I would like to report that I have had excellent results with the drug
Celebrex, as far as pain relief is concerned. I have taken it 2 days.
This is NOT placebo effect! The pain is not completely gone, but about
75 % of it is, and now I am able to concentrate on the quality, location
of the pain that remains. This is very hard to do if you have more than
one problem, or different pain from one problem, and everything is all
muddied together. Celebrex is one of the new nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatories that does not irritate the gi tract, or irritates it
less. So those who have not been able to use NSAIDS at a therapeutic
level becuase of gi irritation should look into this. My doctor told me
Vioxx is similar. I was taking 1800 mg ibuprofen three times a day
which "helped" but not the way celebrex seems to be helping.
I also hated the three doses a day. Celebrex is once a day, or twice
with a lower dosage.