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Celecoxib weight gain, is there an alternative?

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Carolineq8
Carolineq8

Hi, so iv been takin celecoxib 100mg twice daily for around 6 weeks now and I have to say they've been brilliant, I normally can't move for around 2 hours in the morning as my spine is completely stiff from top to bottom and the pain on movement is exrusiating, these tablets have took away around 80% of this, I still have pain but stiffness is almost gone, however I have put a stone on in weight since taken them so can anyone recommend COX 2 NSAIDs in place of these as I can't continue to take them if the weight gain continues, thank you 😊

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  • Carolineq8
    Carolineq8

    Posted

    Oh and I can't take naproxen or ibuprofen 😊

  • buggsy1000
    buggsy1000 Carolineq8

    Posted

    Hi Caroline,

    How are you ??

    Can I ask why you can't take brufen and Naproxen.??

    Can I ask are you on any other meds at all??

    celecoxib I have only spoken to a few people but they said they gained weight very quickly with the medication, but they said they didn't get much help, however if you are getting 80% that is amazing.

    Regards

    George

    • Carolineq8
      Carolineq8 buggsy1000

      Posted

      Ibuprofen and naproxen I get stomach cramps really bad.

      I'm taking gabapentin maybe once or twice a week for RLS and diazapam the same for muscle spasms.

      80% that's just the stiffness in my spine however it hasn't helped with the pain 😊

    • buggsy1000
      buggsy1000 Carolineq8

      Posted

      Hey Caroline

      I was gonna say gaberpentin and Pregablin can make you gain weight but as your only using it ad hoc i doubt it's that.

      The only other nsaids I know of is Meloxicam, but I don't know anyone that was on it long term.

      Can I ask how long you were on brufen and Naproxen before the stomarch problems.??

      Also where you from as treatment differes.

      Regards

      George

    • hope4cure
      hope4cure buggsy1000

      Posted

      I took meloxicam very short term it made my blood pressure gomski high. Never had high blood pressure,somdoc took me off. What did helpmfor a long time was Cymbalta. Have you tried it?

      Hugs

      Hi-ii  HOPES. XXXX

  • buggsy1000
    buggsy1000 Carolineq8

    Posted

    Sorry I forgot to say when you were on the brufen and the Naproxone, did they not give you Omeprazol or Lansoprazol.

    George

    • Carolineq8
      Carolineq8 buggsy1000

      Posted

      i took high doses for a long time with no idea of the side effects, omoprazole wasn't mentioned until recently but I think the damage is done because even with them I still get cramps 😊

    • buggsy1000
      buggsy1000 Carolineq8

      Posted

      Yeah you might find you you have a small ulcer inside the stomarch now and that's why you have those problems, if it continues I would get your GP to ask a gastric surgeon to put a camera down and check inside, if they see one they can inject steroids to help heal, then for a long time take the lansoprosol or omeprazol with any anti inflammatory.

      Hope you get better and feel good soon.

      George

  • hope4cure
    hope4cure Carolineq8

    Posted

    Hi carolineq8,

    i took celebrex many years ago. It helped for awhile. It was taken off the market then back on the off and now on again. I never seemed to suffer the side effects it just stopped working.

    the more advanced this disease the more active and advanced the treatment becomes. 

    Hugsxxxx

    • Carolineq8
      Carolineq8 hope4cure

      Posted

      Thank you hope, I have mixed feelings with these at the mo 😊

    • Carolineq8
      Carolineq8

      Posted

      Hi Hope, so iv been to docs and he's gave me fluloxetine 20mg 1 to take at night, now app I took them 7 years ago but iv been on so much over the years I can't remember the effect they had on me, do you know What there like for back pain?

      Wishing you well 💞

    • hope4cure
      hope4cure Carolineq8

      Posted

      It's a anti depressant it can also help balance the chemicals in the brain help u feel better. I took it for years for back pain and it did really help its Prozac.

      i take one pil,a month now intended for slow release to last a month instead od daily RX . Just what I suggested earlier in PM. I HOPE it gives you relief. It takes two weeks before it shows results because it's a blood level medication. Once the body adjusts you will see the difference. I take at bed time op when on one pill a day helps me sleep better.

      thats my experience I can only share what helped me. 

      Everyone is different.

      ?? Hope 😊

    • Carolineq8
      Carolineq8

      Posted

      Certainly worth a try 💞

    • Carolineq8
      Carolineq8

      Posted

      Oh and sorry it's duloxetine 🙊

    • hope4cure
      hope4cure Carolineq8

      Posted

      Yes I took that a few years ago it's generic name duloxetine is Cymbalta a nerve pain and antidepressant. It was great helped me for a few months. Hope it can give you relief you deserve to enjoy life and see the lighted path thru a long journey you have experienced to complete recovery.yes it is possible and it will be a work in progress . ?? Aren't we all 😀

      Hopexxxxx

       

    • Carolineq8
      Carolineq8 hope4cure

      Posted

      Thanks again Hope for all your help, I will let you know how I get on 😊

      I hope today is a good one for you 💖🙏??

    • Carolineq8
      Carolineq8

      Posted

      Hi Hope I havnt heard from you in a while, I hope you are recovering well and doing good, hope to hear from you soon,

      Sending good wishes to you 💞

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