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Spinal Cord Disorders board
  1. Cervogenic dizziness, dizzy after ACDF 14th August 2003
    ... and numbness in left hand. I was put on a course of Vioxx Acute for 10 days which made me feel quite sick, and...

  2. Knowing when fusion is complete 5th August 2003
    ... on the Baclofen (muscle relaxer) and he prescribed vioxx for the inflamation. In 4 wks. he is going to x...

  3. recovering ADR progress 31st July 2003
    ... found herbal teas and green tea really helped. I take vioxx , valium and mersyndol forte(codeine) for mine. Yet...

  4. Turned down for ADR and a little bummed 23rd July 2003
    ... it that musch just yet. LOL. AJ, I am also taking vioxx 25mgs which is helping with headaches I am still getting...

  5. Muscles spasms? Anyone? 30th May 2003
    ... I have taken all the different anti-inflam. meds, Vioxx , Bextra, Celebrex, seemed to work somewhat but swelled...

  6. Newbie with C5-6 problems 19th May 2003
    ... while lying on my back. I have recently started taking Vioxx which is the only thing that has helped in years....

  7. Help! Newbie with lots of questions and fears!! 14th May 2003
    ... plications from the surgery. I have recently started taking Vioxx which helps greatly but not completely. Nonetheless...

  8. Cervical Spinal Stenosis? 11th May 2003
    ... pain was unbearable. I've recently started taking Vioxx which has helped with the symptoms and gives my neck...

  9. 6 week post op this week, PT? Voice Doc? 4th May 2003
    ... were you allowed to use pain meds that are job legal, Vioxx , Bextra? I asked for them at the 3 week, and NS said...

  10. Vioxx ?? 24th April 2003
    ... img]http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] Vioxx is a great drug and if you can swing it I would give...
    ... I've finally lost my mind! Thanks for the info on Vioxx . I've already got that symptom, so Vioxx may just...
    ... working with PM issues. I'll try to ask him about Vioxx and Aleve and how closely related they are, chemically...
    ... following information is of some use. My NS doesn't like Vioxx . There is some thought it is not a good thing to ... do any NSAID for a while. Then I went back on the Vioxx I had left from before. Both my NS and the ortho ... less likely to cause liver or kidney problems than Vioxx and she did have samples. I have those and a script ... Bextra. I must admit I wonder how different it is from Vioxx , but I'll give you a report in a week or so. As ... for Vioxx being the same as Alleve, the answer to that is a ... definite NO. Vioxx is a much newer drug. Alleve is the same as Naprosyn...
    ... Hi there! Vioxx (And Celebrex) caused me to pay constant homage to...
    ... different ones till you find what's right for you...I took Vioxx and it had zero effect on me...was like taking a sugar...
    ... upset my stomach as well. I took some samples of the Vioxx for about a week, and it did seem to help, and I didn...
    ... NSAIDS, ibuprofin (motrin or advil), naproxen (aleve), vioxx , celebrex, sulindac, bextra. Bextra was the only...
    ... helped when I had problems with my ankles and knees. Vioxx didn't seem to do much for me other than upset my...
    ... The HMO wouldn't pay for the Vioxx until I had already tried 2 other generic NSAIDs....
    ... Hi Keith, I found vioxx great, didn't like celebrex at all(did nothing )and ... found naprosyn nearly as good as vioxx . I am not taking any vioxx currently as I have a vast ... floating around in my neck. I still ocassionally take vioxx but I did find naprosyn very similar. Mel...
    ... I took celebrexe and vioxx and neither helped me. I quit the vioxx before I...
    ... spine surgery, but I do have some experience with both Vioxx and Neurontin. I have probably tried 50% of all the ... stomach ulcers, so my primary eventually switched me to Vioxx (Celebrex was useless) after taking me off Lodine ... . Vioxx did provide some pain relief, for the achy muscle...
    ... img] But here is what my nephew had to say about Vioxx , Celebrex, and Alleve (Naproxyn sodium, Naprosyn) ... that works on both the COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes. Vioxx and Celebrex are both just COX-2 enzyme inhibitors ... three are safe for long-time use, but Celebrex and Vioxx are safer than using Alleve for a long time... and ... , because of the negative information about Vioxx causing liver damage, etc., Celebrex is safer than ... Vioxx . I must point out that my nephew is somewhat biased...

  11. Depressed, no silver bullet for me 10th April 2003
    ... continuing pain, and wants me to quit naproxen and take Vioxx , and after a while longer go back to the pain doc...

  12. Old Injuries, Pain Management 31st March 2003
    ... the visit I went on to have a fairly good day. My Vioxx was working and the Family practice Doctor make some ... suggestions for when the Vioxx begins to fade too soon and my referals are coming ... does not know what they are looking at. As for that Vioxx , well, the best I can figure here is that I probably ... do need a medication like Vioxx or asprin because I do have bone pain that comes from ... swelling and inflamation. What the Vioxx did do for me was take the pain far enough away to ... triggering the movement of the deeper bowel. With the Vioxx I've felt well enough to go out walking in the nice...

  13. Neurologist says no, body says yes. 26th March 2003
    ... family practitioner called and he's sending me out some Vioxx to the pharmacy. The Orthopedic Doctor was packed...
    ... thinking. My Family Practice Doctor sent me out some Vioxx . Works just fine but I have to be careful with my ... doctor. I don't want to mask any symptoms. So the vioxx has been sufficient for tonight. No one has ever prescribed ... husband that if I keel over from a heart attack with the vioxx in a month, then he should look into all those legal...
    ... Lea, The Vioxx the Family Practice Doctor sent out has made a huge...

  14. Sore muscles, stabbing pains 23rd March 2003
    ... sleep. It makes a big difference. By the way, The Vioxx the Family Practice Doctor sent out has worked amazingly ... kept telling me that he thought I needed to be on Vioxx . No one would ever prescribe it for me. I had no clue ... about Vioxx . Too bad it's so rough on the heart. We have really...

  15. New To Forum 27th February 2003
    ... epidural injection so far. I take Darvocet, Flexeril and Vioxx . Nothing to date has helped. I have an appointment...

  16. 8 weeks in hard collar part 2 6th September 2002
    ... long periods of time. Maybe I should buy stock in Vioxx if I ever wanted to return to an adult league. Ha...
    ... to mention bad knees and what I hope is a bottle of Vioxx in his pocket!! [img]http://www.healthboards.com...

Stroke board
  1. stroke-clot & bleed 17th March 2001
    ... but the Ct scan still shows bleed and clot.Took two Vioxx for aching neck before an injection of Botox in vocal ... Botox in previous years that improved my speech. Could Vioxx have caused the stroke? Didn't someone in old message ... board suspect Vioxx ? I regained all the memory/writing & responding problems...
    ... cause me to die). I don't have any idea about the Vioxx , as I've never taken it. ------------------ I had...
    ... Yes, I know alot about vioxx . I, too had a Ischemic stroke (bleeding one)after ... taking vioxx for a period of 12 days. I started taking vioxx on ... any past medical problems. My problems started with VIOXX . Please e-mail me anytime, thunder111111@excite.com...

Teen Health board
  1. 12 yr old have terrible menstral cramps 14th December 2005
    ... doctors automatically wanted to put me on prescription Vioxx , but I thought that would be too potent of a drug...

Thyroid Disorders board
  1. Acid Reflux 16th January 2008
    ... one who found great relieve with her back pain from Vioxx ! She just turned 80 and is controlling her pain with...

  2. Helen and Danni..where are you?? 21st April 2007
    ... Mobic is an anti inflammatory, it took the place of Vioxx and the ones that were KILLING people, they're supposed...

  3. Anyone on levo and still feel like something is not right!!! 13th November 2006
    ... disease that NEVER EXISTED 10 years ago! Just remember VIOXX ....

  4. Offered Armour or synthetic T3 12th July 2006
    ... the same Great Protector FDA... the one of Baycol, Vioxx , Redux, Fen-Phen, Crestor, Propulsid, Zyprexa, and...

  5. Ha-ha- You Guys Were Right....... 11th February 2006
    ... function tests need to be monitored, never mind the whole Vioxx ordeal! I agree that this board is important for all...

  6. confused 3rd February 2006
    ... the natural/synthetic thyroid hormone is not like Vioxx or statin. Thyroid hormone replacement puts back...

  7. Meep, Midwest, if your interested.... 15th November 2004
    ... evidence proves the new drug effective and safe. Think Vioxx .... now they're looking at Celebrex and the others...

  8. Another disease and please read, this might help you.... 3rd March 2004
    ... no internal organ involvement. He is starting me on Vioxx and then I can try Plaquenil if need be....I am so...

  9. Im Baaaaaack 23rd January 2004
    ... terrible the year before worse. I was on mobicox (like vioxx ) and even though I am NOT a sun worshipper, (hang...

  10. bonnie -- thx for the explanation!! 19th January 2004
    ... be pre-approved by the doctor (wellbutrin, imitrex, vioxx are the three that most concern us) ... so more paperwork...
    ... was bothering me after surgery and every so often. Vioxx made me so ill in combo with the eltroxin. Mobicox...

  11. thyroid invasion: twogland :) 31st December 2003
    ... for -- imovane (a useless sleeping pill), imitrex, vioxx , and many others now must have an approval form signed...

  12. joint pain and hypo diet ???'s 5th October 2003
    ... become crippling. If you do have it, you need more than Vioxx from my understanding......I don't mean to scare you...

  13. HELP??!! 20th May 2003
    ... significant." He was going to just send me home with some Vioxx for inflamation, but I asked him to please do the...

  14. Let's post our stories here. I will start with mine: 29th December 2000
    ... for 6 months straight (only went away when I took vioxx from rheumatologist), one month i had bleeding in...

TMJ Disorder -TemporoMandibular Joint board
  1. Arthroscopy - anyone had it? Did it help? 12th October 2007
    ... which is medication - anti-inflammatories (Voltarol & Vioxx ) for years, but they didn't help, I now take Tramadol...

  2. Any meds? 2nd May 2005
    ... The only one that even came close to helping was Vioxx .. but they banned that in Australia :(...

  3. Headaches... 6th April 2005
    ... Only thing that ever helped for me was Vioxx - now they have banned it in australia I am in a world...

  4. My face is changing...for the worse 11th February 2005
    ... verapamil, amitriptyline, toradol, clonazepam, celebrex, vioxx , divalproex, trazodone, and indomethacin. ive gone...

  5. health insurance 31st December 2004
    ... at me. Like those are so safe! Oh and he threw the Vioxx at me too. HAHAHA jokes on him! I would, like Karen...

  6. Suspended Study Involved Celebrex and Pain-Reliever Known as Aleve 21st December 2004
    ... plenty of both I quit taking celebrex shortly after the Vioxx deal however I think most ALL of us take some type...
    ... cannot tolerate any of those NSAIDS either. I went the Vioxx and Celebrex route too. They did not work particularly...

  7. Diazepam (Valium) 11th December 2004
    ... out to my physican that I could not take Bextra nor Vioxx due to asthma... my Dr argued this point, I finally...

  8. My face is coming back to me.... 15th November 2004
    ... are trying to get some sleep. I'm currently taking vioxx , plaquenil and methotrexate to curb the pain. Being...

  9. Chiropractor vs. Acupuncture? 9th November 2004
    ... Example: A doctor gave me a script and samples of Vioxx , the one that has been pulled off the market. I read...

  10. Pain everyday - please help! 6th October 2004
    ... to a rheumotologist who has tried me on Skelaxin, Vioxx and Celebrex to no avail. I've seen a sports medicine...

  11. Anyone ever have Vioxx prescribed for tmj? 2nd August 2004
    ... I too was prescribed vioxx in an attempt to help me - it was a big waste. Nothing...
    ... Hi, I was prescribed Vioxx about 2 months ago and put on the 25mg dose. I had...
    ... My dentist prescribed vioxx for me after the other medication i was on (dolobid ... ) stopped being effective. I have to say that the vioxx did absolutely nothing for me at all. Not even a bit ... pain relief! I also read somewhere on the net that vioxx is only slightly stronger than advil but it's being...
    ... explained it to me was that it was not so much that Vioxx was any stronger than advil or the other NSAIDs, but ... . From what I understand, it is not so much that Vioxx is a better pain killer, but that it is better tolerated...
    ... Since Vioxx is a Cox-2 (cyclooxegenase-2) inhibitor it works mainly...

  12. Sort of new to TMJ.. help 28th July 2004
    ... that dont require much chewing. He also put me on Vioxx . He also reccommended a splint. He wanted to get...
    ... that dont require much chewing. He also put me on Vioxx . He also reccommended a splint. He wanted to get...

  13. Violent Coughing with Burning Pain 27th July 2004
    ... The doctor even seems baffled by it. I've taken Vioxx for the pain, but it didn't help. Then he put me on...

  14. Splint on and off?? 6th July 2004
    ... second splint which I started with a 3 week term on Vioxx . I started to feel better. During my last ortho appointment...
    ... second splint which I started with a 3 week term on Vioxx . I started to feel better. During my last ortho appointment...

  15. Burning! Tingling! Pain! 6th July 2004
    ... pain in my left ear returns. The dentists gives me Vioxx . The burning tingling pain in my left ear goes away...

  16. Jaw 22nd June 2004
    ... jaw hurts, it isn't very effective. I tried taking vioxx and naproxen but I found that those were useless....

  17. Newbie -- Wanting all the info on TMJ I can get! 17th June 2004
    ... Neurontin, 60 mg of Baclofen, 40 mg Adderall, 25 mg Vioxx , 120 mg Inderall, and 30 mg Remeron. The Neurontin ... , Baclofen, and Vioxx help with TMJ pain; Adderall counteracts the side...
    ... pain, but with splint therapy and medications like Vioxx , the pain stops. I, unfortunately, suffer from severe...
    ... Neurontin, 60 mg of Baclofen, 40 mg Adderall, 25 mg Vioxx , 120 mg Inderall, and 30 mg Remeron. The Neurontin ... , Baclofen, and Vioxx help with TMJ pain; Adderall counteracts the side...

  18. Coping Methods 14th June 2004
    ... minutes. It is almost like an anesthetic. I take a Vioxx a day, and a Valium at night. On worse days I take...

  19. What to do when docs won't even prescribe pain meds? 12th June 2004
    ... 300 mg of Neurontin, 30 mg of Baclofen, and 25 mg of Vioxx a day. Six months later, my doseage of Neurontin...

  20. Going Crazy Please Please HELP!!!! 27th May 2004
    ... want to ask about a pain reliever during the day ( vioxx or bextra valdecoxib) and a muscle relaxer at night...

  21. TMJ symptom question 17th May 2004
    ... did give me Bextra Valdecoxib for pain (it's like Vioxx i guess). I've been taking a muscle relaxer at night...

  22. alcohol and TMJ medicines - going to wedding! 14th May 2004
    ... ever heard of Bextra valdecoxib? It's similar to Vioxx (pain med). I also take this at night. I haven't...
    ... ever heard of Bextra valdecoxib? It's similar to Vioxx (pain med). I also take this at night. I haven't...

  23. Is this a sign it's improving?!?! 13th May 2004
    ... about 8pm I took a 20mg Bextra Valdecoxib (similar to Vioxx ) and a 10mg Flexeril. I was able to go until about...

  24. vioxx 10th April 2004
    ... your symptoms were due to muscle inflammation and the Vioxx has fixed that and you will be fine now!!...
    ... What is vioxx ? what does it do to help headaches?...
    ... What is vioxx? vioxx is an NSAID - non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug...

  25. Pain Management for TMJ? 8th April 2004
    ... gone into PM. My med intake was rather minimal tho... Vioxx , Soma at night and Darvocet for breakthrough pain ... month!!! I feel it creeping back in and now am taking Vioxx , Valium and Darvocet. Going into massage therapy...
    ... than 8 within a 24 hour period. I have tried the Vioxx and unfortunately it never did a thing for me...I...

  26. Is tenderness under the chin a symptom of TMJ? 1st April 2004
    ... for muscular pain.. NSAIDs [ibuprofen, indomethacin, vioxx , etc] for inflammation/arthritis.. narcotics.. ...

  27. Dealing with TMJ for almost 10 years 22nd March 2004
    ... inflammatory [NSAID] could help. off hand, there's vioxx , naproxen, indomethacin, arthrotec, etc. i'd be wary...
    ... re allergic to Celebrex, then you likely can't take Vioxx or Bextra, either. They're nearly the same drug. ...

  28. tmj and fever 14th March 2004
    ... reason for the fever. Thanks Lori! Doc prescribed Vioxx ...have u ever tried it? :)...
    ... Thanks Lori! Doc prescribed Vioxx ...have u ever tried it? :) Yes I have, have used...
    ... Vioxx is a COX-2 inhibitor and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory...
    ... vioxx has the potential to really tear up your stomach. ... that advil liquid gels were more effective than the vioxx brandi...

  29. Anyone Try Prolotherapy? 16th January 2004
    ... agents including the newly celebrated Celebrex and Vioxx . Many physicians who appreciate the wisdom and insight...

  30. Todays Doc Visit Report - Its not in our heads! 16th January 2004
    ... you may never get that hamburger after all, and that Vioxx and Vicodin will become your best friends. Truth...

  31. Can Anyone Help? 12th January 2004
    ... soft diet w/ excercise. Im also taking Valium and Vioxx for the inflammation. I need though to know though...

  32. Symptom amplification around periods 12th January 2004
    ... new one yet until results of MRI are reviewed), take Vioxx daily and even have darvocet for breakthrough pain...

  33. Burning in joint post-op? or not post-op? 18th November 2003
    ... which means I am allergic to all of the new meds like vioxx , celebrex, and bextra. I am now on relafen and need...

  34. feelgood - re:valium 25th October 2003
    ... do not know what drugs can do to us. I was given Vioxx , even though all over my chart it said I am allergic ... to Sulfa, you can not take Vioxx with that allergy! NOR did the pharmacy catch it...

  35. Lorozapam 16th October 2003
    ... March a perio gave me a prescription for valium & vioxx , along with a night guard. Well, the Vioxx was really ... with a friend who had been given a prescription for Vioxx , when she read up on it, she found anyone allergic ... to sulfa drugs, should not take Vioxx . Well guess what folks, I am allergic to sulfa! I ... the perio in the first place, I told them about the Vioxx /Sulfa thing and HE had not clue that people that are ... allergic to sulfa's should not take Vioxx ! What am I saying then? Before putting ANY medication...
    ... am VERY allergic to sulfa. I never knew that about Vioxx and it is very scary to think the doctors might not...
    ... lucky that I did not have a complete reaction to the Vioxx . They only gave me enough for 5 days. If I had continued ... with Vioxx , who knows what would have happened Deb. Take care...
    ... that are allergic to sulfa drugs, keep in mind that Vioxx , Celebrex and Bextra are somewhat the same. If you...

  36. Update on my tmj pain..... 15th October 2003
    ... jaw as I had feared! I was also given a handful of Vioxx samples by my doctor and am taking one everyday.....

  37. PLEASE HELP ME! 12th October 2003
    ... after i begged and begged he gave me a script for vioxx , and flexeril. after telling me that i may never open...

  38. diagnosing tmj 9th October 2003
    ... dentist they gave me a night guard (not a good idea), Vioxx & valium. The Vioxx helped with the inflammation ... asthma or are allergic to sulfa, you can not take Vioxx . AND it is really hard on the liver as well.. not...

  39. TMJ Dentist apt today...nervous!!! 23rd September 2003
    ... seemed angry at the fact that I could not afford the Vioxx he perscribed (like I can really help that! And there ... just going to try to do everything (except take the vioxx !) he told me to do and give it 3 more weeks before...

  40. Muscle relaxers? 16th September 2003
    ... helps with the next day's pain as well. I then use Vioxx 25 in the morning. Doctors really don't want their...

  41. My baadd luck! 5th September 2003
    ... medication (vicoprophen...couldn't afford the darn vioxx , but the pharmisist said to just take more ibuprophen...

  42. Hello from Canada 1st September 2003
    ... heard that. I am not undergoing any treatment except vioxx (which I am not sure is actually doing anything) and...

  43. Question for everyone with TMJ 1st September 2003
    ... tmj pain got really bad my doctors have put me on vioxx , celebrex, tylenol 3#, 7#, vicodin, darvocette,vicoprofen...

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