Celebrex

[Emily]

I am 14(well ALMOST 15) and have een trying to get relief from knee pain for about 8 months. My doctor just put my on Celebrex, which I thinik is arthritus medicine even though I dont have arthrutus. I was wondering if any of ou have had and good/bad results with Celebrex. Did you have and reactions? Any advice? Thanks!!

Emily

[jathib]

Celebrex is an anti-inflammatory. It's not supposed to mess up your stomach like other inflammatories. However, I found that it messed me up worse than the NSAIDS. Made me sick and didn't work either. My husband takes the stuff for his arthritis and has had good results.

[Heather M.]

I LOVE my celebrex.  It has taken my pain levels down to a more bearable place, and the best part is that the medicine stays in your system.  So if you miss a dose, it doesn't start to hurt again right away.

I take 200mg twice a day, but really only remember the second dose about half the time.  After my lateral release, going on Celebrex enabled me to stop taking my other pain meds for several months, until I had other complications and surgeries.  For now, the Celebrex takes my pain from a steady 7/10 to about 4-5/10, with higher spikes depending on whether I'm having a good day or not.  Not perfect, but better than the alternative.

I tried Vioxx and Bextra, but they both made me sick and didn't provide the level of relief that Celebrex does.

Good luck, I hope it works as well for you as it does for me.

Heather

[ccchilders]

I have had very good results with Celebrex.  I take it for knee arthritis.  I take 200mg a day.  Once you take it a couple of weeks, you might be able to take it as needed.  I have found Celebrex, unlike VIOXX, stays in my system.  Voixx quit working after about 5 hours.  I can take Celebrex about 4 times a week, on a good week, and still have consistant pain relief.

CCC

[Emily]

Well, I have taken 2 doses, and I think its helping a little bit , but it could also be that its a weekend and i havent had to walk around school. But hopefully its the celebrex. Does anyone what it would indicate if the celebrex works for me? I dont see any way that I could have arthritus... do you know what else it works for? If any of you have ANY clue what im asking then you are genious of the world because I cant find a way to amke that question make sence.. but hey its worth a shot!!!

Thanks
Emily

[Emily]

Cat~
Has it had an effect on your pain too?

[Stacey]

Hi Emily

I took celebrec for almost 3 years with good results.  I started at 200mg once daily then half way through was put up to 200 mg twice daily and by the last month it was not working well for me anymore so my GP switched me to bextra.  I loved the celebrex! I am debating going on it agian now since i have been off it for a month adnsee if it works again.  im not too fond of hte bextra it works wonders for my knee but is not helping anything else at all  I didnt have arthritis it was just used for swelling and pain mainly i think.

[Emily]

The bextra didnt have an effect on my knee, and it made me feel sick, but so far Celebrex seems a lot better!

[Emily]

well, I have been on it every day for a while, and a few of you had said you didnt take it daily...  and I was ust wondering how long you took it every day before you started cutting back?

[ergomaniac]

Does anyone know if you can get Celebrex in the UK? If so is it prescription only or can you buy it from a chemist?

[Lizzie - UK]

Celebrex is available in the Uk only through prescription as well as Vioxx.  

[runningislife]

While I love Celebrex, I take it sparingly so as to not expose myself to as yet unknown complications. I do take Alieve (naproxen sodium) frequently...probably three times per week for the pain and all that. Caution is the watchword here.

[femur]

i hated celebrex. It didnt help me at all. i just felt like i was adding something to my day that was worthless. but good luck. it might help you.

[Quill]

For what it's worth, I used to take celebrex and thought it wasn't really doing much. Then I went off it and wow, it was helping the pain a lot. Since I am 62, I'm afraid to take it now because it may be associated with heart problems which run in my family, but that's another story. In the U.S., vioxx and bextra have been taken off the market for the heart problems but celebrex remains available, so I guess there is less risk there.

Nancy

[Kicker_Kiki]

I take Celebrex 1x per day, I think only 100mg - I cannot take NSAIDs but have been given okay to take Celebrex as long as it doesn't upset my delicate GI system...it helps but mostly I take norco.  I take the Celebrex every day in the morning and the norco just as needed.  I like the celebrex but think that I am not taking a high enough dosage.  Does anyone else take such a low dose?  Do they find it works or that they need to take the 200mg dose?  thanks - dawn