Guest guest Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Hi Cary, My Bextra is only 10mg, but it really does help. I read emails here on the list about how much pain a lot of members are having, and it makes me so feel so lucky that my meds are keeping my RA in check. So they might have to wrench my Bextra out of my grubby little hands to get me to stop taking it, LOL. Sue On Sunday, December 19, 2004, at 03:11 PM, Birdijo@... wrote: > > Hi Sue- > Yes, I am still taking Bextra. I got some studies and read > them....the main one the press uses as a basis to stop taking Bextra > seems to be the one where they gave post-CABG (bypass) patients 80mg > per day. CABG patients already have coagulopathies, and then they > gave them 4 times the normal daily dose of Bextra and they had a > cardiovascular problem. Well, no shit (exuse my language). The dose > I take daily is 20mg. I used to take ibuprofen, but my stomach just > can't take it anymore on a regular basis. I've had an ulcer in the > past as well. Because of all the meds I take I already take Zantac > twice daily, even without the Ibuprofen. So in my case, I feel okay > still taking it, and I really hope it isn't taken off the market. I > do think that with ANY drug, even OTCs, you have to evaluate what is > safe and right for you given your own health history. If I smoked or > was on birth control pills, I might not take Bextra. It is all so > individual. Unfortunately, some MDs jus! > t write the prescriptions and don't really consider all the other > meds and history-cuz it takes some time. I feel that is the real > culprit here. JMHO.........Cary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Hi Cary, My Bextra is only 10mg, but it really does help. I read emails here on the list about how much pain a lot of members are having, and it makes me so feel so lucky that my meds are keeping my RA in check. So they might have to wrench my Bextra out of my grubby little hands to get me to stop taking it, LOL. Sue On Sunday, December 19, 2004, at 03:11 PM, Birdijo@... wrote: > > Hi Sue- > Yes, I am still taking Bextra. I got some studies and read > them....the main one the press uses as a basis to stop taking Bextra > seems to be the one where they gave post-CABG (bypass) patients 80mg > per day. CABG patients already have coagulopathies, and then they > gave them 4 times the normal daily dose of Bextra and they had a > cardiovascular problem. Well, no shit (exuse my language). The dose > I take daily is 20mg. I used to take ibuprofen, but my stomach just > can't take it anymore on a regular basis. I've had an ulcer in the > past as well. Because of all the meds I take I already take Zantac > twice daily, even without the Ibuprofen. So in my case, I feel okay > still taking it, and I really hope it isn't taken off the market. I > do think that with ANY drug, even OTCs, you have to evaluate what is > safe and right for you given your own health history. If I smoked or > was on birth control pills, I might not take Bextra. It is all so > individual. Unfortunately, some MDs jus! > t write the prescriptions and don't really consider all the other > meds and history-cuz it takes some time. I feel that is the real > culprit here. JMHO.........Cary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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