Gout Cures: The Problem with Celebrex Side Effects
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We are still searching for the natural gout cures, but it remains important to understand the problems with the side effects of our current conventional drugs for gout like Celebrex. Celebrex was presented in the previous post as one the conventional gout cures today and its effect on gout pains. See post on Celebrex and gout pains. But what are the most common Celebrex side effects?
Celebrex is a similar drug to Vioxx. While this drug was pulled from shelves just recently, Celebrex has still remained to be widely used all over the U.S. and Canada, and even all over the world.
The bad news however is that there are claims by corroborating users. These patients suggest that taking Celebrex can have some adverse affects to the cardiovascular system. In fact, the Celebrex warning in its labels state a potential increase in the chance of stroke or heart attack. Furthermore, there are additional precaustions about skin reactions and intestinal problems like ulcers and bleeding.
On November 4, 2004, a legal suit was actually filed against Celebrex in Canada. The suit argued that the drug has adverse cardiovascular side effects. On the other hand, the Canada Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Program verified 14 Celebrex-related deaths on November 28, 2004.
In the US, the FDA recently issued more warnings associated with Celebrex with extended use of the drug for a certain period of time. In addition, the National Cancer Institute claims that the chance of heart attack is increased with those individuals who take 400-800 mg of Celebrex everyday.
As of now, the FDA generalized that Celebrex is associated with kidney failure, liver damage, bleeding stomach ulcers, and water retention. Other minor side effects include dizziness, gas, diarrhea, headache, nausea, indigestion and intestinal pain. There are also warnings against taking alcohol while simultaneously medicating with Celebrex drug.
It is expected that in the future the drug may be banned due to the increasing cases of these damages mentioned. Maybe it is really time to go the Natural Gout Cures route. And fast!
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