If you use Celebrex or other anti-inflammatory...

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Please be aware:

Anti-inflammatory drugs kill 10,000 Americans every year (from

gastrointestinal complications such as bleeding ulcers). All

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) including aspirin and

ibuprofen have potential of kidney and liver damage. They cause more

than 100,000 hospitalizations a year in the US.

 

Celebrex was the beneficiary of a huge marketing campaign claiming

that it had less side effects than Vioxx, another NSAID. According to

the well-respected British Medical Journal this claim is untrue.

Neither Celebrex nor Vioxx has been shown to reduce pain better than

ibuprofen. (They cost six times as much.)

Vioxx has been shown to cause heart attacks. An animal study of both

Vioxx and Celebrex indicates they may hinder healing of bone

fractures.

 

Ibuprofen, while cheaper, is no prize either. The manufacturer's own

literature indicates repeated use may cause kidney dysfunction.

 

All the more reason to seek 'alternatives', yes?

 

Thanks, Moe for that information on Magnesium. Others have recommended

it to me; I am finally convinced!

 

I have found Ester Vitamin C very helpful for the pain I get in my

hand.

 

Best,

ellen