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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / May 2005Study Finds Benefit of Older Arthritis Drugs
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Older arthritis treatments taken in combination with a heartburn drug may be easier on the stomach than medications such as the recalled painkiller Vioxx that were touted as causing fewer stomach problems, researchers in a drugmaker-sponsored review said on Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8535616 Thanks JD for posting this article, very interesting. Wish I knew more about the side effects of prescription arthritis meds before the Doctor put me on them. I first started on Bextra then Naproxen, ended up with a bleeding ulcer, and spent three days in the hospital. Had to even get a blood transfusion. Im on daily Protonix and an Iron sup. now. I only take tylenol and Oxycodone 5/325 when needed. I was wondering, if i had been on Protonix prior to taking the NSAIDS would i have prevented the ulcer? Carol L. > CHICAGO (Reuters) - Older arthritis treatments taken in combination with a > heartburn drug may be easier on the stomach than medications such as the > recalled painkiller Vioxx that were touted as causing fewer stomach > problems, researchers in a drugmaker-sponsored review said on Wednesday. > > http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8535616 No wonder everyone went ballistic Tuesday. Guess it's a little more serious than I thought, although I still think it's just an ulcer that needs treatment. DeeTee ________________________________ DeeTee and Bob Taggart http://www.marykay.com/dtaggart3 http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ ________________________________ > CHICAGO (Reuters) - Older arthritis treatments taken in combination with a > heartburn drug may be easier on the stomach than medications such as the > recalled painkiller Vioxx that were touted as causing fewer stomach > problems, researchers in a drugmaker-sponsored review said on Wednesday. > > http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8535616 > No wonder everyone went ballistic Tuesday. Guess it's a little more serious > than I thought, although I still think it's just an ulcer that needs > treatment. I hope it is! Heck, if nothing else, it'll be nice if the upper GI is all the testing you have to go through!  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare I haven't read the article, but I'm not surprised about this information. I have found that the *older* antidepressants, for instance, are cheaper by far and more effective - at least for me. Nanny > CHICAGO (Reuters) - Older arthritis treatments taken in combination with a > heartburn drug may be easier on the stomach than medications such as the > recalled painkiller Vioxx that were touted as causing fewer stomach > problems, researchers in a drugmaker-sponsored review said on Wednesday. > > http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8535616 The Reuters article doesn't indicate that this is a thorough or very meaningful study. They obviously need to do a proper examination of the more serious side effects of NSAIDs versus the Cox 2s to get a realistic and scientifically valid set of results. Peter Because I have a heart murmur and cardiomyopathy, my RD says that he's going to keep me on the older NSAID's (COX 1's) with Nexium to help prevent gastro- side effects. He feels that this is a much safer course of action. Currently I'm on Lodine, 600 mg, twice a day, and Sulfazine EC 500 mg, three times a day, Ultram 50 mg, two to three times a day (as needed for pain) with Nexium 40 mg, once a day, to protect the stomach. It may seem a bit much (esp. with my other meds) but it seems to be working. I haven't had a really good day in quite a while, but I haven't had too many bad ones either. Hey Norm -- not too many bad ones is what it is all about. We could all hope for no bad ones but what we all do not want or need is all bad ones. I long for the same feeling of pain relief that 40mg of pred gives me without taking pred. But I am doing all right and with pain meds to help, I have not too many bad ones either. Duckie > Because I have a heart murmur and cardiomyopathy, my RD says that he's > going to keep me on the older NSAID's (COX 1's) with Nexium to help [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > working. I haven't had a really good day in quite a while, but I haven't > had too many bad ones either. Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) |
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