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went back and reread all the threads about mobic that i could find.

but wanted to ask others here now, maybe newer people or newer experiences,

have you tried mobic?

how effective was it on the arthritis?

what side effects did you get?

i've taken it the last 2 days. i wanted to try it before reading about it so i wouldn't be too biased regarding side effects.

stomach ok so far, but read its more like the cox2 inhibitors and have taken it with lots of food and water.

edema? if so, not as bad as with aleve or vioxx.

but like with the celebrex, think its making me tired and putting me in this weird mental fog. anyone ever experience that. after a week of that with celebrex back in the early 2000s, had to stop it because i couldn't do my job. take a few days for the fog to lift.

and i'm a bit surprised that its not doing more for me. while i was able to stand a bit at a party last night, by the end of the night and all day today, even after the mobic, my poor feet are letting me know that they are not very happy with me at the moment. haven't noticed anything else very positive yet either. we'll see.

too bad aleve causes edema cause it works much better. and too bad pred is so bad for us long term cause it worked great and i had no side effects at the low short term dose.

Hey Sue,
I didn't last very long on Mobic - maybe three days. It was the the tired/mental fog thing and I don't think 3 days is long enough to know if would've helped my pain. It's my understanding it can take a week or two for it to make a difference in inflammatory pain.
I took it once and within 10 minutes basically passed out asleep, I was so tired. The other times I just felt wierd and "out of it".
Mary Cay

thanks so much!

yes, after i posted this, did read that they said it takes about 2 weeks to notice the positive effects of it.

also wondering if my feet feel so bad, not just due to inflammation but the start of edema, i know the feeling very well now. will see.

glad i'm not the only one that has felt this "tired" / "out of it" feeling. but the two days thus far, it does seem to lift after a few hours, so wondering if i play around with when i take it, like before bed if maybe i could try it that way.

but if i really am experiencing edema, that's a deal breaker, as edema just makes the inflammation worse, then what's the point.

thanks for your reply.

so, what, may i ask have you found successful and not found successful. and what may i ask are you currently on, and how successful is that to you?

thanks again!

i tried mobic for two weeks...seemed the least effective thingee i ever tried...my tummy was unhappy and i felt fogged in.

good luck, sue

thanks ben,

since all the nsaids and cox2 inhibitors thus far have all ended up giving me gastritis and edema, expecting this one and the next and the next to do the same. just trying to be a good patient, and who knows, maybe i'll be pleasantly surprised, it could happen.

but the fogginess, not something i was expecting.

part of me wants to see if i can stay on it 2 weeks, see if it kicks in. cause as you've reported, thus far, not impressed.

I am so sorry it hasn't worked well for you. I have been taking it for years, it is one of the few I can take that didn't hurt my stomach. I don't realize how well it works for my pain until I have to go without for a week or two before having surgery or a scope. The difference in the pain I felt was like day and night. I could hardly wait to get back on it.

The nice thing is that there are so many different NSAIDS to choose from. Keep trying, you will find something to help. Are you taking a stomach protector? I have been taking Nexium for years. It really helps. I hope you do find some relief for the inflammation.
Donna

I took it in generic form for about 8 months. I thought it worked pretty well for me. More effective than diclofenac (Voltaren), and less harsh on my stomach. I never had any brain fog issues or any other side effects. Eventually I elected to go on Enbrel, so I stopped taking it for that reason.

thanks donna,

you were the one person i remember saying that you used it.

it is early in the trial, and have read, and the chiro confirmed today that it is one of the drugs that must ramp up to hit an equilibrium before the full (positive) effects are felt, so will give it a chance.

and also hoping that maybe the foggy tired feeling will dissipate as my body adjusts to it. i took another drug that made me sleepy at first, then didn't after a few days? a week? something like that.

if its just the fogginess and its just for a few hours like its been thus far, i'll just take it at bedtime.

not planning on discontinuing right away unless it gives me gastritis or edema.
and like you said, mobic is supposed to be easier on the stomach. probably why the rheumy suggested it first based on my stomach history.

to answer your question, yes, on prilosec daily since 1993. so long as i don't throw anything unpleasant at my stomach and feed it prilosec every day, i've been able to mostly manage my chronic gastritis, which is genetic along with the arthritis, so suspect its all part of my spondy complex. to be even more careful, i'm only taking the mobic around dinner time with dinner and a full glass of water, to ensure my stomach is as protected as possible.

and yes, thanks for the reminder that there are lots of nsaids to choose from, will keep trying...........thanks for the encouragement to do so.

thanks paul,

good to hear it works for some, that's encouraging!

I took it for about 2 months, as I recall. Maybe 2 weeks before it was working. Then it worked well for 2-3 weeks, then totally stopped. Bummer. No side effects for me, surprisingly enough. It was the only one I tolerated okay without the stomach protectors.

I hope it works for you, but your post sounds otherwise.