Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 I've been on COX-2 meds for over a year. Last night I decided to try ibuprofin again, so I took one instead of my Celebrex. I waited a little while, and my finger joints started to get red and painful. So I took a second tablet. It wasn't long before I realized I needed a third tablet. I had always wondered how the dosages compared--how many ibuprofins it would take to equal the effect of my 200 mg. of Celebrex. I guess the answer (for me) is 600 mg. of ibuprofin. Today I went back to my Celebrex. Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 I take 800 mg of Ibuprofen and it works for me. I take it 3 or 4 times a day. - > > I've been on COX-2 meds for over a year. Last night I decided to try > ibuprofin again, so I took one instead of my Celebrex. I waited a > little while, and my finger joints started to get red and painful. So > I took a second tablet. It wasn't long before I realized I needed a > third tablet. I had always wondered how the dosages compared--how > many ibuprofins it would take to equal the effect of my 200 mg. of > Celebrex. I guess the answer (for me) is 600 mg. of ibuprofin. Today > I went back to my Celebrex. > > Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 , Please be careful with the ibuprofen. We know that we have to have our pain managed sufficiently in order to function and in order to live a life worth living, however ibuprofen can be nephrotoxic. (Destructive to the nephron, the functional unit of the kidneys) My nephrologist says that half of the people he cares for are there because of high dose ibuprofen use. This does not mean that we shouldn't or cannot use it, it just means that we should have renal function tests (bloodwork) done about every 6 months in order to make sure that we are not having difficulties with our kidneys. A percentage of us will evolve to having Lupus and may also have renal issues from that also. Other than using Mobic for a short time, I also depend upon a combination of Aspirin and Ibuprofen foe pain relief. The safe dosage for ibuprofen for each of us is likely to be different, and as we age, the amount our other organ systems will tolerate is likely to decrease. I just want you and everyone else to be as safe as possible. Popping 2 ibus as I write, Jane > > > > I've been on COX-2 meds for over a year. Last night I decided to > try > > ibuprofin again, so I took one instead of my Celebrex. I waited a > > little while, and my finger joints started to get red and painful. > So > > I took a second tablet. It wasn't long before I realized I needed > a > > third tablet. I had always wondered how the dosages compared--how > > many ibuprofins it would take to equal the effect of my 200 mg. of > > Celebrex. I guess the answer (for me) is 600 mg. of ibuprofin. > Today > > I went back to my Celebrex. > > > > Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Wow, at my age of 77 can I really tolerate any medicines? I know I can't tolerate NOT having medicines. God bless. ----- Original Message ----- From: chafarm123 Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 11:31 AM Subject: Re: A little experiment , Please be careful with the ibuprofen. We know that we have to have our pain managed sufficiently in order to function and in order to live a life worth living, however ibuprofen can be nephrotoxic.(Destructive to the nephron, the functional unit of the kidneys) My nephrologist says that half of the people he cares for are there because of high dose ibuprofen use. This does not mean that we shouldn't or cannot use it, it just means that we should have renal function tests (bloodwork) done about every 6 months in order to make sure that we are not having difficulties with our kidneys. A percentage of us will evolve to having Lupus and may also have renal issues from that also. Other than using Mobic for a short time, I also depend upon a combination of Aspirin and Ibuprofen foe pain relief. The safe dosage for ibuprofen for each of us is likely to be different, and as we age, the amount our other organ systems will tolerate is likely to decrease. I just want you and everyone else to be as safe as possible. Popping 2 ibus as I write, Jane> > > > I've been on COX-2 meds for over a year. Last night I decided to > try > > ibuprofin again, so I took one instead of my Celebrex. I waited a > > little while, and my finger joints started to get red and painful. > So > > I took a second tablet. It wasn't long before I realized I needed > a > > third tablet. I had always wondered how the dosages compared--how > > many ibuprofins it would take to equal the effect of my 200 mg. of > > Celebrex. I guess the answer (for me) is 600 mg. of ibuprofin. > Today > > I went back to my Celebrex.> > > > Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Oh, how well I understand. I could hardly walk without medicine. We are having rainy weather here in Texas and it hasn't helped me at all.........Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: Harold Van Tuyl Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 2:20 PM Subject: Re: Re: A little experiment Wow, at my age of 77 can I really tolerate any medicines? I know I can't tolerate NOT having medicines. God bless. ----- Original Message ----- From: chafarm123 Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 11:31 AM Subject: Re: A little experiment , Please be careful with the ibuprofen. We know that we have to have our pain managed sufficiently in order to function and in order to live a life worth living, however ibuprofen can be nephrotoxic.(Destructive to the nephron, the functional unit of the kidneys) My nephrologist says that half of the people he cares for are there because of high dose ibuprofen use. This does not mean that we shouldn't or cannot use it, it just means that we should have renal function tests (bloodwork) done about every 6 months in order to make sure that we are not having difficulties with our kidneys. A percentage of us will evolve to having Lupus and may also have renal issues from that also. Other than using Mobic for a short time, I also depend upon a combination of Aspirin and Ibuprofen foe pain relief. The safe dosage for ibuprofen for each of us is likely to be different, and as we age, the amount our other organ systems will tolerate is likely to decrease. I just want you and everyone else to be as safe as possible. Popping 2 ibus as I write, Jane> > > > I've been on COX-2 meds for over a year. Last night I decided to > try > > ibuprofin again, so I took one instead of my Celebrex. I waited a > > little while, and my finger joints started to get red and painful. > So > > I took a second tablet. It wasn't long before I realized I needed > a > > third tablet. I had always wondered how the dosages compared--how > > many ibuprofins it would take to equal the effect of my 200 mg. of > > Celebrex. I guess the answer (for me) is 600 mg. of ibuprofin. > Today > > I went back to my Celebrex.> > > > Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Yes certainly we must each have medicines..... I'm only speaking to the necessity of personalizing the drugs and amount of drugs that we all take, and adjusting them as time goes on. A great example would be my thyroid hormone replacement....I needed a certain amount while pregnant, another amount during lactation, a different dose afterward, and as I enter my forties, it has needed alteration still again. Best wishes to you all, Jane > > > > > > I've been on COX-2 meds for over a year. Last night I decided to > > try > > > ibuprofin again, so I took one instead of my Celebrex. I waited a > > > little while, and my finger joints started to get red and > painful. > > So > > > I took a second tablet. It wasn't long before I realized I needed > > a > > > third tablet. I had always wondered how the dosages compared-- how > > > many ibuprofins it would take to equal the effect of my 200 mg. > of > > > Celebrex. I guess the answer (for me) is 600 mg. of ibuprofin. > > Today > > > I went back to my Celebrex. > > > > > > Sierra > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 Yes, thank you. I have blood work done every 3 months now. Since I was on Arava, about 2 years ago, and ended up in the hospital with liver problems, my blood is now tested often. I was only on Arava for 4 weeks and ended up with some major problems from it so just to make sure, my blood is checked often. I've been on 800 mg of Ibuprofen, 3 or 4 times a day for about 10 years now. It works better or the same as any other NSAID that I've tried. But good advice... there are side effects to everything that we are on and we have to be our own best doctors sometimes. - > > > > > > I've been on COX-2 meds for over a year. Last night I decided to > > try > > > ibuprofin again, so I took one instead of my Celebrex. I waited a > > > little while, and my finger joints started to get red and > painful. > > So > > > I took a second tablet. It wasn't long before I realized I needed > > a > > > third tablet. I had always wondered how the dosages compared-- how > > > many ibuprofins it would take to equal the effect of my 200 mg. > of > > > Celebrex. I guess the answer (for me) is 600 mg. of ibuprofin. > > Today > > > I went back to my Celebrex. > > > > > > Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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