-drug treatments and/or using other medications to treat your pain. See also Warning section. This drug works by blocking the enzyme in your body that makes prostaglandins. Decreasing prostaglandins helps to reduce pain and swelling.   FDA Approval Date: 2002-08-29 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  stress fracture of the foot sunburn like rash over entire body including EYEBALLS, did absolutely nothing for pain in foot, sensitivity to light told doctor I was allergic to sulfa drugs. He prescribed celebrex telling me it wasn't really a sulfa drug. wasn't "really?" what does that mean? should have known better, his entire office was one big ad for the drug. posters, pens, note pads, flyers, buttons all advertising this drug. gave me a bag of samples and a prescription. never filled the prescription as I didn't like the side effects. F 38 4 days
2/7/2008
 1  arthritis in hip & feet (heel spurs Blood in stool; yellowing of skin & eyes (damages the liver). When heel spurs were diagnosed in 2000, my dr instructed me to take Celebrex every day for the rest of my life. That was in 2000. If I don't take it, must constantly grind heels against a hard surface to relieve instense pain. If I do take it, there's no pain. BUT new md (8 yrs into taking this med) now tells me she wants me to gradually wean myself away from this. She insists they now know that this medicine should NOT be taken daily by ANYONE, because of potentially fatal, dangerous side effects (heart attacks, strokes, liver damage, ulcers, intestinal bleeding, etc.). She encouraged me to only take it if and when I need it. Now new problems with back have arisen. The DC is offering alternative approaches and says drugs only mask the pain. They do not solve or heal the problem causing the pain, and the meds often make new problems of their own. Some you won't know about until the damage is already done to major organs in your body. !!!!!!!!!!!!! Feeling used F 49 8 years
2/6/2008
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 2  Plantar faciaitis Constipation Did not really notice any benefit. M 57 7 days
2/4/2008
 5  Osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia pain None I know of, but I take a lot of different meds and have some stomach problems already, plus other things. It completely takes away my debilitating pain so well . I pray it doesn;t cause me to have a stroke or heart attack or some organ failure. EEK! I also take baby aspirin. Hope this helps. I only take one when I need and only for like 2 days. (200mg) I do notice insomnia and anxiety. But I take valium and have for years so I,m not sure it is the celebrex. So far it has made life manageable. F 54 1 years
2/1/2008
 1  pain in Left shoulder and Left knee Extreme nightmares, stress, and anxiety. Sooooo not worth it!!!!!!! F 42 1 days
1/28/2008
 2  hip/knee pain itchy skin, the shakes, severe nausea, and shortness of breath im still taking the drug cause my doc said to take the rest to see if the feelings go away because i only been taking them a short time. not sure wt i should do at this point. F 21 6 days
1/16/2008
 1  "golfer's elbow" Death, this drug in some causes blood platelets to stick together, mine formed and traveled to heart causing a Mycrocardial infraction / tear in an artery. Vioxx was pulled and how is Celebrex different? *Beside who owns them) Both of drugs are co2 inhibitors cause blood platelets to get sticky, resulting in greatly inflated heart attacks and strokes. Try other options. M 58 2 weeks
12/19/2007
 2  arthritis/bursitus major mood swings and anxiety,paranoa It helped me sleep but wrecked me socially, I just wanted to stay in bed all the time F 39 1 years
12/18/2007
 1  Arthritis I took this medication before and within 4 days of starting it suffered a mini-stroke. Not sure of where the clot came from and desperate for pain relief tried it again 6 months later, and once again within a week had another mini-stroke. With no prior history to strokes or heart problems and with a healthy beating heart, Celebrex was the only thing that changed in either situation. F 63 5 days
12/18/2007
 2  LOWER BACK AND HIP PAIN THIS MED HELPS A BIT, BUT I REALLY THINK IT COULD BE BETTER M 48 1 months
12/15/2007
 1  RA Generalized adema-my hands were so swollen I could not hold a pen or pump gas (this was not joint inflamation like I get from the RA) My knees worked while I was on this drug. Which was the first time in two years that they worked. However I was more disabled when on the drug because of the generalized adema in my hands and feet. I hated all of the coxx 2 s and begged to be put back on Sulindac on which I had no side effects and much better relief of the systemic symptoms of RA. F 36 30 days
12/8/2007
 5  back pain None I have liver probs and am wary of taking the drug for more than 1 week at a time. But it is thE ONLY pain relief I ever got from meds. F 49 2 days
11/18/2007
 5  heel spur/foot pain constipation, but definately worth it F 45 5 days
11/15/2007
 3  arthritis, other joint pain didn't notice it at the time but I did have weight gain, fluid retention and flatulence biggest problem was when I stopped taking it suddenly following surgery--terrible withdrawal syndrome: chills, total body ache, horrendous fatigue, worsened joint/arthritis pain; reversed immediately with 1 dose of Celebrex--now just want to get off it; can't find any reference to this problem on line M 56 2 years
11/14/2007
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 1  lower back pain - arthitis severe shortness of breath causing ER visit. Shortness of breath started within a day of taking celebrex. My back pain was being relieved but the shortness of breath got worse and worse. F 44 5 days
11/4/2007
 1  Post hysterectomy scar pain Day two became sad and depressed. F 64 2 days
10/18/2007
 3  acute joint pain in my lower back After about 10 days of taking one 200 tablet a day I came out in an itchy rash over my chest back arms and bum. Also experienced wind and indigestion The acute pain went after a few days but I stopped taking the tablets on my doctors advice when the rash appeared. I have been told never to take them again. F 67 2 weeks
10/9/2007
 1  Prostatitis Restlessness, insomnia, frequent urination, nightmares, stomach ache Do not take it...there are other safer drugs out there that can do the same job. M 31 1 weeks
10/1/2007
 3  knee pain insomnia, itchy scalp, bloating and mild nausea This medication helped but keeps me up all night if I take it in the evening. I felt like a racehorse was inside trying to get out. My scalp itched all night also. It does manage my pain and the bloating and nausea were mild. I wish I had known not to take this in the evening! F 52 1 months
9/19/2007
 1  Slip Disc Severe anxiety Pain went away. But I felt severe anxiety and hopelessness for no reason. I was feeling anxious while watching comedy shows on TV sitting on my couch. I have no history of anxiety or depression. I have always considered myself mentally tough and was really shaken by the anxiety caused by this medicine. One thing to note is that I started getting the anxiety almost at the end of the 3 month period. My hunch is that it was the cumulative effect of the amount of pills consumed in that period. M 35 3 months
9/18/2007

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