Osteoarthritis
"I have Osteoarthritis in my hands, elbows, knees, neck/spine and hips. It didn&#039;t really reduce the pain in my knees or hips but it really cuts the pain in my hands, and especially at the base of both thumbs to the wrist area. I take 7.5mg twice a day. I didn&#039;t realize how much it helped my hands until I ran out and couldn&#039;t get to the pharmacy right away to pick up my refill. My hands and thumbs ached pretty bad and it hurt just holding something in either hand. The only relief I could get was by using a moist-heat heating pad and that only helps as I&#039;m using it, and it aches worse at the base of my thumbs down to the outside of both wrists. Peroxicam tore up my stomach. Meloxicam hasn&#039;t, it works great with no ill effects."