Celecoxib weight gain, is there an alternative?

Bones, joints and muscles
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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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Oh and I can't take naproxen or ibuprofen 😊

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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

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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 😊

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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

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

George

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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

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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

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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 😊

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

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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

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Thank you George 😊

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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 💞

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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 😊

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Thank you, I have PM back 💞

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Certainly worth a try 💞

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Oh and sorry it's duloxetine 🙊

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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

 

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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 💖🙏❤️

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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 💞