When I first had wrist pain, a Dr. prescribed Vioxx for me. He claimed the side effects are very rare, and that part of the increased risk of heart attack is that people are switching from aspirin to Vioxx. So it's not that Vioxx is causing harm, but that people lose the benefit of aspirin.

He also told me all I had was tendinitis, and that my upper back and neck pain would go away when my wrists healed. Months later he told me I had to change careers (meaning not use a computer!) in order to help my wrists. So I don't fully trust him.

It also did nothing to cure my problems. All it did was cover up the pain, and when they wore off, it caused a back-lash affect on my body, and making my symptoms worse, not better.

It was a little scarey having my heart have all those extra beats even though they were not dangerous, according to the cardiologist. As soon as I stopped taking Vioxx, they stopped.

I now take Celebrex and don't have any problems. My husband takes Vioxx and has no apparent side effects from it.