Thread: Meloxicam

Does anyone have any personal, first-hand experience with Meloxicam, as [part of] a treatment for A/OA/RA?

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TIA.

Take it everyday. Started late 2018.
really helps my knee/ ankle pains

I can't help you with your question but I about fell out of my chair reading this.

"I'm a social vegan. I avoid meet."

I don't take it right now but I did take it for years. It's a more powerful non steroidal anti inflammatory. You just have to watch side effects if you take it long term. You don't want to take more than 7.5mg long term.

Originally Posted by 32t

I can't help you with your question but I about fell out of my chair reading this.

"I'm a social vegan. I avoid meet."

I wish I could say I came up with this, but I didn't... I read it on Instagram. Given my social-distancing lifestyle (pre-dating Covid-19 by many years), I decided to make it mine own. Glad you liked it.

Just to kind of wrap things up, I've been taking a single (doctor prescribed) 15mg tablet once-a-day (@breakfast) for right on two weeks, and it's definitely effective -- much more so than Ibuprofen. Once the R/L wrist splints arrive (are you listening, VA?) for nighttime wear, the Meloxicam ought to fully cover the daytime. I hope so, anyway. Who knows? I might even return to straight-razor shaving!

Took it for several years. Like most NSAIDS, it can really mess up the ole belly. I've been using a topical (Voltaren) NSAID for the last two years. Effective and, being topical, doesn't contribute to ulcers.