Arthritis Forums (Page 47)

big round yellow pill blank on one side AN 512 on the other ## Hello, Lee! How are you? This tablet contains 500mgs of Salsalate, which is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, it's most commonly used to treat the pain and inflammation associated with various forms of arthritis. Learn more Salsalate details here. Its side effects may include nausea, abdominal pain, hypotension and bronchospasm. Is there anything else I can help with?

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I AM RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENT. I WANT TO KNOW WHICH MEDICINE WILL CURE OR CONTROL THE DIESES. ## i am having rheumatoid arthritis for about 2 years ## Hello I am sreemon from India age 33, I have pain in the left side of the chest, some times left shoulder and front and back, some times down in the chest, if the pain comes to me I will be getting nummness on the left hand and it will be sweating in the hand, I have gastric problem, every morning I wake up and have some times vomiting sensation. this is happening for the last 6 months, When ever I get the pain in the left side chest or shoulder, My heart rate increases rapidly. Thanking you SreeMon ## i don't know what kind of problems coz when i visit a doctor they different findings that makes me confuse.Before it was my foot h...

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I am 52 years old and like walking daily and have knee pain for such long time . One of my friends recommended me to take freeflex tablets twice a day shall I have before or after mail and is really will help me to continue practicing daily. ## Hello, Sammy! How are you doing? Freeflex Forte is actually a nutritional supplement, it contains Glucosamine and Chondroitin, both of which are believed to help with joint health and mobility. Whether or not it helps will depend on what's causing your pain. Have you consulted a doctor to have your knees checked out?

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I have pain in throat with low voice from fifteen days.Doctor has prescribed etoshine 90 but I have develop vomiting and diarrohoea.should I stop taking etoshine 90.is it the side effect of this drug.please advice. ## Hello, Kancha! How are you? Sorry that you've been ill. Etoshine contains the active ingredient Etoricoxib, which is a COX-2 selective inhibitor that's most commonly used to treat pain and inflammation. Learn more Etoshine details here. This class of medications can be pretty rough on the GI system, so your symptoms are pretty common. Have you consulted your doctor about the problems?

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My wife (Sabitri osti) age 54 weight 65 kg and height 4 ft tested LDL 406 HDL 38 Triglyceride 138 mg/dl and problem of osteoarthritis, now doctor suggest glucosamine two times a day and Aztor-20 at bedtime, what would be the your suggestion ?

25mg green and white capsule rimsa on capsule indometacina metocarbanol betametasona on back of blister pack oral ## What exactly is artridol used for??? ## See google under Artridol pills it gives you ingrediants and uses. ## i need artridol for my artherites. ## The reported ingredient in this, from Chile, is Glucosamine, it is not a prescription drug, but a dietary supplement that it touted to help people with joint problems, such as arthritis. Since it is a supplement, it is not proven to work and actually help anything! ## It is used for treatment of joint pain ## Artridol does NOT contain glucosamine - unless the labs in Chile are cooking up their own special home brew. Artridol gel contains Betamethasone and Indometacine. Details available from Wikipedia. I live in Mexico and tak...

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i am suffring from back,nack pain and fever.i have also problem in digetion problem. i am confuse that what is my desease - servical problem or artherites or gastic problem. please help me,i take both treatment servical and arthrites.after this i go to another general physician he says you have gas problem and give normaxin and pan d tablet ## Hello, Yog! How are you feeling? Did any of the doctors have you do an MRI or an endoscopy? Those are what would provide you with answers. An MRI would be able to view the tissue to see if you have inflammation in your joints that would denote arthritis and the endoscopy would show any damage from excess gas/acid. ## yes doctor says DO MRI, BUT MY RA FACTOR TEST IS NEGATIVE. AND DOCTOR SAYS YOU HAVE NO PROBLEM OF ARTHRITES. DOCTOR HAVE ALSO TEST S...

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Ketocam w/Cyclo 1% Gel (or salve) ## I began using the ketocam cream a couple of months ago which made life with arthritis in the shoulder much more livable. However, now I am being plagued by tinnitis, PVCs for example and can't help but wonder if this medicine is causing it. Anybody else having these issues? ## Keto-Cam gel contains 20% Ketoprofen, which is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and 1% Piroxicam. All drugs can affect people in different ways, so your best bet to get to the root of your problem is to speak with your doctor. ## Im diabetic found out on my prescription plan does not cover ketokam plus.Will my medical insurance? My feet are what its used for .

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Artridol has been a lifesaver for me - I have Lyme disease and the joint and muscle pain is so bad that sometimes I had to remain in bed. I have been taking Artridol for 3 years now, one every 2-3 days, with NO sideaffects, and I have total bloodwork done yearly, and check my blood pressure regularly. I take it at night before bed, and by morning I am like I was in my 20s (I am in my70s now) with lots of energy and NO PAIN! This is worth its weight in gold as far as I am concerned, and both doctors here in Mexico that I have consulted say you can take up to 2 a day, but I only take them every 2 - 3 days as I said. We are in Mexico for the winter and I take enough up north for the summer, along with his prescription. It is well worth a trip to Mexico and see a doctor to get relief from a...

I had two x-rays done by two different doctors here in Appleton WI, one said I have arthritis in my lower back, another one recently told me it is osteoarthritis. The pain is getting worse. But not one of these doctors prescribed pain medication. The 2 months of physical therapy ( the 1st doctor set me up with ) did NOT help at all, and after this last doctor telling me to do the same thing, I gave up, now hoping someone on here knows of a caring doctor here in the Fox Valley area. I would appreciate any help. ## Hi Oren, Sorry to hear about your run in with those "inexperienced" doctors. I may not have a caring doctor I can refer you to, but I can provide you with a couple links that may be of service to you in so far as finding pain management doctors within your general area....

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Have been in chronic back pain for 20 yrs., have had back surgery; in the past 7 yrs. I have been diagnosed with fibro, severe disc degenerative disease in neck and back, arthritis, and a number of other issues. I can no longer take the injections due to decreased bone density. Over the yrs., I have been prescribed pain meds and that is the only relief I ever experience. Chronic pain is so very hard to live with, and diminishes the quality of life tremendously. It is so very sad that one cannot receive appropriate treatment anymore without being made to feel like a criminal - for those with documented health problems, it's hard to know who to turn to. I simply want to enjoy life as I used to, I can no longer even work. Does anyone know of a physician near Youngstown Oh or Pittsburgh...

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Is this a muscle relaxant alone or NSAID also? How different form voveron or combiflam? ## Nucoxia is just a NSAID, it contains the active ingredient Etoricoxib, which is in the Cox-2 selective inhibitor class. Side effects may include: nausea, dizziness, stomach pain and headache. Learn more: Voveran contains Diclofenac, which is in the straight NSAID class and Combiflam is very similar, but contains the NSAID Ibuprofen, with Paracetamol. Are there any other questions? ## hi, two week ago i am suffering from cervical sponylisis.before & after that i have pain in shoulder (firstly left side & now right too). my Family doctor give Tab Nucoxia for the same. after taking it ,i feel much better for a week & again then pain starts, please suggest the name of dieses ..

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My disc broke in the lumber area,I had lower back surgery, the orthopaedic surgeon did a compression of the spinal cord and bone fusion, removed the broken disc. I am in the 4th week of my 6 weeks recovery treatment. I am on epleptin 300 mg 3 x a day and I take synaleve or arcoxia 90 mg when in severe pain. The pain runs down my leg to my toes and sides of the right foot. The foot feels numb and tender at times like pins and needles and I cannot even touch it. I still have the foot drop on the right leg. At times I limp on the right foot as I cannot put pressure on the big toe due to pain. Will this and the pain eventually go away? Do I need physio?

For those worried about pain management here is a short version of my story, I had 6 major surgeries, worst was 9 inches ( instead of the one I was suppose to have) of spinal surgery due to adult spina bifida. For a year prior to it I could barely walk and was in severe pain.. Was told it was in my head by two neurologist. Received steroid and cortisone injections from pain management that ended in plastic surgery as the injections deteriorated my muscles and tissue! After my surgeries the Pain management Drs put me on 100 mcgs of Fentynal patch every 2days, gave me so much Vicodin, muscle relaxers, phenergan, fiorecet, ect I could have started my own pharmacy! Kept doing it for 6 months.. Ok after that they refused to see me stating since I can't have the injections they needed the...

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I am on coxflam 15mg for more than a month after suffering severe shoulder and knee joint pain. I am beginning to gain a lot of weight despite the fact that I am eating sensibly at all times. Does the drug cause weight gain or water retention? ## Coxflam contains the active ingredient Meloxicam, which is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory. And yes, it can cause fluid retention and that can possibly be dangerous. Please sees your doctor, as soon as possible. Fluid retention left to continue out of control has the potential to cause congestive heart failure. Learn more Coxflam details here. Have you had any trouble breathing, recently? Have you been feeling dizzy?

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A friend has been taking Biprofenid 150 mg one a day for 3 days and now his urine is red. Is this normal? ## HI, Cathy! Has he consulted his doctor? He should do so immediately, that could be due to blood in the urine, which means there may be internal bleeding somewhere. Bi-Profenid contains the active ingredient Ketoprofen, which is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and it can cause stomach ulceration and an increased risk of bleeding as possible side effects. Learn more Ketoprofen details here.

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I am 36 year,has been taking predmet 4 mg since last two years regula for first one year 8 mg daily , then 4 mg daily and since last 2 years 4 mg after one day intervel.She has stopped it las 15 days for some reason and today i have noticed some black spots in her body.Is it the side affect of sudden stop of using the drug ## I'm sorry, Are they sores, bruises, or something else? This contains the active ingredient Methylprednisolone, which is a steroid class medication and there may be issues caused from such long-term use and from abruptly stopping it. Learn more Methylprednisolone details here. If you can post back with more details, I'll be happy to assist you further. ## Dear Sir I am taking predmet 4 mg last 2 years. Now I feel that m... ... year

My brother 72, has been taking Orcerin gm for his knee pains. Kindly explain longterm and short term side effects of all the ingredients of this drug. ## Orcerin-GM contains Diacerein, Glucosamine and Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM). The only actual medication in this is the Diacerein, the other two products are supplements that are believed to help with joint pain and mobility. Common side effects may include: nausea, drowsiness and diarrhea. As to any long-term side effects, I am afraid I can't answer that question, because these combinations are not available in the U.S., so those types of studies have not been undertaken. More details: Are there any other questions? ## i want to take Orcerin GM for my knee pain ( osto artheritis ) management. i have got two stunts in my arteries fix...

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I take 15 mg Meloxicam once a day. It is helpful relieving pain for about 12 hours. Can I cut the pill in half and try taking them every 12 hours? ## Just started taking Meloxicam 3 days ago. My Dr. said to only take half for at least a week and then if needed I can increase to a full pill. Hope that helps. ## Hi, Donna! How are you? It's really hard to advise on so little information. Anyone reading this knows nothing about your medical condition and history, other medications you may be on or etc. Learn more Meloxicam details here. This is a potent NSAID, so it can cause some problematic side effects, such as nausea, increased risk of bleeding and stomach ulceration. Thus, before changing anything, you should consult your doctor to make sure it is safe for you to do so. Are there ...

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Found in my drawer ,but just a strip,been in a lot of pain recently,but have so many cannot remember what they are for,do suffer sporadic arthritic pain,dont know if i should take them or not,any suggestions will help,it was obviously a one off prescription,just cant remember,still in date,just need to know what they are.!