After taking the Meloxicam for a little over a month, I decided that while it was helping some of the symptoms, the core problem didn't seem to be getting any better. So I decided to stop taking it and see how it goes. After the third day I think the medication completely wore off, and I was feeling a lot more pain and discomfort in my chest. But to my pleasant surprise the next day I felt a little better and the day after that a little better to the point where I basically felt the same as when I was on the medication. It was kind of like my body just had to adjust to find the right balance again after going off the medication.
I also decided to see a sport's medicine doctor to get some other ideas about what I should be doing. She believes that my Costochondritis is due to bad posture and poor ergonomics at work sitting at the computer all day. So tomorrow I start physical therapy to improve my posture and hopefully relieve some of the tension in my tight neck and shoulder muscles.
