46 patient evaluations for Meloxicam

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Apr 15, 2011 (Started Aug 16, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (whole body hurts to the touch)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Advice & Tips: This drug made me worse!
Cost: < $25 monthly

Mar 1, 2011 (Started Aug 16, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (whole body hurts to the touch)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Advice & Tips: All I can say is that it made me worse!!!
Cost: < $25 monthly

Feb 2, 2011 (Started Aug 16, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (whole body hurts to the touch)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Advice & Tips: This drug made me worse!
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jan 1, 2011 (Started Aug 16, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (whole body hurts to the touch)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 x 7.5 mg/5 mL Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 3, 2011 (Started Jun 20, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain in right hip)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 7.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Reduced hip pain to zero, so I have (temporarily?) stopped taking it. No recurrence of hip pain after 3 weeks.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Jul 9, 2011 (Started Jun 20, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain in right hip)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 15 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Has eliminated the pain in my right hip. My neurologist says the pain is due to PD but I think it is due to arthritis; otherwise, whay would an arthritis drug be so effective?
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 17, 2011 (Started Jun 10, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 x 7.5 mg/5 mL Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 1, 2011 (Started Jul 16, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Pain, Inflamation, muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 15 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

May 16, 2011 (Started Sep 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for arthritis pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (gastric ulcer)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: I got 2 small ulcers from the Meloxicam.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 20, 2011 (Started Mar 19, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for muscle pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 7.5 mg/5 mL Daily
Advice & Tips: Doctor did not ask enough before giving this to me. I woke up not able to breath and it messed with my head too
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 3, 2011 (Started Jan 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 7.5 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jul 31, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 7.5 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 4, 2010 (Started Jun 08, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 15 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: not strong enough..worked at first
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 21, 2011 (Started May 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 15 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

May 2, 2009 (Started May 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 15 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 1, 2010 (Started Jul 27, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for arthritis pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 15 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: use as needed for arthritis pain
  • 0 helpful marks
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