I have osteoarthritis in both hands(especially my thumbs), my neck,shoulders and left hip was replaced last year. I get injections in both thumbs every 3 months. Have done PT recently for my neck. I was getting migraines that radiated from the neck arthritis into the back of my head. My rheumatologist gave me Celebrex (generic) last year. This has significantly helped my neck issues and reduced headaches dramatically. Can’t say it’s helped my hands too much. I take 200mg after my evening meal. I have some heartburn and dry/scratchy throat issues but take OTC pepcid and tums as needed. I’m willing to put up with these minor side effects because of the pain relief.
I have osteoarthritis in my knee, but when I was in the military, I took this medication that made me feel unstoppable. I didn’t feel any pain and could run 4 kilometers with ease. If I take this before a fight, I feel like I could be bruce lee. Miracle drug.
Worked well for pain except i now have an issue with high blood pressure
Chronic pain in hips, knees, lower back and legs. 200mg made my blood pressure go up high but I was 90% pain free! I now take 100mg three times a week. Pain is 75% gone, blood pressure fine. I got tired of taking acetaminophen and ibuprofen 4-5 times a day with no results.
I have had chronic knee and back pain for two years. Aspirin, Acetaminophen, and Ibuprofen offered little relief. Then I was given a prescription for Celebrex. What a difference! 85% of the pain is gone! I am so grateful. Beats surgery
Celebrex took away the inflammation in my chronic back pain; less inflammation means less pain
Causes confusion , forget what your doing, dizzy feeling all the time, dry mouth ,can not remember anything , not able to recall almost anything, and hands shacking . Almost impossible to stop taking, you crave one pill to take to stop the pain if you try to quit ! This should be against the law to take for anyone. When you stop taking this medication the pain level get like 60 time worse than ever ! Makes you feel like a zombie !
As someone with chronic pain, my doctor prescribed 100 mg twice daily as an add-on for treatment of back, hip, and leg pain. I have unhealed compression fractures, osteoarthritis, and bursitis. I believe that Celebrex is giving me a fair amount of relief, and I don’t have side effects.
I have been on and off Celebrex for 10 years. I've had no side affects. My cardiologist said it's very safe. It's saved me a lot of painful years.
Celebrex caused severe inflammation of my stomach, ulcers, and polyps. I ended up in the hospital with dangerously low, haemoglobin and anaemia. Started having chest pains, shortness of breath and extreme acid reflux months prior to ending up in the hospital. Had to have blood transfusion for the anaemia and a stomach scope, which show the extent of damage caused by Celebrex. I was ordered to stop immediately. It will be weeks before I’m back to normal, but I feel better already having stopped this medication! Heed my warning, and pay attention if you have any symptoms like those I’ve described. Celebrex can kill your stomach!
Worst decision l ever made using celebrex. I developed serious anxiety and insomnia, six months down the track l have list 11 kilos and am now taking cbd to rectify my insomnia.
i’ve been on this medication for about 3/5 months. unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be working for me. my hands stay swollen and still ache, and naturally are worse as i do things. now as i’ve had plantar fasciitis,which is better, but toes and my calf are numb and tight, so i’ll first try my new inserts to see if it helps before i take the step to my Dr about this medication
First, I don't have Joint Inflammatory Disease in Children and Young Adults. This page didn't offer enough choices. I have chronic neck and shoulder pain from old injuries. Can't sleep for the pain. I was taking Vioxx before it was discontinued (best treatment I ever had), then they put me on Naprosyn - which worked but is very hard on the stomach. Switched to Celebrex. Not quite as good as Vioxx was, but one 200mg cap lets me sleep at night. I sometimes take a 100mg during the day if I am doing something strenuous (shoulders act up). Zero side effects. Amazing. I have been cutting up big trees from some recent storms (10 hour days with a chainsaw) and I had to take 200mg during those days. Before I started Celebrex, I couldn't even pick up my saw without pain.I just completed 4 days of cutting (and I did a total of 7 days last month).
I have painful arthritis in my left knee, and around three thoracic vertebrae in my back. I took generic celebrex once a day for two days so far and my pain has disappeared. I had used it for a week for knee pain last year with similar results. I think it has been very effective, and I have not had any side effects.
i have been on 200 mg a day for the past two weeks. I feel fine in the mornings, and lessened pain. However after about 10 hours of taking it, I feel horrible. dizzy, heart palpitations, weakness and nausea. This lifts after the 14th hour and starts again the next day regularly. Whats UP?
I sprained my ankle 5 months ago and then developed planters facitis. I received a steroid injection and then was put on Celebrex. I took I dose and my face turned extremely red and I felt hot, also had stomach cramps.
Takes all the aches and pains away
I have osteoarthritis and on my pain scale of 1-10 I'd say it's an 8 on a daily basis. I was on 200mg Celecoxib (generic of Celebrex) for about 6 weeks. On the first day, within 6 hours of taking it, I was essentially pain free. It was amazing, and continued to relieve the pain to a high degree. However, I had terrible gas and flatulence along with bloating and heartburn as side effects; the kind of flatulence that you can't even remotely conceal! I got some OTC anti-gas medication and it helped a little, but not enough. Ultimately, the gas was giving me an even worse quality of life than the pain because I didn't want to be around people due to not being able to control the flatulence. I stopped taking it and the bloating has gone away, as has the flatulence and gas. I take 200-400mg of Ibuprofen now, instead. It's not quite as effective on the pain and stiffness but at least I can still function. If you don't have nasty side-effects from Celebrex, it's a game changer for those with arthritic pain!
Celebrex worked wonders for the pain and inflammation I was experiencing. My surgeon ordered it short term until I could get my total knee replacement. After being on it for 1 month, I started experiencing many side effects. Worse being kidney problems. I am now on a catheter and have never had urinary or kidney problems. STOP TAKING IT
Took celebrex post op for a severely fractured clavicle. They had to use a 5 inch plate and 10 screws so it was bad and very painful for 12 days prior to scheduled surgery and afterward. Also had oxycodone post surgery, plus Gabopentin and followed the Rx for 4 weeks. Pain was moderate after surgery but nerve block helped there and celebrex helped with joint inflammation more than the pain. When I started PT it allowed me to get better range of motion of my shoulder joint and eventually I only needed to take Aleve after 4 weeks post op. There is some stomach gas tenderness and bloating but I also eat a lot of different foods and drinks so hard to totally blame the drug or combination of drugs. The stomach effects continue after stopping the drug 6 weeks later, so I take omeprazole and tums now to reduce acid and see if gas improves. It’s better to think of celebrex as anti-inflammatory rather than a pure pain killer. If in severe pain you would need at least one other drug to bring relief so you can relax and rest. Celebrex alone should be used short term after a major injury, but for chronic pain there may be some risk or side effects that need to be monitored.