Richard I among other's here were quite distraught that Vioxx was withdrawn, I found it an excellent drug, with minimal side effects, luckily I was on average only taking 4 pills per month, I am now on Arcoxia, this has not been approved by the FDA, so you will not have this drug in USA , so I am told, but I am waiting for it to be withdrawn as well, it is only a matter of time, interesting fact that Celebrex has not been.

My blood pressure has risen, and is borderline these days, but I donot know if it is due to the drug I took, or whether it is because I gained some weight back that I had lost, when my blood pressure was quoted as being Excellent.