Hi how fast acting is this drug please I've been prescribed it today took it when I got home at tea time does it take a while to kick in .
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I seem to remember it helped quite quickly
it’s quite quick to start to have an effect (hours), but if you are badly inflamed then it will take a few days to have full effect.
I hope you have also been prescribed stomach protectors? And don’t take it on an empty stomach.
Hi hel yes I have omperzole I think your right I've been so bad it may take a good few days to kick in hope and prey it works for me .
I hope it brings you relief, Vonnie. 🙏🏻💗x
best pain relief Med I have ever taken and worked fast but like all drugs there is pay off with side effects , stomach issues and if your family has any history of heart issues be careful , my Rheumy wanted me off it after a short while but helped me drop drop pred down by a couple of MG’s
I find it very good. Not instant relief. But you should see the difference in a few hours. The benefits last a couple of days for me. Take it after food.
It has been the game changer for me, with no side effects. It took a few days to work properly. I am just coming off it now, have been on it daily since November. You need to take it daily to work. I can’t recommend it enough. Nothing else touched my pain, diclofenac had zero effect. Etoricoxib made my pain go. Stick with it.
I take Etoricoxib, I have the 60mg tablets and 30mg. I find it works after about 3 doses of the higher tablet. I then follow up with 3 days at 30mg. My GP prescribed mine and told me to take it sparingly as it can cause strokes and heart attacks. I don't take it every day. I can take Cocodamol as needed. I also am in Methotrexate and Imraldi.
All my family have issues with heart failure mother brother and sister I did mention this to my gp but he says I don't have heart issue I'll have to.take a chance because i couldn't go on the way I've been I was in the worst place I've ever been horrendous pain and stiffness just want to be pain free.
When are your scans? Hope you feel better soon, hon. Thinking of you. 💗xx
I don't know nk but hubby works at the hospital knows the manager in scan department everything is so slow clinic hadn't even emailed over the info to my gp re my pain and what's gone on at clinici t would still.be sat there if he never chased it even though nurse said she do it urgent bare in mind I got seen at clinic 3 weeks ago hate when people say they'll do something urgent and they don't I should have known better I have no faith in them they wonder why patient get annoyed it was sat at sec office waiting to be signed hubby had to chase it that as well this was last week he went mad at them I'd wake up and cry knew I had another day of hell to face it was horrid I took my second dose of coxib and I feel like it starting to work and for the first time in 2 months of hell I feel better not 100 percentabout 50 percent but can move and its given me some relief it's must be all inflammation if coxib is working i received my letter today from clinic say RD and osteo waiting on scan. Seen gp yday he prescribed the coxib he booked a appointment with him for the 1st June repeat bloods 5 day before keep a eye on kidney function . .hope your OK nk. What would we do without health unlocked ❣️
I’m glad the a Coxib med is helping you, bringing pain relief, and sad re the long wait to find out the request hadn’’t been even signed. You lose faith in people who let you down. I was like that for me early days of Rtx and the nurse didn’t book me in for a repeat infusion six months after my first duo, and I couldn’t move for weeks. Arrived at the infusion clinic 7 weeks late and in a wheelchair I was so bad. I had to have oral steroids to be able to stand up and Oramorph to be able to sleep a few hours. All because the nurse didn’t book me in when they should have so I had to wait in bed at home for 7 weeks, immobile and in agony for a clinic space. So understand your pain and frustration very well.
Do you mean they are awaiting the scan results/report? I hope it can decide if you need to change meds. I’m ok thanks. 💗 RA is steady on Orencia but had to come off my meds last eeek and this for a dental extraction (bottom back) and antibiotics. Very horrible. Tooth adjacent has since gone mad with clanging pain and neuralgia all over the the right side of face my so I think I’ll be going back next week. No infection as such but the ear pain has been horrible too. Could be RA in my jaw playing up too. Hope you soon hear something re your scan results. xx
Nk I seen you had implants my best friend had implants done she had a awful time with pain top and bottom full set so sad she saved up 18 thousand pounds then was diagnosed with lung cancer so cruel I was by her side all through it she passed away in Jan beautiful girl broke my heart no I haven't had my scan yet I'll get hubby to chase my appointment. Nk how awful you ended up in a wheel chair that's is sad i would be so angry how did that nurse face you in day clinic after she be so incompetent di she vene care ? its not on is it when things arent done it like you we need to be top of it all otherwise you get no were. Shouldn't be that way sadly I think no one cares these days
Hi Vonnie, I’m so sorry to hear about your friend. You must miss her very much. 😢💗 No, I didn’t get implants, I had an extraction and I didn’t even feel (zero toothache) or see it had gone bad until a recent scan xray. I had cleaned my teeth and flossed and mouthwashed very carefully but decay still happens. It had gone too deep one side of the tooth to save. I had not had any dental visit for 3 years though due to my immunosuppression. It had to go last week. I’d already had 3 teeth done with replacement fillings the week before .. Old ones that had chipped off during the past 3 years. They were straight forward.
So no implants as yet for me although I did ask about implants on here recently as I’ll probably have a couple next year as I’ve a top mid to back one needs doing as I’ve a prepped filled area for a crown which can’t be done easily now, and then this one removed last week, but they aren’t visible. I’m still in so much pain post extraction on the site itself and neuralgia : ear and jaw pain, I’m in no rush to go back for purely cosmetic reasons just yet!
I had to be in the hospital wheelchair to get from the car to the infusion clinic in 2015 as I couldn’t stand up walk. The nurse that day was dismissive and mean. Was rude all day. He shouldn’t be there really. Less said ....
I hope you get your appointment soon. It’s awful to be forgotten or left to go to pieces and become immobile because of hospital inefficiency as we’ve both experienced. 😑 I hope you are still getting relief from your pain med. That you can move around a bit more. xx
Cannot stand people who are rude nk disgrace you ended up like that i dont think people fully understand how bad it can be it likes no one cares any more... scary isn't it when you feel so out of control with pain and not able to move its bad my... GPS must have thought not you again felt like a right nuisance i was close to going A&E few times Nk my daughter is a trauma nurse her friend she trained she was telling her friend how bad I've been turns out the friend s mother works at our rhematology department so the friend rang her mum spoke to my daughter my daughter probably thought she was helping and she said tell me to take regular paracetamol 🤯🤯 unbelievable and she'll check we're my scan is I won't hold my breath had enough from the lot of them.... nothing worst them toothache drives you mental pain like that gets you down as well let it settle propely before you go back in for more treatment Hopefully settles for you soon. Take are nk ❣️
Hi Vonnie, thank you, I’ve finished my remedial treatment of repairing fillings and the extraction, but he wanted to check on the extraction after a month so I may go a week early. I’ll go back/phone them this week. Pain subsiding now but not gone. Stitches needs addressing too and I feel they’re too thick to dissolve. Other past non dental ops with dissolvable stitches have lasted 3-4 weeks in the past. Then disintegrated. However they weren’t as thick as these ones.
Yes it was horrible the way I was allowed to deteriorate re the lack of places/chairs available for an infusion. My husband said why recommend that treatment if they cant give it to the patient as not enough space to do so in clinic. It was also admin error as well like yours .. not being dealt with fast enough. I hope you hear soon. Do tell your rheumy when you see them next as often they aren’t aware of what’s going on lower level to them or in other departments. 💗 Hoping your pain is tolerable until you get sorted re the scan. xx
I was prescribed this at my last rheumatology appointment. Took me a while to try it but the first few doses provided relief quite quickly, within hours.
I'm walking a 180-mile national trail in stages at the moment and previously my feet pain (inflammatory) and thoracic spine pain (degenerative) flared up badly in the last few miles. Since taking 90mg etoricoxib I don't get that pain. I still get some pain at night from sacroiliitis.
I was given etoricoxib because naproxen just wasn't doing anything for me and I think a lot of these painkillers do lose some of their initial power when taken long term.
I've heard that etoricoxib works faster if taken on an empty stomach and I've tried that without problem but wouldn't like to suggest it as I don't know what the official advice is.
I was on it for 18 months, initially at 60mg then increased to 90mg. I had no history of cardiovascular issues in my family. I had a severe stroke at 52, which my rheumatologist felt the Etoricoxib contributed too. So it was stopped then. It did provide very good relief for me. I’m not allowed any nsaids now, so my gp prescribed me a pain patch, which stops the peaks and troughs you get with tablets.
Sorry to hear that. It took me a long time to get some proper pain relief above and beyond the DMARDs (I also have osteoarthritis and collapsed discs so they cause pain too). I was recently prescribed 90mg etoricoxib and it made a huge difference, but I do worry about the risks as I do have a family history of cardiovascular problems, and personal history of high blood pressure. No checks were made when the rheumatologist prescribed it and I'd checked in to that appointment with a BP of 186/106 🤷♀️
That's sad you had a stroke im sorry risk with all drugs what do you do when your in so much pain its so distressing my gp is trialing me for 1 month then he check my blood have other issues going on. Nightmare all of it.take care ❣️
It was also due to developing severe adrenal insufficiency, which caused a crisus, resulting in the stroke. My rheumatologist just felt Etoricoxib contributed to it. I recovered well physically as I was thrombolysed, but havd been left with severe memory issues. I now rely on alarms, reminders etc on my phone to keep me in check. I appreciate I’m very fortunate and remain very positive despite acquiring adrenal insufficiency from the steroids, and needing to carry an emergency intramuscular steroid injection everywhere. You take care too 🤗
That's so sad the things these drugs to do us especially with what happened to you it's scarey what are you suppose to do if your absolutely struggling it's so difficult isn't it when we all know the risk between a rock and hard place. Take care of yourself ❣️
I found it quite good and it seemed to act quickly. It was a good alternative for naproxen which I had been using for some years. Hope you find it works for you.
I found it worked very quickly for me several years ago but it affected my liver function badly so I was only allowed it for two weeks. Still it got me out of trouble but I can’t have it again. Hope it gives you similar relief.
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