PatientsLikeMe : Indomethacin Treatment Report

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Taking Indomethacin
10 Patients currently take Indomethacin
1 Patient stopped taking Indomethacin
lizupatree Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: none Upper limb: moderate Walking: mild See profile lizupatree since Jan 10, 1998

What is Indomethacin? Indomethacin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat acute gouty arthritis, acute bursitis/tendonitis, moderate to severe osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis.

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Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

11 patients in the community are taking or have taken Indomethacin.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Pain	3	27%
Headache	2	18%
Other	2	18%
Burning sensation, between shoulders	1	9%
Blurry vision/eye pain	1	9%
Headaches/ Migraines	1	9%
General health	1	9%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Indomethacin.

0 mg none	50 mg month	25 mg day	50 mg day	100 mg day	150 mg day
3	1	1	1	1	2

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Indomethacin or how long patients were taking Indomethacin before stopping.

Currently taking Indomethacin

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	1	3	1	2

Stopped taking Indomethacin

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	1	0	0	0	0

Why Patients Stopped Taking Indomethacin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	1	100%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate	100%	1

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	100%	1
None	0%	0

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)

lizupatree

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: mild

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by lizupatree
Aug 19, 2008