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Indometacin or Indomethacin is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug commonly used to reduce fever, pain, stiffness, and swelling. It works by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins, molecules known to cause these symptoms. It is marketed under many trade names, including Indocin, Indocid, Indochron E-R, and Indo... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Gout | 63 |
89% |
| Chronic Pain | 8 |
75% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 5 |
100% |
| Arthritis | 4 |
100% |
| Back Pain | 3 |
100% |
Overall, 90% (94
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Indocin Reviews
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Works, but gets too hard on my stomach.
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Yay.....this anti-inflammatory is the one that is working for her and she is feeling great. It is for arthritis, but off label use is for syringomyelia....
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thought i had a sprained left ankle, but how? dr. confirmed gout by bloodtest only, meds knocked down pain real good
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Did help somewhat but I became allergic to it (broke out with hives). Had to use a spray version applied topically and seemed to work okay together with colchicine.
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When I was first diagnosed, it was helpful, but now it is ineffective.
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Have taken several times in the past, seems to work, but sometimes causes upset stomach
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takes too long
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no longer taking, hard on the stomach
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Hurts my kidneys after about three doses.
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I HAD MILD ARTHRITIS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. I RESUMED MEDS. I WAS DRIVING DUI AND CAN OLNY TAKE THEM AT NIGHT
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Sorry reply #2. I have heard of two people that went on an aspirin therapy for RA and they never got it back again. One woman has been free of sympto... [More] -
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Back in the day when they thought I had gout, bursitis in my ankle, bad feet,and a bad knee, before being diagnosed with RA, I was on Indocin or Indom... [More] -
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Oh and about the MTX- I take a prilosec every day. Also always take the MTX after eating. Folic acid everday. Drink lots of water. No adverse effec... [More] -
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Yes I took indocin during my onset but it did not do a thing for me and I was taken off pretty quickly. I was also taking MTX and prednisone at the sa... [More] -
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Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone has taken a drug called Indocin. I read up on it a bit and geeze, the side effects are long and dreadfu... [More]
