[Sarah8793]

I was given a prescription for this for inflamed muscle tissue in my shoulders. After reading the warnings I am almost afraid to take it. If you have taken this, did you feel okay with it?

Sarah

[Lymetoo]

Sarah8793, on Aug 21 2006, 12:23 PM, said:

I was given a prescription for this for inflamed muscle tissue in my shoulders. After reading the warnings I am almost afraid to take it. If you have taken this, did you feel okay with it?

Sarah

I took it for several years, many years ago. I've had pain issues for a long time. Now I use mangosteen juice for relief of pain and many other things.

[Lymetoo]

No problems from THE LODINE....but it can be dangerous for what it can do to your liver and your stomach.

[LKelly8]

I take 500mg twice a day for my rheumatoid arthritis. I've taken it for 2-3 years with no problems. I do take pepcid for acid reflux but that started before I went on the Lodine. I think Lodine is a good middle-of-the-road NSAID. It's old enough to have a good long track record yet new enough to provide better stomach protection.

I've taken over two dozen different NSAIDs over the years, some I stopped because they just didn't work, some for mild side effects like ringing in the ears, dizziness and mild stomach upset. There was only one that caused a serious side effect and that was Voltaren - it caused a spike in my liver enzymes. (Which went back to normal once I stopped taking it.)

Everyone is different, listen to what your body tells you - yea or nay .

[Sarah8793]

LKelly8 and Lymetoo,

Thank you. I am feeling a little bit better about taking this now. I might try the mangosteen first.

[Lymetoo]

Be sure to buy the ORIGINAL MANGOSTEEN SUPPLEMENT. Others are only copycats and not very effective.