By Admin on Oct 19, 2009 in Medicine
I have brusitus in the shoulder and the doc has given me this. They pharmicisit has said that it can make me very very sleepy. I’m worried about taking now because I have 2 girl scout troops and 3 kids to worry about 
Has anyone taken this stuff and did it make you sleepy? it’s 2x 75mg once a day
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just because indomethacin is a NSAID doesn’t mean it is exactly the the same as all others drugs in this class – silly assumption.
the pharmacist is right… it CAN cause this, but it only did so in 1% of the trial group as referred to in MIMS 2004 – (Australian drug guide – heaps of info – exactly what your doctor was looking at when he prescribed it – or international equivelent)
thats a normal dose and so side effects are unlikely -but if they do occur chat with your doctor and get something different because not all NSAIDs are the same!
Aussie Nurse | Oct 19, 2009 | Reply
Indomethacin is an NSAID, just like Advil or Aleve. If neither of those make you sleepy, the Indocin likely won’t either. I don’t know why the phamacist would tell you that, because NSAIDS are not like narcotics, and I’ve NEVER taken an NSAID that caused drowsiness. Maybe he/she was confused about what type of medication it is?
Mandy VZ | Oct 19, 2009 | Reply