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 | menstual cramps | got dizzy, anxiety, stomach pain | Try to take 6 pills of Black cohosh a day for menstrual pain. I took it for 4 months, and now have no pain. This drug doesn't cure, just hides the problem. | F | 20 | 4 months | 5/10/2006 | 4 | arthritis | none that I can point out | I was nervous about celebrex at first because of the risks, but the pro's seem to weigh out the cons. I am taking it for arthritis that is related to having crohn's disease. My insurance wont cover it because I am not over 60. So my awesome doc has given me samples to last forever. | F | 21 | 2 months | 4/19/2006 | 2 | Arthritis of Neck | Severe allergic reaction. Swelling of ears, nose, throat, skin turned red all over and puffed up. Severe abdominal cramping. | I took this for years off and on, and then recently developed these severe reactions. My blood pressure also went very low. I am not allergic to sulfa drugs and I don't understand how I got this allergy now after having taken this for years. | 42 | 1 days | 4/5/2006 | 1 | tendonitis | Extreme anxiety, agitation, heart pounding, insomnia. Since I am quite sensitive to many meds, I begn with 1/4 the prescribed dose and still had the side effects. I simply cannot take it. I cannot imagine what would've happened if I'd taken the full dose. | It did help with the inflammation. Totally not worth it if I have to give up sleeping and calm and sane thinking, though. YIKES! It is metabolized by the cytochrome P450 2C9 enzymes, and some of us are lacking in adequate supply of these. So it is like you took WAY more than the recommended dose, since you can't clear it from your bloodstream efficiently. | F | 49 | 1 days | 2/18/2006 | 1 | Possible onset of Arthritis | Rash on neck, body trunk and arms - very itchy and lasting a long time. | F | 49 | 10 days | 2/16/2006 | 1 | Tennis elbow | Rash on body trunk, arms and face. | M | 55 | 14 days | 12/19/2005 | 2 | myofascial pain in shoulder | extreme anxiety, nausea, rapid heart | A quick follow-up to my extreme anxiety problems I posted yesterday... I skipped my 4th dosage last night and today I feel great. No anxiety whatsoever. But it was REAL scary because the anxiety lasted for nearly 1 1/2 days after the 3rd dose. It took that long to get out of my system. I must be hyper-sensitive to this version of an NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) because I've used NSAID's before without much problem. The only problem similar to this I've had is when I was on prescription strength Naproxen for a month, followed by a couple weeks of ibuprofen (2-4 tables a day). That was about 2 months ago, and I after I stopped taking those drugs my heart settled down and the anxiety went away. But the anxiety at that time was nothing like what I experienced with Celebrex. Hopefully someone else who has the same reaction with Celebrex will read my comments here and it will help them. According to Celebrex's literature, anxiety is only found as a "rare" s | M | 46 | 3 days | 9/11/2005 | 2 | myofascial pain in shoulder | extreme anxiety, nausea, rapid heart | My mom has taken Celebrex safely for a long time, so I was glad when my orthopedic docter prescribed it for the pains in my back because I thought it was the safest thing to take (I normally avoid taking any pills if I can). It cut the pain in about 1/2 after the first 200 mg dose (I'm taking one 200 mg tablet a day), then after the 2nd dose the pain was all gone! But I noticed some moderate anxiety after the 2nd dose, and after the 3rd dose the anxiety was so bad I was up all night with the feelings of impending doom just like the other guy who posted here. It was TERRIBLE. And I have no history of anxiety disorders either. I don't think I can dare take another dose. It works great for me on the pain, but I'd rather have moderate pain than feelings like I don't want to live. | M | 46 | 3 days | 9/10/2005 | 3 | Menstrual Cramps | None whatsoever. | I got on this after Vioxx and Bextra were pulled. It does work, but I think you have to time it just right. I find it works better if I take it at least 2 hours before the pain starts at all, which is hard to anticipate. Overall I think it's not as good as the other Cox 2s, but then there is little that really works well on menstrual pain. Celebrex is better than OTCs of course, but there is a constant need to supplement it with actual pain meds. I would say this drug knocks the pain down by about 50%. | F | 27 | 2 days | 7/17/2005 | 2 | Rheumatoid arhtritis | none | didn't work as good as other NSAID. | F | 31 | 2 months | 7/6/2005 | 2 | Cervical Radiculitis | Severe anxiety, headaches, weakness in legs, slight dizziness, indigestion. | This drug is probably a God-send for most people, but I want to warn people who, like myself, suffer from anxiety disorders to be cautious. On the first and second days it just made me jittery and that was bearable. However, starting with day 3, I started feeling the most profound anxiety of my life and it was becoming progressively worse till day 7 when I finally stopped taking it. The feeling of impending doom was just unbearable. Second morning after the last dose, aches in my arm, shoulder and neck returned (so celebrex did help with that) but the anxiety subsided almost immediately. By the way, I treat anxiety with Lorazepam so it may just be a bad combination of drugs. | M | 40 | 7 days | 6/23/2005 | 1 | acute neck pain - car accident | Acute renal failure | F | 27 | 3 days | 6/1/2005 | 4 | oestoarthritits | upset stomach, slight increase in blood pressure | M | 44 | 8 months | 4/26/2005 | 5 | arthritis | none | does a great job controlling pain. qui taking it twice for one week, felt miserable,unable to function well | M | 68 | | 3/31/2005 | 5 | stiff - pre-arthritic | zero (that i can say :) ) | i only take when i need, not daily, sometimes 1 pill every other week . . . . | F | 48 | 2 years | 3/22/2005 | 5 | Arthritus | Not a one!!!! | Good so far. | F | 46 | 3 years | 3/22/2005 | 2 | arthritis | Tiredness Irregular heartbeat | M | 36 days | 3/8/2005 | 5 | psoratic arthritis | I had joint pain and stiffness. With Celebrex, I have no pain and no stiffness. | F | 64 | 8 years | 2/19/2005 | 5 | low back pain from ruptured disc | None | I tried EVERY over-the-counter medication and dosage for three years and nothing worked but this COX-2 drug. I started out on 400mg/day (200mg 2/day), but am now able to function well at 200mg/day only. If they pull this from the shelf, there had better be a alternative that works just as well. | F | 38 | 6 months | 2/16/2005 | 5 | pain from herniated disc/surgery | No side effects - this is a wonderful drug | Only problem is the cost. My insurance won't pay for it and I can't afford $120 a month. Took it for 3 months, once a day, and only stopped because I could not afford to keep taking it. Have been using ibuprofen for 1 year now and it is not as good. | F | 41 | 3 months | 1/26/2005 |