I don't know what would be right for you. I carry a few (carefully hoarded) Vioxx because it is a real silver bullet for all my accumulated orthopedic insults and injuries. I rarely take one - less than once a month - but if I need it, the results are dramatic and last for hours. That can be the difference between physically functioning at 50% vs functioning at better than 90% for me. Hard to describe how effective Vioxx is for me.

I would NOT carry the Vioxx for general "what-if" anti-inflammatory meds and it has little or no analgesic effect on me. But my Vioxx was prescribed for me for exactly the reasons I use it before it was yanked from the shelves. Like I said, I'm hoarding mine...

Don't know if that helps answer your question or not.

Tom