Hi All,
I have been taking this natural supplement ZYflamend which works like a cox 2 inhibitor. Well it has worked well, but my stomach started to get irritated, and I decreased the dose, still good pain relief. I have started having huge nose bleeds, once a day for three days in a row. I end up packing my nose and waiting an hour before I remove the packing. I looked it up and sure enough you can get nose bleeds from NSAIDS. Does anybody else have this problem, and is the only solution to stop the NSAID ?

Thanks,
Janet

Janet, I had the same problem with NSAIDS. Ongoing repeated nose bleeds. About a month after I stopped them, I stopped getting nose bleeds. Not sure if it was a coinsidence or not but they stopped! I stopped because of stomach issues.

Yep. NSAIDS are out for me now. I always had bleeding and bruising from them, but the pain relief was worth it. Sadly my NSAID days are over. Now if I eat any strong salicylate I bleed and bruise. Sigh.... I miss Mobic. They are my drugs of choice.

When you say you bruise Do you mean for no reason? Do bruises just end up on your body without bumping into something? I have been getting little bruises on my arms and legs. I blame it on prednisone because I read about it in a medical encyclopedia, that prednisone will cause bruising. However, I didn't know nsaids could do it too, does it say it on the side effects list?
Thanks.

I was afraid it was the new supplement. It just shows just because it is natural , doesn't make it safer . I hate to give them up, but my stomach is a mess, and I can't keep having nose bleeds, walking down the street.

Janet

Yep. Here's some info on NSAID bruising.

I had a link for this, but the page died when I was trying to post it....(looking again)

spontaneous bleeding in skin

If you stop the med and the nosebleeds stop, it's only part of the test. You need to restart the med and see if the same thing happens. It might not, meaning it was something other than the med that caused the nosebleeds. The 'something else' could be dry air, allergies, etc. I used to get nosebleeds in the winter, ENT said it was dry air or it could be inflammation of the tissues along with a vessel that is near to the surface.

Do a little more research to see if it is truly the med. If it works, you don't want to stop taking it just because you had a nosebleed that could be from something else.

Those warnings about bruising/nosebleeds usually mean spontaneous bleeding from no cause/trauma. Just bruising more easily to bumps/scrapes is not a reason to stop an NSAID that is working. Warning signs would be huge purple bruises under the skin all over the body. Hope you find your answer. Hugs.

Yep. Agreed. Now my salicylate sensitivity is so bad that I can't even eat cinnamon at all. Or tumeric... or really any spices that taste good. Lucky for me I love garlic!

If you are getting any unusual bleeding or bruising it really is a good idea to check it out with your doctor. It might be a side effect of NSAID use, but there are a whole lot of other reasons and its worth getting medical advice rather than just assuming.

I have stopped the supplement and no bleeding today. It took four days of bleeding daily, and finally no bleeding today. It annoys me that supplements are sold as being safe, and there is nothing safe about this one. My stomach is so inflammed, and I was having large spontaneos nose bleeds . I was out shopping and one started, had to go to the washroom and pack my nose and then leave the store, ,, not nice at all.

Janet