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• claudia // Oct 23, 2004 at 1:11 pm

  I have taken celebrex for years, and I have problems because of it, Is there a class action law suite?

• Margaret Weiss // Nov 5, 2004 at 3:55 pm

  I have taken celebrex for about 8yrs.

  I would like to know if there is a

  Class Action law suit?

  Posted: November 5,2004

• John Evans // Nov 5, 2004 at 7:47 pm

  I have some concers regarding Celebrex.

  I have been taking it for 4 years. Is this law suite also in Canada

• Troy // Nov 6, 2004 at 8:44 am

  I have taken celebrex for about 4 years, and I am very curious about the repurcustions that may be related.

• marla // Nov 6, 2004 at 12:53 pm

  I took celebrex for approximately 3 weeks and now I have extremely high blood pressure 200 over 110 and have to take medication I never had high blood pressure before taking this medication is there as class action law suit

• John // Nov 10, 2004 at 9:42 am

  I am interested in talking with Canadians who suffered negative symptoms with celebrex.

• Sandra Lowe // Nov 12, 2004 at 6:19 pm

  I took Celebrex 4 1/2 years ago and suffered a stroke during the time I was on Celebrex. I am no longer taking any medication for arthritis. I want to know if there is a class action law suit for Celebrex

• NormanThomas // Nov 18, 2004 at 7:37 pm

  I took celebrex for approximately three years. I experienced shortness of breath, and chest pains which led to having quadruple bypass surgery. Is there a class action lawsuit against celebrex for those side effects.

• Thomas Conry // Nov 21, 2004 at 12:12 am

  I have been taking Celebrex for a long time or at least for the past two years or more. I also had shortness of breath and took a stress test and failed it. I ended up in hospital with open heart surgery. I had to have a 4 way bypass. I have never had heart or problems like this before? I dont know if Celebrex had something to do with this or not? I quit taking this medication because I also think it had something to do with raising my blood pressure? Has anyone else had any of these problems taking Celebrex?

• Don // Nov 29, 2004 at 5:42 pm

  I was prescribed Celebrex over two years ago, then it was increased to two a day. One month later, I had a massive heart attack. I have no history of heart problems, nor does my family, I feel it was a result of Celebrex. I would advise anyone taking it to see if they might find an alternative.

• Cathy // Dec 2, 2004 at 11:10 am

  I have been taking Celebrex for about 6 years. Lately, I have noticed a shortness of breath and would be interested in any information concerning this drug, its side effects, etc. Thanks, hopefully something good will come of this information sharing.

• Linda Orff // Dec 6, 2004 at 8:31 am

  i have taken celebrex for years was on viox for a short time went back to celebrex still on it take 2 a day i have had bypass surgey several heart attacks sever shortness of breath disable only have one artie open now

• sarah seigel // Dec 13, 2004 at 9:14 am

  I have taken celebrex and I experience

• Frances // Dec 13, 2004 at 3:00 pm

  I was taken Celebrex and experience vomiting of blood and shortness of breath due to heart palpitations. My blood pressure was uncontrolable and now I still experience highs and lows with my pressure. Is there a class act lawsuit against Celebrex?

• Peter S Thomas // Dec 14, 2004 at 5:54 am

  I was diagnosed for a slip disc in April 2001 and prescribed Celebrex by an orthopedic surgeon.I was on it for a couple of months but it didn’t help and was prescribed Vioxx.In November of 2002 I felt a tightening of my chest with palpitations and chest pain and I refered to a cardiologist for a full physical examination. He did the relevant tests and remarked that there was nothing wrong with my heart. However in Jan of 2003 I suffered a major heart attack with 3 blocks , one of which was stented. I believe my heart attack could have being the side effect of either CELEBREX OR VIOXX.I would appreciate if anyone could inform my of similar effects. I am also interested to find out if I have a case against Pfizer.I can be contacted at petmary@tm.net.my

• Ray // Dec 14, 2004 at 3:27 pm

  Recently took celebrex for post-surgical inflammation. Skin eruptions on face appeared after 2 weeks. Tendonitis appeared in both hands and feet after 3 weeks. Systolic blood pressure jumped 50 points after 4 weeks use. Make your problems known to the FDA- file a medwatch report at fda.org, better statistics and warnings about daily monitoring are needed for those for whom this product may be a poison.

• Simon // Dec 15, 2004 at 1:25 am

  I took Celebrex, prescribed by a doctor in Germany, for a brief period of time to cope with some disk pain in my neck that was radiating down one arm. Upon taking Celebrex I felt heart palpitations and my appearance was flushed. I obviously stopped taking it, but then had shortness of breath and felt faint. I also began to wake at night fighting for breath. I went to see my doctor who was alarmed at the heart rate and I was immediately sent to hospital. They quickly established that my ECG was highly irregular and off I went to IT. It transpired that one of the nodes around my heart had stopped working and only half of my heart was pumping (at about 40 bpm in the day and around 20 at night). I spent three weeks in hospital and the cardiologists did every conceivable test. What they found was an otherwise healthy heart (I am a non smoker, not overweight and an avid cyclist) that, for reasons they never ascertained, had simply stopped working correctly. I was eventually fitted with a pacemaker and continued to suffer from periodic bouts of shortness of breath — again something completely unfamiliar to me prior to taking Celebrex. I was released from hospital as an idiopathic case. The shortness of breath seems to be easing a little (perhaps helped by cycling?)but I am left with a pacemaker at a relatively early age. Proving that any of this is linked to Celebrex is difficult, but it is certainly a remarkable coincidence that all of this started (or was triggered) when I took the drug. Incidentally, three weeks in hospital fixed my neck!

• Ray // Dec 15, 2004 at 8:54 am

  PLEASE LET THE FDA HEAR YOUR STORY!- IT’S IMPORTANT..they are supposed to be reviewing celebtex in Feb 2005, I believe. Go to FDA.gov and enter a Medwatch report- it takes a few minutes but is a very important feedback tool provided by them. They want to know. If celebrex has 1/3 the risk of Voixx and if estimated Voixx deaths were 50,000, they think this is ok!- do the math. We need to step up and help those who would otherwise become injured or die while using this product.

• Don // Dec 15, 2004 at 8:43 pm

  I would like to bring your attention to the previous post, if we all file a Medwatch report it will be hard for them to ignore us. If you haven’t sent yours in yet, do it now. I just did, it is simple to do, and don’t cost you a penny!

• Eyria // Dec 17, 2004 at 9:29 am

  I have been taking celebrex now for 2 years for my hip and just this past july I had a Minor heart attack was hospitalized for 4 days with heart rates between 130-150 laying down for 2 of those days. To this day I still have shortness of breath. I would like to know what is going on with this and what I would need to do.

• Ray // Dec 17, 2004 at 1:00 pm

  AT LAST!- NOW THEY FINALLY BELIEVE US-

  Pfizer finds increased heart risk with Celebrex

  Pfizer Inc. says it has found an increased risk of heart problems with patients taking its painkiller Celebrex, a drug that is in the same class as the Vioxx, which was pulled from the market in September because of safety concerns.

  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6727955

• AZ // Dec 17, 2004 at 2:29 pm

  My father had taken Celebrex for 8 months and had congestive heart failure, even though he never had any heart desease and had a complete physical checkup a year before with no heart problems. I had heard that Vioxx had the history of causing heart attacks and thought maybe Clebrex had something to do with his death, no my suspicions have come true.

• ROBERT // Dec 17, 2004 at 2:38 pm

  I TOOK CELEBREX FOR SEVERAL YEAR FOR OESTEOARTHIRITIS..I TOOK IT WHEN I WAS

  IN PAIN..WHEN I TOOK IT I FELT

  I WAS FLOATING…I TOLD MY DOCTOR.

  IN DECEMBER 2003 I PASSED OUT AT HOME

  AND WAS ADMITTED TO THE CARDIAC UNIT

  AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL…MY BLOOD PRESSURE

  WAS VERY HIGH. I HAVE NOT TAKEN CELEBREX IN OVER 11 MONTHS.

  MY DOCTOR HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO STOP

  TAKING CELEBREX ALL TOGETHER.

  I FEEL THIS IS A VERY POTENT MEDICATION

  AND WAS THE CAUSE OF MY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE RISING SO HIGH AND CAUSING NE TO BLACKOUT

• Ray // Dec 17, 2004 at 4:01 pm

  Have you experienced heart problems while taking Celebrex? If so, please contact NewsCenter 5 producer Mike Cole at -

  http://www.thebostonchannel.com/health/4005608/detail.html

  (click on the email link)

• tom jenkins // Dec 17, 2004 at 8:55 pm

  i was put on celebrex 2 years ago by my doctor because the ibuprofen for my lower back was causing me severe reflux problems. i experienced a minor heart attack 8 months ago. Ever since I’ve taken celebrex, i have experienced palpitations and anxiety. The celebrex was my only new medication in the past 2 years and I think it has alot to do with my heart attack. I was doing everything else right just like the doctor told me. In fact, I even cut back my smoking to only a pack a day 8 months ago and cut my weight by 60 pounds down to 290lbs. My doctor told me i was doing everything right so can’t understand why i experienced my heart attack and palpitations. now I can’t even undergo therapy for my back. This celebrex has caused me to worry so much I think my blood is going up again. I’m really worried about having a stroke. How do i join the class action law suit?

• Keith // Dec 17, 2004 at 9:22 pm

  I took Celebrex for a couple of years, and during the time I was taking the drug I had to wear a heart monitor twenty four hours for a about a week. I live in New York, is there a law suit?

• Ray // Dec 18, 2004 at 9:41 am

  Contact an attorney. They are reviewing cases. Be persistent and patient- they are quite busy with Voixx suits as well as celebrex.

  Use search engines or check your local listings for them.

• Eric Love // Dec 19, 2004 at 11:59 am

  A Class Action Lawsuit seems likely after Pfizer’s bad news this week on Celebrex. I had taken Celebrex 200 mg. daily for over 3 years up until 9/6/04, when I had a massive heart attack. Age 53, few risk factors and no family history of heart problems. I live midway between Birmingham, AL and Atlanta, GA. Any tips on attorney(s) to contact??

• Jill // Dec 20, 2004 at 8:24 am

  My father with no heart obvious heart problems, took celebrex for 14 days. On the morning he died he took cellebrex… developed a rash on his chest and died at abour 10:30 of a massive heart attack. This was in 2002. Anyone else have a rash prior to heart attack?

• Jill // Dec 20, 2004 at 10:09 am

  My father with no heart obvious heart problems, took celebrex for 14 days. On the morning he died he took cellebrex… developed a rash on his chest and died at abour 10:30 of a massive heart attack. This was in 2002. Anyone else have a rash prior to heart attack?

• michael riddick // Dec 20, 2004 at 12:30 pm

  is there a class action lawsuit against celebrex- i had a heart attack and triple bypass surgury in nov 2003? i have been taking 400 mg a day for several years

• ANTOINETTE // Dec 23, 2004 at 3:54 pm

  MY MOM HAD A SERIES OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS BUT AFTER TAKING CELEBREX HER ILLNESS BECAME WORST SHE ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL FOR TWO MONTHS AT A TIME, SHE RECEIVED KIDNEY PROBLEMS AND SHE HAD STROKES BACK TO BACK AND SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HER BREATHING COULD THIS HAD COME FROM TAKING THIS PRESCRIBED MEDICATION?

• Toni // Dec 28, 2004 at 7:49 am

  My husband started having trouble brething and then started experiencing chest pain. He stopped taking Celebrex immediatly once he heard the news abot this medication possibly causing heart problem. He wnt to the Dr. this week and they discovered he has a floppy heart vlave which was not an apparnet problem before. His heart races and he sometimes cannot breathe. Is there something that can be done? He is now on a medication for his heart.

• Joe // Dec 29, 2004 at 6:41 am

  I took Celebrex for 4 months during 2001 for my tennis elbow. On October 2001 I waked up with abnormal heart palpitations and immediately was taken to the Hospital. I was confirmed with arrhythmia; spent 4 nights at the hospital, endure a procedure, to find nothing wrong with my heart. To this date 12/2005 my heart still beats abnormally and I occasionally feel shortness of breath. What are the chances of a class law suit? And what do I have to do, to be involved.

• Beth // Jan 5, 2005 at 7:30 pm

  Beth says:

  I have taken the drug called CELEBREX,about 5years ago and I was hospilized I really thought I was going to dye before I made it to the hospital . I started feeling real funny I can’t explain it, then I got real hot, my face started turning red, then I broke out in a rash all over I knew I was having a reaction was not but just a few minutes I started having chest pains thats when I really got scared.I made it to the E.R. I finally got alittle relief my doctor was on call and he knew what was happening to me. But honestly I don’t think he was telling me the truth about everything, he said it was a real bad reaction . I think Iit was more than that cause still till this day I can’t hold out to do much of anything without getting totally out of breath,and with my age like it is I am only 35 years old, I should not get so tired so easy. If you have any suggestions on what I should do please feel free to let me know I sure would appreciate it.

  Thanks for listens to all of my problems may God bless you.

• Ray // Jan 13, 2005 at 6:44 am

  I have posted on this board as I too have suffered from celebrex poisoning but I managed to find some helpful information on herbal help for the heart.

  My poisoning came about after 6 weeks on low dose celebrex so do not be fooled by the statement that the problems are only with large doses.

  The drug companies are being legally ignorant and misleading. They know that it has to do with how an individual processes the drug internally and for many of us the level in the blood goes toxic very quickly. Maximum damage showed up about eight weeks after starting celebrex (2 weeks after stopping).

  I’m not affiliated with any company or product and this should not be interpreted as medical advice, but I believe everybody needs to make up their own mind by looking at all the information.

  I suffered horrible palpitations and sleep deprivation from something that felt like suffocation as I was drifting off. Those symptoms have just about gone after following a strict schedule on herbal supplements that are well-known as being heart-healthy.

  It requires some discipline and a little money investment but I’ll be a fool twice if I’m ever going to trust a Pfizer drug to fix my condition (or any other designer drug).

  Swansonvitamins.com have very reasonable prices and quality.

  Anyway, please take a look at this article-

  http://www.wrc.net/wrcnet_content/herbalresources/newsletters/bloospressure.htm

  Wishing all my fellow-sufferers a speedy recovery.

  Ray

• Debbie // Feb 7, 2005 at 6:33 pm

  My father has been disabled for almost 20 years due to a severe back injury. Since his injury, he has had trouble with his discs, leg nerves, etc. His doctor is constantly switching his pain and inflamatory medications because his body gets used to them after a while. About 5-6 years ago my father complained of chest pains and ended up going through a quad bypass. He has not had any heart problems since his bypass and has felt better except for his back and nerve problems. His doctor put him on Celebrex a year or so ago to help with his back problems and now his blood pressure is sky-high. They have put him on all types of blood pressure medicine and they only make him very lathargic and tired, so much that he can only be out and about for an hour or so. I am wondering if the celebrex is causing his blood vessels to restrict and causing his bp to soar. We live here in Ohio, but they are out in Arizona for the winter. The doctor there took him off of Celebrex today. Anyone with info?

• Zee // Mar 1, 2005 at 1:08 pm

  My 89 year old grandmother, whom I’d never know to be sick a day in my life, died after taking Celebrex. Shortly after she began taking the medicine (for minor arthritis in her knees), she began to complain of stomach aches, had unexplainable bleeding, black stools & shortness of breath which eventually led to an irregular heartbeat, the installation of a pacemaker and her death. All this in a matter of 2-3 months. I was suspicious of her taking this medicine from the start. I know that she was old but I don’t believe her death was from natural causes. I know it was from Celebrex.

• Deborah // Apr 24, 2005 at 6:59 am

  I was 46 yrs old.,with no serious medical problems. In May of 2003 I was given Celebrex. On July 7, 2003 I had a mild stroke. I had taken celebrex that night before going to sleep. Even now I have rapid heart beats and my blood pressure goes from high to low sometimes although it is ususally in normal ranges.

  Where do I find information about this class action law suite?

• Mary Horton // Jun 28, 2005 at 4:08 pm

  I took celevbrex for a few years and now I have pain all through my chest and shoulderblade down my arm, I have flu symptoms and tired wore out all the time I want in a class action siut these people should not get by with having us people take medicine to kill us or that is dangerous, I am fed up with all the pain I am having, can someone tell me where to sigh up for a class action suit,

  Mary

• dave s // Jul 6, 2005 at 4:29 pm

  My mother was taking Vioxx and then put on Celebrex. She had a massive heart attach last Saturday 6-25 in the emergency room. She then had another one at the hospital on 6-28 that took her life. Nothing could be done in time and I suspect this drug caused this. There has been no heart problems in our family history. Where is the lawsuits going with this???

• willistine // Jul 9, 2005 at 6:37 pm

  I was on celebrex for a year and I’m allergic to sulfur. I would wake up numb from my neck to my feet. I ended up with asthma like symptoms, I also had sytemateic candida and etc. Yes there is a class action against.

• JvS // Jul 13, 2005 at 10:51 am

  Interested in others who might have noticed unusual weight gain, and had extreme difficulty losing the weight after taking celebrex. How long does it take to lose the weight after you’ve stopped taking celebrex? Definitely burning more calories than are consumed here..am convinced it’s celebrex though each doctor thinks it can’t be so. Frustrated!

• AL Gonzales // Aug 13, 2005 at 5:15 pm

  Am taking the drug know,200 mg a day. Will talk too my Doctor monday and ask for new drug or no drug at all.

• Jeanne // Aug 18, 2005 at 2:30 pm

  I had problems related to osteoarthritis in my back after working as a waitress for over eighteen years at Disney. The prescription Celebrex made me have heart palpitations and caused the room to darken on more than one occasion. Soon after, I slipped in a puddle in the kitchen, contorting my spine down on a wooden tray jack and blacked out for a moment. The Disney doctors claim that according to xrays, my problems are from natural degenerative illness. This was in early 2003. When I had told my doctor about the heart palpitations, she merely suggested that I should take the Celebrex less often. However I suspected something was gravely wrong so I stopped taking Celebrex. Even now sometimes my heart flutters for no apparant reason. As recently as last week I reminded the doctor’s nurse that the Celebrex had caused me trouble with heart palpitations. She tried to write that I was allergic. I said, “No, I think that Celebrex causes these problems in most people that take it”.

  She crossed out the word Celebrex from my chart entirely.

• Alan Rycroft // Aug 23, 2005 at 4:12 pm

  I had been taking Celebrex for four years.(400mg/day) On 3/11/04 I had to have triple bipass surgery(CABG). The only simptom I had was Cardiac Arytmia. My heart attack risk factors were low,and there is no family history of heart attack. Cholesterol and triglicerides had been low. I live in New Jersey. Does anyone know of Class Action suits or a lawywer that would take my case?

• Alan Rycroft // Aug 23, 2005 at 4:20 pm

  Addendum Re: Celebrex/heart.

  My email is arycroft@juno.com Phone 201-935-1820

• Celso Rivera Jr // Sep 5, 2005 at 11:38 pm

  My father was taking Vioxx and then put on Celebrex. He had a major heart attack last tuesday 8/30 now he has to get a tripple bypass surgery. I suspect these drugs caused this. There has been no heart problems in our family history.Please send us info on who we can speak to about legal matters thank you.

• Celso Rivera Jr // Sep 6, 2005 at 8:52 am

  My father was taking Vioxx and then put on Celebrex. He had a major heart attack last tuesday 8/30 now he has to get a tripple bypass surgery. I suspect these drugs caused this. There has been no heart problems in our family history.Please send us info on who we can speak to about legal matters thank you.

• Cameron // Oct 2, 2005 at 12:35 pm

  I am 30 years old. I was on Celebrex for 1 1/2 years due to arthritis. 2 months previous to starting I completed my first marathon and 5 triathalons. During treatment a heart murmor developed and I demonstrated a dramatic reduction of cardiovascular abilities. Now, 2 years later I developed bilateral blood clots in my veins. I am trying to determine what is happening.

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