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Bill, both edema and urticaria (itchy rash) are possible adverse reactions from Celebrex. Best regards, Kathrynne "William A. Parrette" wrote: > Well, I just spent the last hour and a half searching the Web > and the PIEN archives for some information with AltaVista (my fa- > vorite) and Google (everybody else's favorite) and came up with- > out finding anything substantial or useful. :-( > > So, I'll put my question out to the masses: Does anybody out > there have any experience with conflict between the pain medica- > tion called Celebrex and typical Parkinson's medications? > > I am currently taking Sinemet CR 50/200, Amantadine, Requip, > Selegiline, and Benztropine for PD and Levothyroxine for Thyroid > problems. I was prescribed (actually, given samples of) Celebrex > for arthritis pain and developed both a foot/leg swelling and an > itchy rash. It appears that when I stopped using Celebrex, the > swelling has been reduced significantly and it feels like the > rash is starting to go away. > > Does anybody have any similar or other experience? ... a Web > site they could point me to? > > Thanks, in advance, for any thoughts or experiences ... > > Bill-- > ...who says "No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats." > _.---.) > .. William A. Parrette ...... 7177 Heritage Drive ....+ (^--^)_.-" `; > .. [log in to unmask] .............. Westchester ............| ) ee ( 42 | > .. [log in to unmask] ......... OH 45069-4012 ..........|(_.__._) / > .. [log in to unmask] ..... 513/779-0780 ...........| `--', ,' | > .............. http://w3.one.net/~wap/ ...............+---- )-)_|--')_|--+ > " ""' ""' -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Constipation and Parkinson's" -- audiocassette & guidebook "Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Parkinson's disease" & Risk Assessment Tools "Risk for malnutrition and bone fracture in Parkinson's disease," J Nutr Elderly. V18:3;1999. http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/