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Reviewer: Liz, 45-54 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I am 46 and have osteoarthritis in both hips. I'm trying to wait on hip replacements but in the meantime, I want to continue to be active without pain that keeps me up at night. I've been on Piroxicam for 30 days now and have noticed my usual joint inflammation has decreased significantly. I still have pain and stiffness but not like before. I've lost weight on this drug because I can
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Reviewer: echo210, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months
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I have been taking 20mg of piroxicam for 3 months. I was taking it daily for first 30 days and gain 9lbs. Doctor told me there will be water retention so in my case he recommended 3x per week. Taking daily it worked great but, on 3x per day it has not been as effective. My knees are bad, especially my left knee, so doctor gave me an injection to my left knee of Methylprednisolone 80mg and it wo
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Reviewer: buck, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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Reviewer: 45-54 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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