This is so ridiculous; my husband had a heart attack when the dr put him on celebrex 200mg 2x’s a day. He has less than 25% heart function and all he is getting is 30,000. What a sin! The attorney’s have been no prize package either. I think the only people that made any money are the states that received big bucks immediately.. Like they had a heart attack! They only just made the settlement so how long are we supposed to wait. We are broke!

my husband had a stroke, back in aug. 2003, and his doctor put him on pain killers, and bextra. he has had a few more strokes, and is disabled we don’t know if the bextra caused the other strokes, or not, but last year he developed a terriable skin rash that blistered, and kinda comes, and goes. I recently heard about the problems with bextra, and the law suits. I don’t know if it’s too late to contact someone or not? I live in TN.

the eagle has landed, call your attorneys , the money is starting to be released good luck to all.

My wife got her check finally. After all the fee’s I guess the check will do. But no amount of money can correct her heart problem.

I to have been waiting for my bextra settlement for quite some time now.My release papers were sent in and received by my attorney on June 26,2009.I contacted my attorney on August 24,2009.He said Pfizer sent my check 2 weeks ago and was deposited in an escrow account bearing interest for me,in a major bank.The holdup is supposedly some greedy lawyers in California wanting for more money for their fees.Also a U.S judge needing to approve the settlements.I was told that there is more than 5,000 people in my same predicament.My lawyer said it could be 2 weeks or maybe even 2 years.I am going over my lawyers head to find out who is actually preventing me from getting my settlement.I will find out and do whatever it takes to make sure this judge or lawyers either lose their job or get sued for blocking me from getting my money.I to suffered a heart attack after taking bextra for back pain.I as well am in jeopardy of losing my home.So please,everybody else push this issue as hard as I am.Maybe just maybe we can succeed by being persistant together!

CJ – Post a comment if your wife actually gets her settlement money, we were told Pfizer did not release the money yet to our attorneys. This waiting game & not knowing how long it is going to take is driving us crazy, bills are piling up & there isn’t enough money!

my loved one took bextra and had a heart attack – was told many different dates from the attorneys and now they state they don’t know how long it will be, they are waiting for money to be released by Pfizer. The attorneys were just contacted yesterday & thats what he was told – they are from Houston, TX

you know why sharks don’t attack lawyers right??? professional courtesy

I took Celebrex and Bextra my doctor stopped the Celebrex and told me to start Bextra, because the Celebrex was not helping, I took Bextra for years I had a mild stroke, a blood clot that came from my heart and landed in my wrist. I was told by the law office the settlement should be the middle of August 09. Nothing yet. Im in Colorado.

I took Bextra from Sept 04 to Nov 04 at which time I had a heart attack. I was 44 years old. My attorneys tell me the settlement money has been sitting in an account since Jan 09. The heart attack has ruined my life and I want my money.The law firm doesn’t seem to care about all the bills I have and the fact that I am out of weork on disability

i posted back a week ago on Aug 11th. I know only a week has passed, but is there ANYONE who knows where on he net to find ANY info whatsoever about WHEN the checks will be issued? I am desperate and need that check to keep from losing my home! J maz posted 5 weeks, I hope he’s right and that is the LATEST I receive my settlement check! I would appreciate any info anyone out there can share! And whats the difference between an Attorney and a Carp? One’s a big Fish, the others a scum sucking scavenger!~ (Actually I have met several Attorneys who are great, honest people who genuinely want to help. THEY laugh at the Attorney jokes!) Whats the difference between a dead dog in the road, and a dead attorny in the road? There’s skid marks in front of the dog…

.Hi CJ sure hope your news is good news. Would you mind sharing Which .attorney , cause mine seem to a 2 on a scale of 10 He’s sent 3 letters over the last year .You’ll get it in no latter than 6 wks

My wife called and left a voice mail for the attorney. He called her back last week and told her that Pfizer sent them the check and that the lawyers accounting dept has it and she should receive her check this week. Not holding my breath. Most lawyers never tell the truth.

I sent back my settlement papers the last week of July, and was told that the check would take 30 to 60 days to recieve, and I am trying to be hopeful, and keep checking my mailbox everyday. I too, like the rest, need that lousy settlement to pay many long overdue bills. I know its a waste to try contacting the attorney’s office regarding the actual disbursement date of my check, so all I can do is try to be patient. I do wish they would try to post SOMETHING about the disbursements on their web pages to help alieviate some of the stress of not knowing when.

My husband and I signed settlement papers back in Dec 08. We were told at that time he’d receive his settlement in April….then it became….May…..then end of June…..end of July…..blah ! blah! blah! Last week he was told by the lawyers office that the Judge is withholding the disbursements of the settlements……..has anyone else heard this same story? We just think we’re being given the run around. The stress this puts a person under can cause one to have another heart attack. My husband had a massive heart attack that should have killed him but thank the goodness the Lord wasn’t ready for him yet. He was taking Bextra for back pain when he had his heart attack.

I HAD BEEN TAKEING BEXTRA WHEN I STARTED TO FORGET THINGS LIKE TURNING THE STOVE OFF,OR MY KIDS PHONE NUMBERS. I FOUND OUT THAT I HAD HAD SEVERAL MINI STROKES. WHEN I CONFRONTED THE DOCTORS ABOUT IT NOT ONE OF THEM WOULD OWN UP TO IT BEING BEXTRA. I STOPPED TAKING IT AND MY MEMORY SLOWELY BEGAN TO COME BACK. TWO DOCTORS IN PERTICTULAR TOLD ME I WAS NUTS ,A DRUG CAN’T DO THAT TO ME BUT YET IT WENT AWAY WHEN I STOPPED TAKING BEXTRA.THEY ARE THE ONES WHO TOLD ME IN THE FRIST PLACE THAT I HAD SEVERAL MINI STROKES….AM I NUTS OR ARE THEY TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE HOT SEAT.

Whats the hold up on the money? Is Pfizer waiting for their stock to go up before they will release the money.

I hate to disagree with Gladys. No one is going to convince me that in that short of time that Celebrex did that kind of damage. No way.

I too was told that I would get my money in june 2009.I had not got my money yet.THe lawer said they are waiting for the money to be release. I had a triple bypass in Nov2008 and I need the money.

This is Gladys,my husban passaway Aug.23,2005 after taking celebrex for a month. He was in good health, After he passaway they did a Autopsy on him his dealth was from Necrosis Pancreatic cause by taking Celebrex, all his Organ was killed,liver lung pancreatic was eating itself. People must have a Autopsy done on their love one to see what did take them away you must ask for this if they passaway in the hospl. or at home. The person with the liver problem I wish you lucky with pziler I have been tring to get something sent 2006. With my lost i probly will be filling banksbury, I am having a hard time paying all my bill. God Bless Us all.

I think its a shame that this company felt the need to make people think that bextra would take away pain better pain medicane just to make money

The public is not being told about the damage that Celebrex does to your bones, ligaments and tendons. These anti inflammatories keep you from absorbing calcium. They also cause dehydration to your cartlidge which in turns causes the carlidge to become brittle and fall apart. While Celebrex helps with arthritis pain it is actually dystroying your joint and bones in the long run. I learned this by personal experience and doing research. Check google for “effects of Celebrex on bone health and fractures.” I descovered these problems when I had to have 4 knee replacements!

RE: Celebrex litigation I got settlement papers which I signed and returned on February 25th….They said settlements would be disbursed in 90-120 days…After 120 days I got another letter saying 90 ” more” days…..Something about some of the clients were now deceased and they had to have their estates represented….How many more of us will die before we quit getting ” lip service ” and finally get our settlement? I had a heart attack and now live with an irregular heartbeat…I took 400 mg of celebres a day for eighteen months….My MD, my cardiologist and my reumatologist all say the celebres caused the heart attack….The fact that pfizer hid the side effects of this horrible drug is criminal……the settlement amount is a joke but I accepted it,,,,Now when do I get it?

I just got a letter today stating Pfizer has to look over each and every claim and it could take another 5-6 months before funds are disbursed. Not Fair/unsatisfactory

I LOST MY HUSBAND IN 2005 FROM CELEBREX,IT WAS NOT A HEART ATTACK OR A STROKE BUT FROM WHAT THE DR. SAID WAS NECRTOING PANCREATITIS HE WAS 58 AT HIS DEATH IN VERY GOOD HEALTH JUST HAD KNEES PROBLEM. HE START TAKING CELEBREX IN JULY 2005 AND HE PASSAWAY AUG.2005 BEFORE CELEBREX HE WAS IN GOOD HEALTH. THE DOTORS SAID CELEBREX WAS THE CAUSE OF HIS DEATH IT WAS A SUDAN DEATH WE WERE MARRY 38YR 8 MONTH 5 DAYS WHAT A LOSS. I AM ON THE LAW SUIT BUT IT WILL NOT BRING HIM BACK.BUT IT WILL HELP MY PRAYER GONE OUT TO YOU ALL

I talked to my lawyer last week, he said that they are waiting on the authorization of release from the Bextra lawyers. He said it should be very soon.

I’m still patiently waiting too! Had two heart attacks a few months apart. I hope we get JUSTICE!!!!!!!!!!!

“loran” atleast you have gotten a call from the US courts. I haven’t gotten anything. I have yet to be told anything besides No one on this case was being paid until all liens on every case nationwide were paid. I have been waiting months for my check. signed all releases and everything. I jus wish they would hurry this up!

I`m not sure what this is all about. I did take bextra and am currently taking celebrex.

I have still not received my settlement and it is now the end ofJune. I was contacted by the US courts. They verified my address and said checks were being mailed out four weeks ago!! My attorney will not return my calls. Any updates from anyone else in this case?

I am wondering how someone could take a drug for 15 years that has not been on the market that long?(“Celebra” later named Celebrex was FDA approved in December 1998) just wondering

I just heard about all of the information on Celebrex a few weeks ago, from a tv ad. I was on celebrex for arthric pain a few years ago. I will have to look through my old medical records for the months/years I took it. I remember having very bad chest pains. I would be at my desk at work and I would feel like I was having a heart attack. My co-workers would look at me and question what was going on. I went to the emergency room several times and each time they ran ekg’s which showed nothing unusual. I questioned my doctor about the medication and he said I had nothing to worry about. I finally looked up the information on the internet and decided on my own NOT to take anymore of the drug. In the past few years I have developed high blood pressure, lots of pain in my legs and other medical issues that I NEVER had before this medication. My family is also checking into the death of my sister who was healthy with no history of heart problems yet suddenly died of a heart attack at age 52 WHILE taking Celebrex (9 years ago). Besides the side effects, the price of the drug was outrages.

I have been taking Celebrex for fifteen years…can only get records from the pharmacy dating back to 2001. How do I file a claim for over pricing of the drug.

Just had a heart attack a week ago…. my NEW doctor says because of Celebrex…… I took it for 12 years!

I TOOK CELEBREX BACK IN THE DAYS AND IT HAS GIVEN ME LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH MY HEAT AND WITH MY KINDEYS.

I resently saw a TV add about filing a claim for the drug celebrex. It was for the over pricing the drug company did before 2005 on it. Let me Know how I go about doing it. I live in South Carolina.

I started taking celebrex back in 1997 and took it up until I was switched in 2002 and was on Bextra until I had both of my knees replaced in 2005. After the surgery I had no more arthric pain. During the time of taking Celebrex I had some discomfort in my lower back like in the kidney area and 2 months ago I had a physical and now my doctor says I have some liver problems.

My husband died two years ago. I have a settlement. They offer me 12,000.00.My attorney want me to sign wrongful death release. I don’t think that is enough for all the pain I went through and my husband. My income has decrease because of his death. My attorney told me that was all I could receive since my husband was only on 200 millgrams. Do anyone know an attorney I can call

My elderly father for which I was Durable Power of Attorney died approximately 12 days after his doctor prescribed Celebrex for him without my knowledge since I live 200 miles away, and his doctor had a copy of my Durable POA. My father lived alone in his own apartment, had a girlfriend, drove and took care of his minor business on his own. He was in fair health taking only blood pressure medication that I know was a routine medication for him. He was lying in the hospital, coherent and I came from OKC, OK when I got a call from his doctor and he said he believed the appliance that was put in place when he had an aortic aneurysm removed in 1996 was leaking blood and he was passing blood in his stool. It was not until I told him, well why don’t you call the doctor in Tulsa who did that procedure and have him treat him. They then wanted me to sign a DNR and I said no, if my father wanted to do that, he was capable, and he did. The they scurried around and airlifed him to Tulsa where he passed away 45 minutes after arriving there. The doctor there said his problem as he saw it had been going on for about 2 weeks and did not know why they didn’t send him to another hospital to a specialist. I did not know this until recently all the symptoms associated with Celebrex. I got my father’s death certificate out and it read Ischemic Bowel, G.I. Bleed, and cardiopulmonary arrest. My father never had a history of heart problems. In conclusion in my opinion based on the causes of death from this drug are that it killed him. it appeared to me my father was bleeding internally and they were doing nothing about it as they thought it was a leak from his aortic aneurysm appliance. And so why did they not get a specialist in this field, like his doctor in Tulsa who when contacted said send him for a direct admit. HIs PCP knew his history and did nothing until I suggested them call him and that doctor said send him to Tulsa for a direct admit. He was bleeding to death internally and they were just letting him die.

My wife took celebrex over a three year span. She passed away three years from what was diagnosed as sudden cardia arrest. No history of heart problems, however, syptoms, proglamic from taking celebrex. Also, her doctor knew she was taking aspirin. I would like to file a claim. My life has been miserable since I lost my wife of thirty =five years. II have just heard that Pfiser is making settlements.

Hello. I was in a car accident in November 07, with extreme damage to my legs and feet. I was prescribed Celebrex for pain. Now I have swelling in my ankles and feet and legs. My doctor told me she thinks it is from taking the Celebrex. Now I have to go through extensive tests to make sure it hasn’t damaged my heart.

I have been taking celebrex going on a 1 1/2 now Since taking this medicine. I have been experiencing chest pain. The ad on TV alerted me to have greater concerns of heart attacks.

to Dr. Danny I was on Celebrex and about 3 days after going off it i had a major heart attack,i was slightly overweight non smoker no history of heart problems in my family my prescription was 1 to 2 tablets(200 mg) once or twice daily as needed for pain and i did exercise and did not have cholesterol problems and i was 42 years old

I took celbrex for several years for my back condition, in the 2001 through 2005 years. My medical problems escalated 300 percent during this time. Some of the medical issues I had were, prolaspe rectum, bladder fell,then I had cohesions of the colon. which resulted in a complete colon, rectum removal. A continent illeospy was put in me stomach with a stoma tube to releive my waste. This works pretty well after 4 operations in Oschner Hosp, New Orleans. My lower has a desease called Arachnoiditis, clumping of the last 5 vertabrae in my lower back. I could be parlyzed perm with even a slight movement. M life has been put on hold and Doctors claim nithing can be done for fear of more damage..

Folks there are some huge misconceptions about celebrex. I am one of the people that did absolutely have an MI from celebrex at 400mg twice a day. I was 46 years old taking the meds for familial polyposis and 0.5 percent risk factor with no smoking low lipids and no heart disease. I am a very well trained doctor and I still use celebrex as the main anti-inflammtory presciption medication. It is a very good medication and at 200 mg has absolutely no increase risk over motrin or naprosyn in cardiac or stroke events. As much as people are not going to want to hear that, it is the truthe. People taking 100 mg twice a day are at no increased risk. It is up in the air if even the 400 mg a day has any increase in risk. The dosing that was in the studies that were not disclosed in a timely matter were in Alzheimer’s and Familial Polyposis studies. It really concerns me that even the woman that cuts my hair said “Danny I took that celebrex, could I get in on that lawsuit.” I hid my real feelings when I told her” you had to have had a heart attack or stroke and you didn’t.” that is one of the problems with law and medicine today. You cannot smoke 2 packs of cigarettes a day be over weight and 70 nyears old and blame the arthritis medicne and that is what is happening more times than not. This is hurting the people that were truely damqged by the action ofPfizer.

I have taken celebrex my cardiolgist recommened it nine days before my by-pass surgery I had periods of forgetting to breathe and was put on oxygen when I went to bed I know longer have the oxygen. I had taken celebrexwhen it first came out before this I was on different things for mt arthritis

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does anyone know if there were any cases in canada i took bextra for a few months had to stop.made my heart race i was around 28 at the time.

I was taking celbrex from 2002- 2006 for arthrist pain. I recently found out I have sleep apena my heart stop twice according to the sleep test. I now sleep with with a c pap machine everynight.

I have been on celebrex for 9 yrs,, and if I dont take it I am so misserable I have to take it once a day, no heart problems,, but the tv said I was overpaying,, I sure was 58.00 for 30 tablets will they pay me for the over priced scrips???