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Heart Disorders board
  1. Sharon 6th January 2006
    ... worth the risk, so am in pain often . also I did take vioxx as well and had no problems. Blu . however I continue...

  2. Early Morning Chest Pain 22nd November 2005
    ... same exact pains a couple years ago when I was on Vioxx for bursitis. After Vioxx was recalled and I stopped ... nothing more of it. At the time, I figured that the Vioxx was doing it since it had been recalled for causing...

  3. ECHO results....Please help 21st April 2005
    ... attacks have been associated with to phen phen an vioxx that where meant for people to lose weight and pain ... reduction with vioxx . I have read the pathology with some drugs is damage...

  4. dull, achy chest pains 31st January 2005
    ... self is underneath . i take celebrex , was taking vioxx , then bextra. i fell of a lader 2 years and broke...

  5. Ruling everything out 21st December 2004
    ... NSAIDs for arthritis for the past 3 years, including Vioxx and Naproxen. From my understanding of things, though...
    ... normal, and your doctor knows that you were taking Vioxx and Naproxen just to rule out any potential damage...

  6. High BP and Chest Discomfort 8th October 2004
    ... statement from the Merck website last night (Merck made vioxx ), while doing some research for my wife's condition...

Hepatitis board
  1. Can anyone tell me how they felt from interferon/ribavirin treatment? 28th October 2004
    ... was prescribed for that, joint pain, which I took Vioxx for. Weakness, I slept alot and had a low energy level...

  2. Hep C & pain meds 1st January 2004
    ... Some folks rely on Celebrex and some on Vioxx . My docs recently agreed to my taking Vioxx (I found ... upset my stomach, or some other problem with it, maybe Vioxx just works better for me) for my knees which suffer...

High & Low Blood Pressure board
  1. Severe Skin Bruising and BP Medications 12th December 2007
    ... everyone and I suspect they know more than they reveal... vioxx comes to mind here. Bethsheba...

  2. Tekturna 4th April 2007
    ... know, i have nightmarish visions of phen phen and vioxx . and if my bp is going to go up i might as well...

  3. Benicar--hct 30th October 2006
    ... more potent doesn't always mean better. (Remember VIOXX and BAYCHOL). As a suggestion, ask your MD if...

  4. Cozaar and Avapro question 13th May 2006
    ... might be expected to choose ZOCOR for a statin and VIOXX for arthritis. If I sound cynical it's because I am...

  5. Does Diovan cause heart attacks?? 11th November 2005
    ... heart attacks.. Who do you believe??? Is this another VIOXX . A quote from the article reads:: "Treatment...

  6. For Lenin, Harry or any other statistics monger... 6th November 2005
    ... may cause more cardiac deaths?" That would make the Vioxx story look like a kindergarten tea party! YES,...

  7. Stopped Diovan--Hurrah--Frank619 is back!! 16th June 2005
    ... is in the 206 range without meds. Then with that VIOXX and STatins scares, well, that just about did it for...

  8. discontinued Vioxx...blood pressure still high 27th January 2005
    ... I agree with Lenin, after taking Vioxx for 2 years it might take a while (months) for your ... switched to another drug for whatever you took the Vioxx for? If so, search it on the web and see if it also...

  9. oral contraceptives or pain meds raise bp more? question for the women. 23rd January 2005
    ... napoxen and the bextra are getting swept up into the Vioxx pile because of cardiac risks, I'd look with a jaundiced...
    ... my cramps. Incidently drugs in the same class as Vioxx (ie Bextra) can also raise blood pressure. There...

  10. Has anyone dropped Diovan and done alright? 12th January 2005
    ... they are going to pull a stunt like they did with ViOXX and then say "oops, sorry, nobody was keeping an eye...

  11. Alternative to Drugs? 14th December 2004
    ... money's worth on this one (unlike Merck with their Vioxx study). Basically, this study will have us all on...

  12. Current GP's... This Is What We Deal With 11th November 2004
    ... sales reps are ditching the dirt on the makers of vioxx . I think this happens alot where pharmaceutials pay...

  13. Doctors & Patients Have Different Views 27th October 2004
    ... she did was question him about an arthiritis pill ( vioxx ) he had prescribed. My mom is 80 yrs old, she turned...

  14. No blood pressure in left arm? 5th April 2004
    ... in for chest pains, and the doctor suggested I use Vioxx for muscle pain in my chest. I went back a week later...

  15. Vioxx and B.P. Meds = Potential Danger 4th April 2004
    ... zip2play, I was actually upset that my PCP put me on Vioxx knowing that I'm on BP meds (Avalide). I'm going ... were studied to determine if arthritis drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex, as well as ibuprofen, naproxen, and ... aspirin, increased the risk for heart attacks. Only the Vioxx appeared to increase the risk and it's believed to...
    ... a blood pressure med. In 2002, the FDA required Vioxx to include information about possible increased risk...

  16. Does anyone know how high BP has to get to cause a stroke? 1st March 2004
    ... also helps keep my BP down, but I was recently put on Vioxx for my back, and was warned by my pharmacist that ... t mention this issue to me when he prescribed the Vioxx . How high should I let it get before worring about...
    ... 140's over 80's just on the Toprol alone without the Vioxx is something that should come down, especially the...
    ... also helps keep my BP down, but I was recently put on Vioxx for my back, and was warned by my pharmacist that ... t mention this issue to me when he prescribed the Vioxx . How high should I let it get before worring about ... it below the 140's if possible. I would see if the Vioxx is causing the problem....

  17. Mistake or High Blood Pressure 25th November 2003
    ... just a little pain remaining as I continue to take my Vioxx ....

High Cholesterol board
  1. Concerns about Zetia 21st December 2007
    ... about two years. Lucky you if you happened to use Vioxx and took Zetia or Vytorin. But their commercials said...

  2. High Niacin dosage lowering LDL 4th December 2007
    ... up tests so the results are biased... just look at Vioxx ....
    ... up tests so the results are biased... just look at Vioxx . I think they are uniformly united in the quest ... contend that the outcry over witholding something like Vioxx from the market, given it's results in clinical trials...
    ... contend that the outcry over witholding something like Vioxx from the market, given it's results in clinical trials...

  3. FDA and RYR 23rd September 2007
    ... monitor RYR could be better used to investigate Advanta, Vioxx , and other medical "advances" that actually kill people...
    ... monitor RYR could be better used to investigate Advanta, Vioxx , and other medical "advances" that actually kill people...
    ... monitor RYR could be better used to investigate Advanta, Vioxx , and other medical "advances" that actually kill people...

  4. Red Yeast Rice - Info. 14th July 2007
    ... us from toxic RYR so we can be done in by Avandia, Vioxx , Baycol and other FDA certified drugs. :D All...

  5. RYR and CoQ10 supplementation 22nd March 2007
    ... Just watch the daily headlines or did you forget Vioxx ?...

  6. Cholesterol greed from big drug companies and insurance companies 21st December 2006
    ... they could be sued for malpractice. You want to see vioxx again??? Just wait statins are next on the list...

  7. So tell me the lesser of 2 evils... 19th December 2006
    ... sure I want to take that chance anymore, either. Vioxx , anyone? I work around the business and I know how...

  8. Patent Expiry Tomorrow 22nd June 2006
    ... maybe, they saw a brand new market to sell lots of Vioxx and Bextra (prescribed for my husband's statin pain...

  9. Good News... went to the doctor today 12th May 2006
    ... s had two heart attacks and a stroke, (induced by vioxx ) The meds my mom takes for hbp causes high cholesterol...

  10. HATS study 22nd March 2006
    ... responded, " No, i trusted my last dr. and he prescribed vioxx and caused me to have a heart attack." Again he said...
    ... responded, " No, i trusted my last dr. and he prescribed vioxx and caused me to have a heart attack." Again he said...

  11. Chest muscles also ache with statin use, normal? 10th January 2006
    ... advertised, doesn't mean it is a WONDER drug. Look at Vioxx and a few more of those lovely meds. For those...

  12. Need help with lab report! 5th January 2006
    ... That's the same as vioxx , my mom complained about muscle pain in her arms and ... they were severly elevated. he also prescribed vioxx for her to ease the pain, a month later she had a...
    ... That's the same as vioxx , my mom complained about muscle pain in her arms and ... they were severly elevated. he also prescribed vioxx for her to ease the pain, a month later she had a ... would have lost him earlier. His other dr. had him on Vioxx , all sorts of blood thinning pills, and Altace, which...

  13. Prescription for Trouble 9th December 2005
    ... their drugs reach the market. As a result, drugs like Vioxx , Paxil and others have harmed thousands of consumers...

  14. Merck study on Vioxx understated risk 9th December 2005
    ... found a very interesting article at Forbes entitled: Vioxx Drama Echoes Earlier Concerns About Missing Data. ... was about to publish a paper outlining the risks of VIOXX when he got a personal visit from this VP. The VP ... tampered-with study results... I have to believe this VIOXX thing is only the tip of the iceberg.... DIS...
    ... in the prescription drug arena. I think that the VIOXX VIGOR situation is probably the rule rather than the ... process in this country - thousands died needlessly from VIOXX . What other Vioxx's are still out there? This...
    ... Phen-Phen and other ephedra based supplements, or Vioxx ...). And I agree that with the current administration...

  15. Does Lipitor Cause Heartburn? 6th December 2005
    ... pain in my chest" Doctor: "Don't worry Mr. Jones, Vioxx has been proven to be quite safe" Patient2: "But...

  16. Need advice? 5th December 2005
    ... in the body, so much so that it is considered the Vioxx of the natural foods only with no side effects. But...

  17. Word of warning....Zetia 3rd November 2005
    ... pharmaceutical drug addicts. *An FDA scientist admits Vioxx alone may have caused as many as 150,000 deaths. The...
    ... pharmaceutical drug addicts. *An FDA scientist admits Vioxx alone may have caused as many as 150,000 deaths. The...

  18. What are the benefits of? 19th October 2005
    ... arthritis before the invention of the better drugs (like VIOXX . :D:D:D) I value huge demographic testing like that...

  19. STATINS are absolutely wonderful !! 11th June 2005
    ... criminal investigation by the Justice Department for Vioxx scandal http://www.newstarget.com/z003068.html ... Merck caught in scandal to bury Vioxx heart attack risks, intimidate scientists and keep ... pushing dangerous drugs; Vioxx lawsuits now forming http://www.newstarget.com/z002155 ... .htm Vioxx only the beginning; antidepressants and statin drugs...
    ... criminal investigation by the Justice Department for Vioxx scandal http://www.newstarget.com/z003068.html ... Merck caught in scandal to bury Vioxx heart attack risks, intimidate scientists and keep ... pushing dangerous drugs; Vioxx lawsuits now forming http://www.newstarget.com/z002155 ... .htm Vioxx only the beginning; antidepressants and statin drugs...

  20. Interesting Audio Feeds 9th June 2005
    ... Part 1: Documents Suggest Merck Tried to Censor Vioxx Critics http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story ... storyId=4696609 Part 2: Did Merck Try to Censor Vioxx Critics? http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...

  21. Heard of "Protandim"? Watch Primetime tonight 2nd June 2005
    ... ASWAGHANDA...:D:D Lenin, YOU forgot Baycol and Vioxx ... Their web site even has a disclaimer on buying...

  22. What's your opinion on this article: Cholesterol is NOT the Cause of Heart Disease 28th May 2005
    ... some drugs being 'quack' cures also. Some (such as VIOXX and Baycol) have been recalled because they were actually...

  23. Cholesterol and Vitiamin E 25th May 2005
    ... and I also don't know anyone who died of Baycol or Vioxx - but there are still many who did... You're ignoring...
    ... and I also don't know anyone who died of Baycol or Vioxx - but there are still many who did... You're ignoring...

  24. A quote from Pfizer about Lipitor 17th April 2005
    ... market as long as possible (until patent expires) ex VIOXX . My cousin had bypass surgery last week, He was on...

  25. The other side of high cholesterol 7th April 2005
    ... more than anything funded by the makers of Baycol, Vioxx , or Celebrex et al. By the way, the pharmaceuticals...
    ... but not by taking statins. Convince me that Baycol, Vioxx , and Celebrex problems were not known by the pharmaceutical...

  26. Hello...I have high LDL 5th March 2005
    ... know - I heard about that 10 panel members on the VIOXX vote had financial ties to the drug industry - they...

  27. Statin Drug Alert - Tribune 4th March 2005
    ... some of the statin drugs like Crestor go by the way Vioxx did. Believe in what your body is telling you and...

  28. Too Afraid To Take Statins - Advice, Comments Anyone? 21st February 2005
    ... who was on Lipitor, developed gout-like pain, took Vioxx for the pain and died of a massive heart attack (no ... US version so that drug companies could sell more Vioxx and Bextra for the pain caused by statin drugs. ...

  29. Crestor, Statins, side effects - spec. patient groups 13th January 2005
    ... FDA official puts Crestor in the same category as Vioxx which was removed from the market. By the way,...

  30. FDA tried to discredit whistleblower over drug safety claims 27th November 2004
    ... FDA had failed to protect the public over rofecoxib ( Vioxx ), according to two articles published online by the ... was "incapable of protecting America against another Vioxx ." He also indicated that five other drugs currently ... cardiovascular risks in patients taking rofecoxib ( Vioxx ). This was to have been published in the Lancet but...

  31. FDA Reviewer Says 5 Drugs Need Closer Scrutiny (including Crestor) 18th November 2004
    ... Giving evidence into the investigation over Vioxx , the painkiller Merck had to withdraw after it was...
    ... is this change that has led to the controversy over Vioxx and to charges that in recent years the agency has ... "incapable" of ensuring that unsafe drugs such as Vioxx were kept off the market. Graham claimed there were...
    ... of recent drug failures such as the arthritis pill Vioxx and cholesterol- lowering Baycol, both of which were...

  32. Well, I tried everything, now I've gotta go back on Statins... 9th November 2004
    ... was cancelled because of the severe side effects ( Vioxx , ...) . Then I think about chiropractic, acupuncture...

  33. New to high cholesterol 16th October 2004
    ... mortality improvement. Remember Baychlor (sp?), how about Vioxx ? These were highly touted, reportedidly safe medications...

  34. Newbie here, please help! 5th October 2004
    ... govt funded study?" Dr. Mercola came out against Vioxx FIVE YEARS AGO. Yep, he's a wacko!...

  35. crp levels 11th May 2004
    ... taking aspirin but he didn't recommend it. I take vioxx and I know I can't take advil or aleve but I'll have...

  36. large and painful knots on my tendons 1st December 2003
    ... pcolajoe; I have tried aspirin and vioxx and mobic. Mobic is a very strong pain reliever for...

Hysterectomy board
  1. Should the ovaries be left in or taken out? 14th June 2008
    ... decided to have them removed. I could not live on Vioxx indefinitely. This time the right ovary had twisted...

Immune Disorders board
  1. All 4 IgG subclasses being low......? 7th March 2005
    ... when pain allowes wichis not much since they took Vioxx away. Any info on All four subclasses being low...

  2. painful swelling 15th September 2004
    ... that can also cause hi blood pressure. Are you taking vioxx or celebrex by any chance? What medications are you...

  3. Starting Prednisone and 6mp, scared! Any help :( 11th September 2004
    ... having extremely BAD joint pain. He had to put me on Vioxx now for that. I am still on pain meds (mscontin)as...

  4. UCTD - Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease 5th April 2004
    ... jump this high due to the thyroid. he started me on vioxx but now I am on bextra. I feel in my gut that I have...

  5. Autoimmune disorder or back pain? 5th April 2004
    ... These include: -Mouth sores (although I was on vioxx , and it could be a reaction from that) -muscle spasms...
    ... These include: -Mouth sores (although I was on vioxx , and it could be a reaction from that) -muscle spasms...

Infectious Diseases board
  1. Hello I have a big problem, I've been feeling bad now for the past 1 year. pos MRSA 7th March 2008
    ... another recall of another wonder drug ... Baycol, Vioxx , etc. The doctors got trips to Tahiti for writing...

Infertility board
  1. Timeline of Events 15th April 2007
    ... I complained of painful periods, she prescribed vioxx . Over the next 2 years, I did probably 6 rounds of...

  2. Artificial Insemination? 24th October 2005
    ... were wide open and the pain was terrible. I took a Vioxx before going....

Inner Ear Disorders board
  1. Has anyone heard of Ibuprofen affecting compensation? 10th August 2006
    ... when this hit me 3 years ago. I had also been on Vioxx for two months before it all started. It may be a ... huge cooincidence but who knows. Vioxx was taken off the shelf in the end. Cheers..Scott...

  2. Vioxx recall 30th September 2004
    ... was just prescribed a COX2 inhibitor yesterday, not Vioxx but it's "experimental" cousin etoricoxib, in a massive...

  3. Emsy, question about rocking 5th July 2004
    ... anti-inflammatory medications such as "Celebrex" or " Vioxx " have helped two patients. Also anecdotally, phenytoin...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome board
  1. IBS and Yasmin? 19th May 2005
    ... progestin in Yasmin is new - look how long it took Vioxx to be recalled. Viagra has been on the market over...

Kidney Disorders board
  1. gout and kidney problems 23rd January 2008
    ... works well but it can upset the stomach so switched to vioxx which was wonderful work great before they pulled...

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