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Only side effect is severe dry mouth. My stomach bloating comes from (undiagnosed) IBS for me.
Hope that helps a bit.
Be well...:)
I never got past the 100mg once a day b/c my side effects were horrible and my body couldn't adjust to it.
Maybe if you start lower (talk to your doctor first) then you wont' have as bad of side effects.
I wonder if maybe he is starting u on too high of a dose. Not sure as i am not a medical expert but my rheumo slowly worked me up to the dose im on right now, i wont go any higher. I cannot go to work with stomach cramping and stomach pains.
I only take it at night - 900mg., so I might be sleeping through any substantive side effect...lol.
I did miss part of my dose one night (I posted about it previously) and I sure woke up in some terrible pain.
It's funny, I've heard from others that they are not sure it's working, then if they miss a dose or stop taking it, they sure can see a difference.
I think it helps a lot with my morning pain, but I think it's also helping with sleep issues.
So, in a nutshell, I have absolutely nothing negative to report. I hope the lawsuits don't prompt them to remove it from the market like the other arthritis/pain drugs.