Reviewer: Soonerpepa, 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Post op prescription for knee pain/minor swelling. No effect at relief. Only result was near 10 pound weight gain after first week along with very swollen feet and ankles.

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Post op prescription for knee pain/minor swelling. No effect at relief. Only result was near 10 pound weight gain after first week along with very swollen feet and ankles.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I have disc degeneration, sciatica, and osteoarthritis. OTC ibuprofen didn't help. I have been taking pain killers but because of my job I couldn't take it that often and when I did, it wasn't enough. I've been on Relafen 750mg twice a day for a month now. There is a difference. It definitely helps but I'm still in pain. As others have stated, I can also tell when it's getting close to the ti ... Show Full Comment

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I have disc degeneration, sciatica, and osteoarthritis. OTC ibuprofen didn't help. I have been taking pain killers but because of my job I couldn't take it that often and when I did, it wasn't enough. I've been on Relafen 750mg twice a day for a month now. There is a difference. It definitely helps but I'm still in pain. As others have stated, I can also tell when it's getting close to the time for the next dose.
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Reviewer: pjmccrea, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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This is the second time I have been prescribed this medication, taking 750mg x 2 a day. I have arthritis in my lower back and hip, and in the colder months the pain becomes unbearable. This medication will probably make you a little sick at first, so take with food...but after a few weeks I have adapted to it. I seen a lot of people commenting on the drug that only took it for a day or two, hang i ... Show Full Comment

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This is the second time I have been prescribed this medication, taking 750mg x 2 a day. I have arthritis in my lower back and hip, and in the colder months the pain becomes unbearable. This medication will probably make you a little sick at first, so take with food...but after a few weeks I have adapted to it. I seen a lot of people commenting on the drug that only took it for a day or two, hang in there if you can...I personally think the side effects are much better than the pain.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Whew. I have patellar tracking issues, mild osteoarthritis because of same, and both lateral and medial ligament sprains along with possible meniscal tear or frays. Basically, my knee is a mess and causes referred pain from ankle to hip, I await corrective surgery and am in PT. I can't take "pain killers" because I have two small children and a husband that travels, so drowsy/stoned is n ... Show Full Comment

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Whew. I have patellar tracking issues, mild osteoarthritis because of same, and both lateral and medial ligament sprains along with possible meniscal tear or frays. Basically, my knee is a mess and causes referred pain from ankle to hip, I await corrective surgery and am in PT. I can't take "pain killers" because I have two small children and a husband that travels, so drowsy/stoned is not an option. I begged for an anti-inflammatory-something OTHER than Ibuprofen which I was eating like candy. My mistake. It all went well for a quite a days. I was careful to take with food, drink plenty of water, blah blah blah. I was a little more fatigued than usual, but the swelling under my knee subsided and the pain, overall, seemed somewhat eased and I was more mobile. Also, not waking in the night or waking TO pain was a plus. I was rx'd 500mg bid 2x but only took once, mid-day, after I felt I'd eaten something substantial. But the knee got me, and I started taking 2x a day. Then I got sick. I mean SICK & as another poster said, ENDURING. I thought I'd gotten food poisoning. But, I didn't ever connect this to the relafen. I couldn't eat with all the vomiting, went on a BRAT diet, laid off ALL meds (sorry, knee) and FIVE days later started to feel normal again, went back on the Relafen, and that's when the bleeding started. Hemorrhaghic uterine non-menstrual bleeding. I'm otherwise healthy, have had ultrasounds, labs drawn, etc., and there is no other obvious reason. So now I'm having to take meds to stop that issue AND an anti-nausea because the new meds cause vomiting, and it took three days for the bleeding to stop. Needless to say, I'm off the Relafen. I wish Vioxx wasn't killing seniors because those were the days, weren't they?
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