Re: NSAID's & RLS

[Guest guest]

Some of us have found some relief from our RLS by using NSAID's (e.g.

ibuprofen) but have legitimate concerns about gastric bleeding/ulcers and

such.

For me personally, I got a fair amount of relief by taking Indocin-SR but it

would hurt my stomach. I incidently found that the Indocin helped my RLS when

I was prescribed it by an ortho treating my injured shoulder. As I said

before, I was more diligent in taking my Indocin for my RLS instead of my

other RLS medications.

Good news! Has anyone heard about the new " super aspirins " called COX-2

inhibitors, Celebrex? Supposedly, the " old " NSAID's obtained their

therapeutic effect by blocking COX-1 & COX-2; however, COX-1 helps protect

your stomach lining........hence the reason for GI problems with NSAIDs. The

new NSAIDs only block COX-2 and hence, less GI problems/concerns.

So, I contacted my ortho and he gave me some samples of Celebrex.

It is dosed 100mg twice a day or 200mg once a day for osteoarthritis.

I started taking Celebrex last night and I will keep the group informed on how

it affects/effects my stomach and my RLS.

For those of you that enjoyed relief from your RLS with the " old " NSAIDs, you

might wish to ask your doc about Celebrex.

IMHO

RAINBOWPED@...

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/3/99 6:57:39 AM !!!First Boot!!!, BEEPTOO2@...

writes:

<< I work for

an ortho and we have had many patient's who have gotten relief with Celebrex

that other nsaids have not helped at all.

Barbara, >>

So far, so good with Celebrex. My RLS is behaving nicely, my osteoarthritic

knee is pain-free for the first time in months, and my stomach feels fine!

Too good to be true? Dunno but I am keeping my legs crossed!

RAINBOWPED@...