Meloxicam for Inflammatory Conditions User Reviews (Page 3)

• Anonymous
• January 2, 2020

"I use meloxicam as a when required med and it works a treat for me, when my scatica plays up, within a few hours muscles relax and that pain lessens. My sisters old guide dog was on it too and would play a lot more think Buster would rate it 10"

• justr...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 27, 2012

"I had pain I my back and my left leg, pain ran down my left leg and there were days I could walk because the pain was so great. Meloxicam was prescribed by a back & spine specialist. I was willing to try anything that would take the pain away. So I took my medicine for the first time and I felt so much better after a few hours. I was so pleased. I had no side affect, I take it every other day and it been working for me."

• Dissa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 17, 2015

"I was prescribed this by my doctor for my swollen knee after receiving my first cortisone injection. I started noticing I was always dehydrated. I was ok with that cause it relieved the swelling in my knee, but then the headaches started. It was dull at first, but always in the bottom right side of my head. They progressively got worse. Within a week of my first dose, I had to stop taking it. It took 3 days before the headaches stopped. Never will I take that again."

• Katel...
• June 1, 2015

"Just wanted to say this medication helped my lower back pain immensely. My lower back had been sending nerve pain down both my legs - the pain has been horrible. Meloxicam totally works. But....I'm not giving it higher score because it made me cos of side effects after taking it 3 days straight (7.5 mg/once day). I seriously thought I had the flu at first and was going to throw up. Then felt a twisting knife-like pain in my stomach. Eventually , I drank some Kefir and ate a cracker and felt 80% better. But it really did a number of my stomach. I will only take it now when desperate for pain relief. Also, it caused me severe stomach bloating."

• Don...
• December 15, 2010

Mobic (meloxicam) "Sciatica: I've had injections, epidurals in my spine, inversion tables ,chiropractic adjustments and plenty of prednisone and nothing worked. Been on Mobic for 10 days and already the numbness and burning in my left leg is subsiding greatly. Also seems to help with arthritis in some joints. So far pretty impressed."

• kinky...
• September 17, 2011

Mobic (meloxicam) "I rate Mobic a 10! For the past four months I have been in tremendous pain and could barley walk, sit, or get out of the bath tub and my hands were extremely stiff. I also could not sleep at night due to pain. Mobic has truly helped me. I have my life back! It is truly incredible. I do however take Prilosec to coat my stomach before taking it. I've only been taking this medicine for two days. I have NO pain."

• Zeeny
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 6, 2019

"I get terrible cramps and stiffness in my back and now my legs around my period. I was in excruciating pain. My Dr. gave me meloxicam. I was told to take 1 per day. But I took 2. The meloxicam knocked out the pain and not just for 1 period. It does it for a couple after taking it for 2 weeks. I have recommended it to my friends. I am so glad my Dr. listened to me and helped me with my suffering. I highly recommend this medicine. I don’t have arthritis, and hopefully I never will, but this medicine really works for my pain. I don’t take it regularly. I try to save it for when I need it and take it until the pain goes away. Thank you."

• chero...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 8, 2013

"I have been on meloxicam 7.5mg once daily for 7 months now, wow what a difference. I take it with Tizanidine for my back, and I feel 80% better. I tried to wean off of it once and what a mistake, I had severe pain, couldn't even walk. Back on it now and wont go off again!"

• Ice...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 16, 2018

"I am 58 years old and am an avid adult athlete. I have been playing ice hockey for many years. I developed a groin strain with pain into the lower abdomen. This pain made walking very difficult at times. I did not have a hernia just a lot of pain. I tried traditional remedies but the pain would not relent. I was taking too much aspirin as it caused a significant reduction in my GFR. (Glomerular filtration rate) ie kidney function. Stopped the aspirin. It was reducing the pain but not significantly. I tried 15 mg of meloxicam. The effects were noticeable within 3 hours. The pain was reduced by 90 % within 2 days. I took the dosage down to avoid kidney and or GI problems. I will resume my activities with caution but the relief provided by this medicine is thus far nothing short of astounding."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 14, 2012

"I have had on and off Plantar Fasciitis for the past few years and my Podiatrist prescribed a 2 month supply of Meloxicam to reduce the swelling and inflammation in my heel. Almost instantly the pain and swelling went away and it is like night and day. I also got a Cortisone shot and the combination of the two have allowed me to resume my normal exercise routine and activity."

• Butch
• October 27, 2019

"Have bad knee pain in right knee but doctor said I am not yet ready for surgery. Also have bad knee pain in left knee which was replaced in 2011. Had no trouble until about 5 months ago. Xrays were taken but showed no structural damage. Doctor said he will treat right knee with cortisone as needed but can do nothing about the left knee .Prescribed 15 mg / day Meloxicam on October 14th. Been taking for 2 weeks with no relief of pain. Have pain in both legs from knee down to feet when sleeping. Been using leg pillows and other aids but no help. Been going to physical therapy. Still no help .Don't know what to do at this point"

• bagg1...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 4, 2015

"Had basal thumb joint tendon replacement and carpal tunnel release 11-13. Still experiencing significant swelling interfering with occupational therapy end of December. Dr. prescribed this med 2 days ago, and the pain is almost totally gone as well as the swelling! I had been icing and epsom salt baths, no improvement until this medication. I have experienced acid reflux and bit of tummy ache. Adjusted sleeping position and avoiding foods before sleeping. I'll keep you posted."

• BLEDOUT
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 12, 2017

"Was prescribed Meloxicam for Siatica and other back issues, stayed on it as prescribed and followed all instructions as described. After about 2 years of taking I had a bad stomach ache and had to hold off from going to the ball game, Went to the rest room prior to going and there was a minor amount of blood in my stool. At the hospital I started getting worse quick, they gave me a small bowl and I said this isn't going to do it, they gave me a larger one and I said I'm going to get sick now and off we went .....flying towards a room, but didn't make it. I threw up blood and my bowels let go with nothing but blood, I was bleeding out, I lost 28 units that night. Good thing I was close to the hospital and or in it. Doc says I had 1 min to live..."

• Jenna...
• February 21, 2009

Mobic (meloxicam) "I used this medication for about a year for bursitis in my left shoulder. When taken regularly it did help reduce my pain quite a bit. I could definitely tell when I did not take it every day. The pain would return pretty bad. I did not want to take cortisone shots so this worked well for me."

• pamel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 13, 2016

"Absolutely wonderful, two months out of double knee surgery I mowed the lawn. Love love it. I also have rheumatoid arthritis and after taken the mobic for almost a week and I'm back to sewing plus my toes don't hurt anymore. Fantastic medication...."

• Cinzi...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 16, 2019

"67 yr old woman. I have widespread inflammation and osteoarthritis. I have taken diclofenac sodium 50mg 2x (up to 3x) for several years. I have regular labs and scans - all good. I also have script through Pain Management for Vicodin. Without diclofenac I can't get out of bed and use much more than 1 or 2 Vicodin tablets a day. (Don't judge - docs say it's a miracle I can move - on second ankle and knee, fibro and 3 back surgeries) Anyway, asked to try Meloxicam instead of diclofinac. Took 1 week, works same as diclofenac but quits by 2 pm and have to suffer (1 a day and can't mix with other NSAID) With diclofenac I can take another 50 mg in afternoon. I'm switching to diclofenac XR (slow release) next week. Ask your doctor about diclofinac or diclofinac xr"

• Jan
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 14, 2016

"Used to control inflammation from Psoriatic arthritis and spondylitis. Was switched from Celebrex which was giving me headaches, afternoon severe fatigue and a brain fog. Mobic/meloxicam does not provide as much pain relief as the Celebrex but it definitely takes the edge off. It does not zap my energy and I can get many things done. I am not laying around anymore, I almost seem ADD like. I have some insomnia, where I wake up after about 5 hours of sleep. Some days I do feel a little edgy and snappish, but overall this med is helping me function."

• DeanD...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 26, 2019

"I have Degenerative Disk Disease and Fibromyalgia. I took 15 mg. daily for 7 months. Woke up with bad stomach pains and bloating. Now I can't take any anti-inflammatory medicines. This could have caused peritonitis (burst intestines)! Beware!"

• Lands...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 4, 2015

"It's 10 weeks after breaking my hip after falling off my bike. (62 yr old female) I greatly prefer Meloxicam (15 mg taken before exercise) to pain meds. No side effects in my case. It's aided in my rehab (stationary bicycle, resistance training, stretching and landscape work) because pain is not inhibiting my efforts to strengthen muscles. Can walk with more normal gait. Seeing daily progress. Note: the low cost for my medications is because I'm living in Europe, where one just pays for the actual cost of goods."

• Cano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 21, 2019

"I am 28 years old and Ive been suffering from post chikungunya arthropathy for the past 2 months and been on complete bed rest with pain in my lower back, SI joints, both ankles and knees, and migrating pain in my shoulders and hands depending on how I use them (usually things like lifting my phone will cause me pain). I've tried HCQ and Indomethacin with no significant improvement so I was started on Meloxicam 15mg. I took it only once and developed extreme dizziness, nausea and a crushing headache within 1 hour. I didn't have any joint pain but my head felt like it was about to explode and I had difficulty breathing. This effect lasted for 1 full day and I will never touch Meloxicam again. I will say it was effective at tackling joint pain in a way that no other medicine I'd tried had, but this dizziness was so disorienting and scary that I'd rather take the joint pain any day. If you're starting Meloxicam, please be aware of the severe side effects- to be used only as a last resort!"

• Rowan
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 26, 2018

"I started taking this medicine a week ago and did see a slight positive change with my joint pain. Still had pain in my wrists. Have had stomach pains and what I thought was just MAJOR bloating was actually me gaining 10 pounds in 7 days. It was hard for me to squeeze into my jeans this morning so I knew something was up! Will definitely stop taking this pill! Not worth gaining 10 pounds per week."

• Jeffw
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 28, 2016

"At first it made me incredibly drowsy but took the "edge" off my knee and chronic lower back pain where I had a discectomy and spinal fusion. Its been about a week and my stomach hurts pretty bad...I mean like a really sharp pain. Not only that-I think my body has gotten used to dose and my pain level is back to a 7 on top of my stomach. I'm afraid of getting addicted to pain meds because so many of my friends have ruined their life with them, but I cannot live like this. Wondering if I should stop taking this and get the painkillers that actually work....if doc sees fit."

• Diva
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 4, 2018

"Went to Dr with neck and lower back discomfort, he said something about sciatica nerve etc etc. Said I was fine and was giving me an anti inflammatory. Asked him to check BP which was fine. Later filled prescription at Pharmacy, came home , there was no pamphlet in box for medication at all just the pills. I took one at around 9pm and within an hour my heart was racing , left arm felt weird, I had awful gas, was dizzy and felt totally weird. I started to google and found out what this medication was and all about the side effects.(I’m not allergic to anything and have never had side effects) not that I take much but on the odd occasion of needing meds all has been fine. Had the worst night, barely slept , slept a bit in am, have awful headache in morning. Palpitations and gas subsided somewhat but I realize this must be a slow release pill so effects will last a while. Never ever again will I take this. Worst experience ever."

• broke...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 6, 2019

"I'm glad I looked at this site. I was prescribed Meloxicam 15 mg for acute sciatica. I have taken only two doses. It seems to have helped a little (but not completely) with the pain in my hip joint, lower back and legs but I'm feeling weird and am beginning to feel pain in my stomach and lower GI. After reading these reviews I am going off of it asap and trying ibuprofen in a fairly high dose. Ibuprofen typically works on pain for me and has side effects that are easier to deal with."

• JRano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 15, 2018

"I have chronic lower spinal pain, pain from foot injuries, from a fractured pelvis 10 years ago, what my docs have said is arthritis, and fibromyalgia. I was prescribed this med and took the first dose last night before bed. Woke a few hours later, could not go back to sleep, dizzy, still in pain, and had the worst early morning leg cramps I have ever experienced- cried out in pain. If my windows had been open anyone who heard me might of thought I was getting attacked. Upon waking I was still in pain, and sooooo tired. Not taking another dose."