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Reviewer: 25-34 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Dulled my tailbone pain but gave me serious gastric distress and cramping. I'm not sure what is worse. I hope when I'm off this, that my tailbone continues to not hurt or this wasn't worth it.
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Reviewer: rescue4520, 19-24 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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This medication did not work at all for me, I shattered my leg 2 years ago...
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Reviewer: max843, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I have osteoarthritis. After knee replacement in 2002 I took Vioxx and Hydrocodone every am and pm. When Vioxx was taken off the market, my doctor prescribed Naproxen only, 500 mg am and pm. It just does NOT relieve the pain and some days I am very weak and can hardly walk. But if I add Tylenol for Arthritis, my stomach hurts. Very discouraging. BTW my knee is fine - it is my hips and should
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Reviewer: Lov2ic, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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it did not work as well for me i was still in pain and had to try something else
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