Thread: celebrex/celecoxib pain killers do nothing

I've had a lot of muscle pain for years which can cause some really revolting headaches. Over the years, under the advice and supervision of doctors and pharmacists I have successfully used codeine based painkillers (one with ibuprofen and a different one with aspirin included). A new doctor has said she wants to get me off painkillers by starting me on a different long lasting painkiller to take every day to get the pain down to zero and then for me to come off those as well.

What she prescribed is Celebrex 200mg which contains celecoxib 200mg. I tried it every day for 2 and a half weeks but it did nothing to soothe the pain as the pain remained at the same levels. When it got bad where I'd usually take the codeine painkillers I wasn't able to take anything additional and I've had days of such bad headaches all I could do was lie in bed and toss and turn. I've stopped taking them and am waiting to get in to see a doctor after the Easter break.

I'm just wanting to know if anyone else has ever used a celecoxib based painkiller and found it to be useless. I'm worried the doctor will think I'm lying and just want to keep taking the codeine based ones. I know people can get addicted to codeine and know they might jump to that conclusion. I like to think I'm not addicted to codeine as I can go a week or more without them when I can keep the muscle pain down for that long by keeping stress low, diet good and doing heaps of exercise. The balance is hard to keep but I can do it for stretches.