Celebrex, Vioxx, Ultram, Elavil, Neurontin

[Guest guest]

Larry,

My experience is this: both celebrex and vioxx are for joint pain,(they

work on different pain receptors and they are in the same class) ultram

is used for muscle pain (especially lower back where it works real well,

it is working to stop pain in my back so I can get back to the bike and

garden after PT - ultram is in a different class). Elavil and Neurontin

are for nerve pain.Elavil is in an antidepressant class but works great

on nerve pain. Neurontin is in an antiepileptic and helps some people

with nerve pain. My pain is primarily the low back one now. I tried

Celebrex and Vioxx, but did nothing, as I do not have joint pain. Guess

the trick is is to discern what type of pain one has.

Gretchen

[Guest guest]

Hi, all. I think it's also important to mention that celebrex and

vioxx are NSAIDs - anti-inflammatory meds. Some of us who have CMT

and also arthritis or osteoarthritis often have sever inflammation of

the joints, therefore lots of pain. BUT NSAIDs have some nasty side

effects, in particular stomach problems, even ulcers. For me they

also cause a worsening in the leg swelling, which in turn makes the

pain worse. I have used Celebrex, also a number of others. They all

work the same way for me, such that the side effects end up being

worse than the pain. I would just caution everyone to read up on the

side effects of all the anti-inflammatories and just be aware.

Also, it's my understanding that ultram, while not narcotic, can be

habit forming. Don't know how that works, but worth thinking about,

IMO.

Regards to all, Carolyn

> Larry,

>

> My experience is this: both celebrex and vioxx are for joint

pain,(they

> work on different pain receptors and they are in the same class)

ultram

> is used for muscle pain (especially lower back where it works real

well,

> it is working to stop pain in my back so I can get back to the bike

and

> garden after PT - ultram is in a different class). Elavil and

Neurontin

> are for nerve pain.Elavil is in an antidepressant class but works

great

> on nerve pain. Neurontin is in an antiepileptic and helps some

people

> with nerve pain. My pain is primarily the low back one now. I tried

> Celebrex and Vioxx, but did nothing, as I do not have joint pain.

Guess

> the trick is is to discern what type of pain one has.

>

> Gretchen