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  • October 8, 2012 at 5:13 pm #20674
    angieg
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    Was just wondering if anyone has found anything that’s effective for the joint pain caused by zelboraf. I am on once daily Meloxicam but it does nothing. Tylenol does nothing. I don’t like to take strong pain killers because they make me sick and I just fall asleep. Thanks

    October 8, 2012 at 7:27 pm #56879
    marta010
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    My husband takes vitamin D to help with the joint pain. He’s on 2000iu/day. His joint pain subsided after about three months on Zelboraf, which was about the same time he started taking the vitamin D.

    October 8, 2012 at 7:51 pm #56880
    rochelle
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    I had chronic joint pain after a round of treatment in 2010. I was put on a couple of anti-inflammatories, tramadol and mobic (meloxicam). I gave up on the tramadol because it was too sedating but I kept taking the meloxicam. One dose in the morning and one at night. It didn’t make me feel like I was 25 again, but it gave me enough relief so I wasn’t always distracted by the pain. The trick was to take the meloxicam consistently. The good news is, the joint pain did finally subside and I rarely take a meloxicam…but I still have them just in case :)

    Hang in there…I hope you find relief soon…

    Martha

    October 8, 2012 at 11:03 pm #56881
    angieg
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    Thanks. I’ll talk to my doc about these on wed when I see him.

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