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Does anyone know the true answer to this?? is celebrex gluten free? the gluten free bible says no, it contains gluten, but glutenfreedrugs.com says its gluten free... confuzzeled here.. help?

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Does anyone know the true answer to this?? is celebrex gluten free? the gluten free bible says no, it contains gluten, but glutenfreedrugs.com says its gluten free... confuzzeled here.. help?

Stephanie,

I would be confused as well!!! If I were you, I would either call the company directly, or call your pharmacist, and they will 1. either know the answer or 2. contact the company and find out for you themselves.

I'm sorry that I don't have a real answer for you! Let us know what you find out.

Laura

edit: I often use this website, and check the inactive ingredients. It looks safe to me.Open Original Shared Link

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Viola 1
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Does anyone know the true answer to this?? is celebrex gluten free? the gluten free bible says no, it contains gluten, but glutenfreedrugs.com says its gluten free... confuzzeled here.. help?

Hello, Yes Celebrex is gluten free. At least in Canada. And I think it comes from the US, so is likely gluten free in both countries.

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larry mac
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is celebrex gluten free?

tb,

I'm surprised anyone's still taking this medication. Viox, Bextra, and Celebrex are prescription COX-2 selective, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). There are differences, yet they are linked to each other. Viox was withdrawn from the market and has numerous lawsuits against the manufacturer.

I was taking Bextra for degenerative disc disease (which is very common in older persons). Following the discovery that Viox caused people to die of heart complications, my insurance company made it cost prohibitive for me to continue taking it. That proved to be a moot point when my doctor refused to authorize refills.

best regards, lm

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TinkerbellSwt
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I was surprised too about the script of Celebrex, it didnt do anything for me either way so I only took it for less than a week. I will call the company today.. I just was curious as there was a time when I had some suspicious symptoms, and some things are being brought to my attention, that I didnt realize at the time, and I was wondering about the Celebrex since I saw it in the gluten free bible. Thanks for the feedback!

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Viola 1
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tb,

I'm surprised anyone's still taking this medication. Viox, Bextra, and Celebrex are prescription COX-2 selective, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). There are differences, yet they are linked to each other. Viox was withdrawn from the market and has numerous lawsuits against the manufacturer.

I was taking Bextra for degenerative disc disease (which is very common in older persons). Following the discovery that Viox caused people to die of heart complications, my insurance company made it cost prohibitive for me to continue taking it. That proved to be a moot point when my doctor refused to authorize refills.

best regards, lm

I used to be on Viox, but when they took that off the market, Dr. put me on Celebrex. It didn't work for me, so was only on it for a short time. I'm on Mobicox now, which is one of the older anti-inflammatory drugs. But all three of these are gluten free ... although you can't get Viox anymore.

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Stephanie,

When I first went gluten-free, I was dismayed to read in the Gluten Free Bible that one of the BP meds I take daily was not gluten-free.

Luckily, I decided to call the manufacturer, and it turned out to be gluten-free after all!

I'm not the only one on here who have found inaccuracies in that book ;)

When it comes to meds, I always call the manufacturer :)

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.....Celebrex, it didnt do anything for me either way so I only took it for less than a week....

tb,

I could easily be mistaken, but I am under the impression that the three COX-2 NSAID's we are discussing (Viox, Bextra, & Celebrex) need to be taken for a while to be effective. Maybe weeks before you might see some results, depending on what your taking them for of course. They are not like the regular NSAID's like ibuprofen or aspirin where you take a couple for a headache or something.

I didn't notice anything at first on Bextra, but after a while I finally realized, hey my neck isn't as sore as usual. It also seemed to be doing a great job at preventing the flare-ups I would normally occasionally have.

Just one tiny pill once a day. I thought it was amazing. But like I said, nothing at first. You may have to be a patient patient. It's a moot point now though.

best regards, lm

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tb,

I could easily be mistaken, but I am under the impression that the three COX-2 NSAID's we are discussing (Viox, Bextra, & Celebrex) need to be taken for a while to be effective. Maybe weeks before you might see some results, depending on what your taking them for of course. They are not like the regular NSAID's like ibuprofen or aspirin where you take a couple for a headache or something.

I didn't notice anything at first on Bextra, but after a while I finally realized, hey my neck isn't as sore as usual. It also seemed to be doing a great job at preventing the flare-ups I would normally occasionally have.

Just one tiny pill once a day. I thought it was amazing. But like I said, nothing at first. You may have to be a patient patient. It's a moot point now though.

best regards, lm

I took Celebrex for about 4 months, and it wasn't effective so went onto Viox. That seemed to work much better, then of course they took it off the market and I changed back To Celebrex within a day of not having the Viox. You would think, because they are all the same type of medication it wouldn't have taken too long to see results.

Anyway ... not important, the one I'm taking is fairly effective :P

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larry mac
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.....You would think, because they are all the same type of medication it wouldn't have taken too long to see results.....

re: Viox, Bextra, & Clelbrex (and by way of rambling, SSRI's & Lexapro)

While I don't really understand much of the chemistry, only enough to recognize some of the terminology, it is surprising how the ever so slight variation in the chemical formula can alter the effects. They are similar enough to keep them together and separated from the other NSAID's. Yet at the same time they each behave differently.

I think the same can be said about SSRI's (selective seratonin reuptake inhibiters) such as lexapro, Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, and others. Just the slightest variation in the chemical formula means all the difference. A few years ago my wife thought I might be depressed or have empty nest syndrone when my daughters grew up and moved out. So my doctor gave me Prozac, then Zoloft, but even at low doses they both made me hyped up feeling. Half a dose of Lexapro did the trick however.

The funny thing about SSRI's, one of the side effects can be diarrheal, yet they are sometimes prescribed for IBS.

best regards, lm

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p.s., about Lexapro from wickipedia:

Escitalopram oxalate is derived from the drug citalopram which is a mixture of two mirror-image isomers, only one of which (S-citalopram) is thought to be responsible for the antidepressive effect of the medication, while the other (R-citalopram) has been shown to counteract the antidepressive effect. Lundbeck has split the isomers apart, taken the active isomer and has licensed it as the new drug Escitalopram. Escitalopram is the pure S-enantiomer (left-handed isomer) of the racemic bicyclic phthalane derivative citalopram, and is the most selective SSRI.

Escitalopram was released two years before the patent for citalopram was due to expire. The expiration of a patent means other companies can legally produce cheaper generic versions. On May 23, 2006, the FDA approved a generic version of escitalopram by Teva[2]. However, on July 14th, 2006 the the US District Court of Delaware decided in favour of Lundbeck regarding a patent infringement dispute and ruled the patent on escitalopram valid.[3]

Critics have argued that escitalopram, and the subsequent marketing campaign to persuade mental health professionals to prescribe it, is a ploy to promote sales of a virtually identical but considerably more expensive drug. However, preclinical and clinical data have shown differentiated effects of citalopram and escitalopram. In particular escitalopram has shown to be more effective in depressive patients and particularly shows higher efficacy vs. citalopram and other SSRIs in severely depressed patients.

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Does anyone know the true answer to this?? is Open Original Shared Link gluten free? the gluten free bible says no, it contains gluten, but glutenfreedrugs.com says its gluten free... confuzzeled here.. help?

Better make a consultation with your doctor

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Better make a consultation with your doctor

The doctor won't know. The best person to ask is your pharmacist or the company that makes the drug. Your pharmacist can give you the printout from the company and the contact info will be on it.

larry mac Enthusiast
larry mac
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Better make a consultation with your doctor

I wonder if Stefanie is still neeeding to know whether Celebrex is gluten-free after asking about it on Feb 15th 2007?

:D

This is a very common occurence. I've done it many times myself as anyone here will tell you.

Since this thread has been revived anyway, I'd like to add that I've been taking Celebrex for a few months. It comes in different dosages. All the different doses are the same cost with my mail order prescription company. Unfortunately, it's in capsule form, so you can't get a stronger dose pill and cut it in half to save money. Rat bastards. :angry:

I'm taking the 200mg dose. Since I take it more for preventative, It's hard to tell if it's working or not. But I think it is. Haven't had any kind of gluten-free related reaction as far as I know.

best regards, lm

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