vioxx + joint pain

[speese]

i have some access to vioxx, an arthritis drug. does anyone know if this will help joint pain while on winny? and i know its expensive but i have my ways.

[KeyMastur]

Should help with joint inflammation. Celebrex is good too.

[FinaZurp]

I wouldnt get to happy about using vioxx all the time being that it is a narcotic.

[speese]

would it do the job that deca could do in easing joint pain?

[Tephlon]

i had an inflammed joint in one of the metatarsals (in my foot) i couldn't land properly on that foot w/o pain. doc gave me some vioxx and it helped me feel normal walking again almost immediately. 2 days. didn't feel like a narcotic. don't have any withdrawal symptoms and that was a year ago and haven't used it since.

[motoxxxguy]

Here's some info... http://content.health.msn.com/conten..._2169?bn=Vioxx

My wrist hurts like hell right now but I started taking Vioxx yesterday. Had some left over from a previous injury. Hopefully it helps some!

-moto

[FinaZurp]

Sorry guys i was thinking about percs... those are a narcotic.

[ichabodcrane]

It's not a narcotic. It is a cox-2 inhibitor. It inhibits prostaglandins just like the NSAID's, but is specific for the cyclo-oxygenase (cox-2) and at therapeutic levels, does not inhibit the cox-1 enzyme. NSAID's inhibit both cox-1 and cox-2 enzymes. The cox-1 inhibition leads to the problems you wee with NSAID's- GI ulceration, platelet aggregation and decreased renal blood flow. So by using a cox-2 specific inhibitor, you get equal anti-inflammatory effects w/o inhibiting the prostaglandin system in the kidneys , GI tract and platelets and are spared these side effects. If you can afford them, they would be ideal for inflammation vs. conventional NSAID's.

[chicamahomico]

Yeah I just recently was scribed Vioxx. That shit gets rid of inflammation and pain pronto! But I nearly shit my pants when I read the packet insert. This shit has major potential side effects. Teach me to read that crap.

[Juggernaut]

I've been on vioxx for a little over a month now and I think it works well. I haven't noticed any sides at all. To tell the truth the only thing I can tell is I'm a little more flexable in my back, I have a very bad back and squats tend to agrivate it now and again.

Ichabodcrane's dead on from what I've read up on it.

[FinaZurp]

Actually Vioxx is supposed to be easier on the digestive track than ibuprofen.

[ichabodcrane]

Originally posted by FinaZurp
Actually Vioxx is supposed to be easier on the digestive track than ibuprofen.

Yes it is!

[chicamahomico]

Vioxx is definitely easier on the digestive tract than ibuprofen. At least that has been my experience.

[paulastone]

my Doc just gives me free samples of that shit to me like they'res no tomorow lol(lots of it too)
but for real, its good stuff when in pain!

[JayUzer]

what OTC joint meds would you reccomend???

[sin]

this should probably be a new thread ju, but i used glucosamine for a few months and it worked well, except that my joints feel swollen all the time. i have a physical therapist friend that gives it to her patients all the time. she swears by it.

[chicamahomico]

I don't recommend any of that OTC crap, lol.