"this medicine works well alone, but very effective taken with roxy 30&#039;s. i take 8mg twice a day and it allows me to lead a fairly normal life with severe degenerative and ruptured discs. without these medicines i would be a cripple. the mobic helps with the swelling from my arthritis and scoliosis. it is hard to find a doctor that understands but once you do it makes things easier. "