My blood pressure was as high as 157/103. After one month of drinking hibiscus tea; sometimes combined with olive leaf, ginger, hawthorn, and epimedium; my blood pressure is normal, 120/80.

I have been taking this for hip and joint pain due to arthritis for about two years. I was using Celebrex, and we switched. It has been as effective for me as the celebrex was and has allowed near normal activity and typically mild or controlled pain. I can still overdue and have severe pain (no jumping or running), but if I am careful, the pain is minimal. Forgetting a dose confirms that it is doing its job. No side effects that I know of.

I started drinking hibiscus tea because my blood pressure was starting to raise to the 145/75 level. I started exercise and diet but BP still did not lower, I added two to three cups of hibiscus tea and my BP has been consistently 128/58 or lower.

I am using Lodine for pain management and it does not seem to be working

I've been taking Lodine for nearly 4 years and have had no problems and almost no pain in my arthritic knee. I have blood tests every 6 months and have had no side effects. I'm very happy with it.

HAVE BEEN ON THE LODINE-XL FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. HAVE HERNIATED DISCS IN NECK , HAVE HAD BACK SURGERY AND DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. LABS HAVE ALL BEEN FINE AND AN EGD A FEW YEARS AGO REVEALED NO GI PROBLEMS. I WORRY ABOUT THE CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS BUT IT'S A BALNACE OF RISK VS BENEFITS AS WITH ANY NSAID. OVERALL, VERY SATISFIED WITH RESULT.

Took one pill and I was sick as a dog. I was vomiting,headachey,and diarrhea for 2 days. Will never take this med again. It's horrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Taking for arthritis pain. Pain about 80% gone but nausea has been getting worse and worse. Day 16 and I don't know if I'll be able to get through the work day. Crampy, itchy, headache, nausea. At this point I'd rather have the pain.

I need a complete knee replacement. This has been the only medication that has taken the edge off of the pain I suffer in my knees for years. I've taken all the narcotic pain killers and other nsaids prescribed. Yes, I still always have pain but this med has taken the edge off it so I can get around a little better, do more and that means a lot to me.

I took this medicine for back pain and after two doses I had diareha so bad I was bleeding internally. Do not take this medicine if other anti inflamitory medicines upset your stomach. This was the most horrible experience I have ever had.