Posted on 09/13/2006 8:14:50 PM PDT by neverdem
That's what I've been prescribed by my VA Dr. (She's a cutie;^) )
Advil all the way.
Ibuprofen is an excellent drug for use in dentistry.
Naproxen works way better than Celebrex in managing the pain from my arthritis.
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Those especially worried about safety could try pain ointments first, said Dr. Richard Jermyn, director of the University Pain Care Center in Stratford, N.J. If they don't help, he suggests Tylenol, then naproxen or ibuprofen before resorting to Celebrex, a Pfizer Inc. drug in the same class as Merck & Co.'s Vioxx. He urges patients on any of those drugs to get liver and kidney function tests every six months
So the order from that paragraph would be tylenol, then naproxen or ibuprophen, and then Celebrex.
But the list shows:
1. Naproxen 2. Celebrex 3. Ibuprofen
So it puts Celebrex ahead of ibuprophen.
Go figure, LOL!
cox-1 inhibitors from aspirin to the NSAIDS, including some pretty unusual prescription ones, never really worked worth a darn for me. Finally, for an unusual condition, I was prescribed a cox-2 inhibitor, Celebrex.
For the first time in my life, I had a "So that is what a painkiller is *supposed* to be like", feeling. It really worked and I could *tell* that it was working. It actually stopped the pretty serious pain.
No noticeable side effects. For those who are concerned about dangerous side effects, I gather that two groups are at risk: teenage girls, because it may not work well with a lot of estrogen in the system; and patients with severe arterial clogging.
They got a real shock from the later group. When they gave them both a cox-1 and a cox-2 inhibitor, it caused catastrophic failure of their plaque deposits. It was like Drano on their pipes. But you do *not* want big chunks of arterial plaque breaking off and floating in your bloodstream. They had to cancel those tests because they were too dangerous.
Naproxen takes about a day to kick in for me. Ibuprofen starts working within a few minutes. I sure hope Voltaren doesn't get taken off the market. I'd rather take it than Vicodin.
What kind of ridiculousness is this? Wait SEVEN YEARS before trying any new drug that comes on the market?
Advil isn't very useful for pain from herniated discs.
I took 4 Advil (equal to the prescription 800mg Motrin I could have had filled) and it worked great. Very little pain.
My mom takes naproxen for back pain and it works great. For some reason I just can't take it.
In the last couple of weeks before I had a laminectomy, I had to take four Vicodins a day. Even with that, I couldn't walk more than 100 feet without excruciating pain.
Tylenol has a very low overdose threshold for serious poisoning effects. Taken with alcohol, it can kill your liver. Compared to that, even a stomach ulcer is a walk in the park.
I fully understand about pain like that. My grandmother takes Oxycodone every day for pain caused by nerve damage in her spine. She takes 3-4 a day and it does little if anything.
Aleve is like a miracle drug for me. Zero pain for at least 6 hours.
Where does Hydrocodone fit in that list? That seems to be a common one. My dad has taken that for his pain, and I was wondering.
Regards,
Star Traveler
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