At Mon, 19 Jul 1999, chrs wrote:
> >I would like to report that I have had excellent results with the drug >Celebrex, as far as pain relief is concerned. I have taken it 2 days. >This is NOT placebo effect! The pain is not completely gone, but about >75 % of it is, and now I am able to concentrate on the quality, location >of the pain that remains. This is very hard to do if you have more than >one problem, or different pain from one problem, and everything is all >muddied together. Celebrex is one of the new nonsteroidal >anti-inflammatories that does not irritate the gi tract, or irritates it >less. So those who have not been able to use NSAIDS at a therapeutic >level becuase of gi irritation should look into this. My doctor told me >Vioxx is similar. I was taking 1800 mg ibuprofen three times a day >which "helped" but not the way celebrex seems to be helping. >I also hated the three doses a day. Celebrex is once a day, or twice >with a lower dosage. > >Chris
Chris,
I'm glad to hear you are doing so well on the medication. I hope it
keeps up for you! Ginny