VIOXX Reviews (ROFECOXIB)Average Rating: 3.1 (79 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VIOXX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VIOXX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | lyme arthritis, menstrual pain | None | It works well, better than bextra for me. I had been on it for nearly a year. | F | 33 | | 10/3/2004 | 4 | Back and side pain. | One time for some reason my entire torso felt tight and painful for several days. Coughing or sneezing brought about painful spasms. My doctor had me take tylenol for a few days, but the pain wouldn't go away. So he gave me some vioxx, and once the medicine did take effect the pain was gone. It took a couple days for the medicine to take full effect though. | M | 29 | 2 weeks | 9/30/2004 | 2 | arthritis pain | raise in heart rate & in light of the findings, I opted to try new supplement - SierraSil. In less than a week, I was almost pain free. after 3 weeks I find that my inflamation is measurably reduced. I highly advise trying SierraSil along with Glucosamine. | F | 51 | 7 days | 9/30/2004 | 3 | Elbow Swelling | Major headaches and Dehydration. I never get headaches. | F | 24 | 2 days | 9/14/2004 | 2 | OA | None | I don't see that it is doing anything. | M | 29 | 2 months | 9/12/2004 | 5 | Disc Degeneration | None | I had back pain so severe that I was totally consumed by the pain. I had to leave my manual labor job and take a desk position. I had many days that I couldn't even set at a desk for a whole day. Since being placed on Vioxx the pain is normally under control and I lead an almost normal life. I still have days that I have pain but with a little rest it passes. | M | 45 | 4 years | 8/29/2004 | 1 | Knee Tear/Hamstring Strain | Initially, I was tired. My stomach was also upset. I started having vertigo while swimming laps. After 10-12 days at 50mg, I spent 24 hours vomitting (may have been a stomach bug). A few nights after stomach trouble, I woke up with vertigo, diarreah, heart palpitations. I went to the ER and had an irregular heart beat. I stopped the vioxx. I still wake up with vertigo and rapid heart beat a few times a month 6 months after the initial episode. I can't say for sure that the vioxx caused my problems, but I never experienced these symptoms prior to taking vioxx. | I have been a runner my entire life, I have always been physically fit. I have always had normal blood pressure, pulse, etc... I wouldn't recommend vioxx. | F | 34 | 2 weeks | 8/10/2004 | 1 | Post-op knee pain & arthritis | Both lower extremities swelled like Moon Boots IN ONLY 3 DAYS! My Dr. said to get off it immediately. | Two weeks of antibiotic therapy, heavy-duty diuretics, and elevated legs produced very slow reduction of the swelling. The aftermath has been chronic venous stasis and recurrent cellulitis (infection of the deep layers of the skin, causing swelling and blistering), which can be life-threatening. I am now under the care of a vascular specialist, sometimes have to have both legs wrapped in Unna Boots to be able to put on the compression hose I now have to wear, and I can no longer wear any of my pre-VIOXX shoes. I can neither sit at my desk without elevating my legs, drive my car, nor be on my feet for any length of time without feeling my skin fighting with the compression hose. All this for three days of pain relief! NB: SWELLING WAS NOT AMONG THE SIDE EFFECTS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT I RECEIVED! | F | 63 | 3 days | 8/7/2004 | 3 | knee pain | irritability | F | 40 | 3 weeks | 7/30/2004 | 5 | osteo arthritis | very tired | F | 48 | 4 years | 7/25/2004 | 2 | pain in right knee | irregular heartbeat, depression after about a week on it that lifted within a day or two of stopping. | M | 44 | 2 weeks | 7/20/2004 | 5 | | 6/18/2004 | 5 | | 6/1/2004 | 5 | | 5/31/2004 | 5 | | 5/26/2004 | 5 | back injury | None | Works better than celebrex | F | 43 | 3 months | 5/5/2004 | 3 | Arthritis/Bone Spur Pain in Neck | After 2-1/2 years I began to get reflux that burned my esoughogus and occasional indigestion of tomato laced foods and Coke. This slowly progressed over 6 months until I had strong stomach pain and the onset of IBS for 2 months. The stomach GASTRITIS ruled my life and caused severe nausea. After tests and weeks of elimination dieting we discovered it was indeed the Vioxx. I had an endoscopy today that revealed I did not have an ulcer as previously thought. Nothing was visibly wrong with my stomach lining despite 60 days of hell. | This drug changed my life much for the better after years of headaches and neck pain that was crippling. I have been functioning normally the last few years. I am hoping to still go back on Vioxx at a lower dose in a couple months. But only after this period away from it. I will no doubt continue to pace it and take periods off. The staomach pain has been so bad that I do not have a problem going back to aspercream and hot showers for a while. | M | 42 | 3 years | 5/5/2004 | 3 | psoriatic arthritis | it helped somewhat with my swelling, but not enough for me to say it was excellent. it also helped ease my migraines slightly. it did not have any significant side effects though, so it's ok to take. | F | 28 | 3 years | 5/2/2004 | 2 | joint inflammations | none | I take it to relieve morning inflammation of my shoulder. I also take MS Contin, but have tried vioxx to help ease stiffness and soreness in the morning. It hasn't had any noticeable effect. | F | 26 | 2 weeks | 4/28/2004 | 3 | arthritis of hips | Unexplained weight gain, enormous jump in blood pressure. I have discontinued taking it. | F | 63 | 6 months | 4/27/2004 |