Most of you will have discovered this, or read about it, but I’ve had PsA for nearly 5 years now and I’ve only just got onto it - and what a realization!
I finally got a script for Celebrex, which works over 12 hours, and it is so much better than taking Ibuprofen ‘as needed’! Pain and swelling is greatly reduced, I rarely have those moments when the pain sneaks up and I suddenly realise I’m really hurting and realise a) I can’t stop what I’m doing and take more ibuprofen, b) I have none with me, or c) I’ve pushed too hard and am now going to have to go to bed for an hour while I wait for the ibuprofen to work.
As I said, I’m sure most of you know this, but I’ve found real advantages to using long-lasting anti-inflammatories, so if you are not on them, it may be worth asking about them
PS. It took me so long because I’d had an allergic reaction to a different NSAID so no doctor was willing to try anything new despite me being fine with Ibuprofen. I now had a long relationship with a good GP so we decided to try it in a safe way
I have Mobic for when I need to walk a lot or travel.
It’s great
It’s one a day.
I’ve also tried Celebrex and Naproxen but I guess I find the Mobic does the best job for me.
That’s funny. When I first started on ibuprofen, three times a day, it was always way too obvious when it was time for my next dose. Or even worse, when my body said that it was time but it wasn’t really for a few more hours. I’m off daily NSAIDs now, but I have to agree with you. The twice daily ones, taken on a schedule, can be a beautiful thing when going through a rough patch.
I now take mobic (meloxicam). (Sorry you had a tough time with it @Jen75! My doctor switched me to mobic when he found that my “couple of ibuprofen PRN” was so sporadic as to make no difference. He carefully explained how you need to take anti-inflammatory meds at regular intervals and that I wasn’t really helping myself. I guess I had always though of ibuprofen as a headache relief medicine and didn’t properly think of it as an NSAID. That AI in the middle of NSAID had kind of escaped me, I guess! The Rx for meloxicam has made the world of difference!
I am allergic to all nsaid’s that I have tried and because of my reactions am not allowed to try anymore. It’s great if you find something that works but nsaid’s are not without risks. They are well-known for causing heart problems with long-term use and my very young brother was diagnosed, completely out of the blue,with dilated cardiomyopathy after several years on diclofenac …
I sure wish I could use something like that! I can’t take NSAIDs, ibuprofen or any of those types of anti-inflammatories because 1) they hurt my stomach and 2) I had a coronary blockage and I’m on some blood thinners. I can’t risk taking them.
