COX-2s have had this reported about them since day one. I convinced my mother to get off Celebrex for her back pain, but it wasn’t easy.
That's because Celebrex works.
My doctor took me off Celebrex about six months ago because I have an inherited clotting factor (Factor V Leiden) and put me on 325mg Ecotrin. It doesn't do a thing for chronic pain so I sit longer, which is bad for clotting. Talk about a Catch 22.
I hope your mother finds something that will work. I can't take NSAIDS either and there are days Percocet just doesn't kick in.
And then there's the necessary headache meds to deal with FDA regulations for painkillers. Grrrrrr.....