Also known as: Aleve, Aleve Caplet, Aleve Easy Open Arthritis, Aleve Gelcap, Anaprox, Anaprox-DS, Comfort Pac with Naproxen, EC-Naprosyn, Leader Naproxen Sodium, Midol Extended Relief, Naprelan '375', Naprelan '500', Naprelan '750', Naprosyn
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Aleve (naproxen) for Sciatica: A surgeon recommended that I have a procedure to deal with the effects of several ruptured disks in my lower back. I prefer to put off the surgery for as long as I can, and use Aleve on an almost daily basis. It works just fine for me, and I only have an incident about every 1.5 years, and usually because I overdo the yard work. When it gets very bad, I supplement with an anti spasmodic drug for a few days.
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Naprosyn (naproxen) for Rheumatoid Arthritis: I've had RA for 4 years. 500mg naproxen tablets were my first treatment. They definitely helped the day get better and be able to function daily. However, they did not stop the morning stiffness and pain or the build up of inflamation in my body. I definitely needed a more serious drug to stop the progression of the disease.
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Aleve (naproxen) for Tendonitis: Aleve helped with pain.
Took 1 pilll after dinner but had bad side effects.
Stomach pain really sharp, bloating, diarrhea, my intestines were making noises , runny bloody stools.
Pain was unbearable.
No more Aleve for me.
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naproxen for Headache: I do have extremely severe headaches and this drug tends to give relief more often than not. A bit surprised and concerned about the side effects warnings.
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naproxen for Bursitis: I've had frequent steroidal shots in my shoulder for bursitis, but my doctor recommended trying naproxen sodium instead this visit. I am very pleased with the pain relief, as long as I remember to take it!
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Aleve (naproxen) for Rheumatoid Arthritis: I have been using Aleve for about 6 months. This medicine helps relieve all my aches and pains. I'm 68 and working in food industry. Although I experience severe body and joint pains on a daily basis I take one Aleve on the days I work and can put in 4 to 6 hours pain free. I have not suffered any side effects so far. So far none of the other medicines I have tried have been as effective as Aleve.
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Aleve (naproxen) for Pain: I took 2 Aleve after spending a sleepless night with terrible shoulder pain. It starting working within 30 minutes. Within 1 hour, I could rotate my arm in all directions. Pain relief lasted a good 24 to 28 hours before the pain came back. This is a wonderful product!
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naproxen for Period Pain: Upon taking Naproxen, I immediately get dizzy, break out in hives, and become very weak. But taking Benadryl immediately after the symptoms began relieved all of the symptoms.
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naproxen for Period Pain: Wow. I have tried all kinds of over the counter medicines like Midol, Tylenol, and Advil for period pain. Midol seemed to help the best, but it just wasn't enough. My doctor prescribed me Naproxen. I'm so glad she did. It's all I need for cramps now. It works fast, too. I'd say it takes around 15 or 20 minutes to kick in. I just took one this morning, and my pain is almost all the way gone already. The directions say to take it the day before it starts, which is hard for me to predict sometimes, but if I take it at the right time, I experience almost no pain during my period. I also get migraines, and if I feel one coming on, I take one of these, then take a nap. When I wake up, the pain is usually gone. I'm taking 250 mg.
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naproxen for Pain: So far so good, for chronic neck pain/spasm. It's the first time I've tried it and my neck has never felt better. The only side effect has been mild heartburn but I'd rather that than not being able to move my neck.
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Aleve (naproxen) for Back Pain: Aleve worked very well for my neck and back pain but I had side effects... shortness of breath, feeling faint, and my tongue started to swell. I stopped the medicine and was okay the next day.
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naproxen for Osteoarthritis: I took Naproxen for eight months before my doctor associated it with the severe side effect of my throat swelling and the feeling of something stuck in my throat, stomach bleeding and neck pain and enduring an oesophagoscopy.
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Naprosyn (naproxen) for Tendonitis: I was amazed at how quickly my pain was reduced, after just 3 doses of Naprosyn. I had suffered from the pain of tendonitis in my thumb/hand for 5 weeks before taking the medicine. Of course I wish I had seen the doctor weeks ago.
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naproxen for Period Pain: It's absolutely wonderful for period cramps. For me, they're effective within 20 minutes, and they're the only things that work.
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naproxen for Muscle Pain: I have taken l x Aleve 500 every morning for about 2 years and have found it is the only medication that completely relieves my pain. My only concern is the side effects and I don't know how long I can stay on this medication. As of yet I far as I know I have not had any side effect. I am 84 years of age.
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Naprosyn (naproxen) for Pain: I use it for long-term muscle swelling and back discomfort. It works pretty good for the most part, it doesn't fix all the pain, but it definitely makes it more tolerable.
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naproxen for Osteoarthritis: This drug works very well on alleviating the osteoarthritis pain but once in a while I get a side effect. Specifically, it is stomach upset, and randomly it is a metallic taste in my mouth.
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Naprelan (naproxen) for Sciatica: I am currently taking Celebrex and Prednisone for my Sciatica, 12 days now and no relief. Desperate for pain relief I took 1 naproxen 500mg. Thank God I did.
The pill is a little hard to swallow, and it may make you a little nauseous but it will definitely ease the pain and will allow you to get some much needed sleep.
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naproxen for Frozen Shoulder: I took three pills over 36 hours and had a serious side effect. Was covered in hives from head to toe for another 48 hours.
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naproxen for Tendonitis: Medicine worked great. Took 1 tablet a day to keep the knee swelling and stiffness away. Only side effects seem to be bloating and gas. Haven't take in two weeks (surgery done) and my symptoms are reducing. Looking at taking again since my surgery I have swelling but no pain.
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The most effective over-the-counter drug to reduce the effects of tendonitis. My tendons can stay inflammed for years and usually only respond to steriod injections. Aleve has proven to be just as effective.
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naproxen for Pain: This medicine does help to a degree, but I do experience break through pain and discomfort. Especially in cold and damp weather, in injury sites from a car accident.
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naproxen for Rheumatoid Arthritis: THESE PILLS ARE HELPING ME WITH ARTHRITIS. I HAVE ARTHRITIS ALL OVER THE PLACE. FROM MY UPPER BACK ALL THE WAY TO MY LEGS.
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naproxen for Pain: Absolutely better than the narcotic pain relievers at relieving the 'acute' blinding pain of a toothache. Within 30 minutes the pain is gone, for 12 hours. Awesome.
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naproxen for Pain: I have been using the Naproxen 500 mg for a few months now and ever since I have been using it, it has really, really helped me out. I have scoliosis with about a 40 degree curve and developing arthritis in my spine where it curves. This really seems to help out a great deal.
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naproxen for Tendonitis: I am taking this medicine for Tendonitis from shoulder to wrist. Before Naproxen I had zero strength and very minimal movement. After a week on Naproxen (after 2 hours) I have most movement and strength.
Side effects are nausea but it is mild. Apparently, the anti-inflammatory properties are just as beneficial to healing, as is the pain relief (relaxation of tendons).
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naproxen for Osteoarthritis: I have been using Naproxen 500mg for a heel spur and it turns out it is working on my knee cap arthritis. I eat well and then take the pill with milk so not to kill the lining of my stomach. This pill is a wonder drug for treating arthritis especially on the knee cap. I will have to tell my doctor when I see him for my last Orthovisc injection. It has made a huge difference for me.
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naproxen for Muscle Pain: This is at present a God-send. I tore my shoulder muscles at work, nothing removed that "sickening" inside pain, you know the one where it makes you irritable with loved ones. This has dulled the pain after an hour. I'm actually smiling and can concentrate again. Hope this helps more out there.
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naproxen for Rheumatoid Arthritis: I recently had my meniscus removed from my knee and am now dealing with arthritis in the knee which is hampering my recovery. I started on naproxen and didn't realize how helpful it's been until I switched to a cream version. Within a day I was in constant pain and could not exercise at all. I went back on the pill form and was back walking nearly normal before the 2nd dose.
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naproxen for Period Pain: This medication for cramps is the BEST. It's weird but my cramps only happen in the morning before my actual period comes. The pain starts literally within twenty minutes of waking. I pop one of these and within an hour, I'm fine. I usually don't have to take another pill even though you can take the medication twice a day. I've been using it for a year. It's great.
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naproxen for Headache: This is a great drug. It is fast acting and effective. I get severe migraines and this drug works really well. It stops it in its tracks, which a blessing to me as some of my migraines last 3 days.
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Aleve (naproxen) for Gout, Acute: At the first sign of Gout I pop two Aleve Liquid Gels. Usually is enough to kill it. I'll sometimes chase it with tylenol arthritis if I wake up in the morning with a full blown attack. Good partial fix if you can't get to the doctor for prednisone or any other gout medication.
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naproxen for Period Pain: I can't swallow pills. I've tried taking them crushed and nothing will stay down long enough to kill the pain. I'm now on liquid naproxen and it is wonderful. Kills the pain and the nausea.
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naproxen for Muscle Pain: I use this for lower back and hip pain. It works very well on the sciatic pain I get from injury to my back and hip. the only other drug that helps is at least 800mg of motrin. Naproxen works for about 7 hours while motrin only lasts 3-4 hours. I think these basically relieve swelling pressure on the nerve column.
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naproxen for Pain: Naproxen is working fine for me, no visible side effects. I damaged my right wrist 15 years ago cutting nerves (veins and major artery). Most of my pain is through nerve damage. Naproxen relives pain, sort of takes the edge off.
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naproxen for Muscle Pain: I used Naproxen when I tore a tendon in my knee and the swelling would not go down. Naproxen works. It takes some time but you have to be on a regular dose and once you stop taking it, it goes back to the way it was before (at least in my case it did).
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Naprelan (naproxen) for Pain: I have suffered with right lower back pain for many years. I have taken Flexeril, Ibuprofen800, Percocet all of which dulled the pain or put me to sleep. My doctor put me on Naprelan and after two doses I am almost completely free of back pain.
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naproxen for Period Pain: I have been using Naproxen 500mg for at least 8 years. I find this product very helpful for period pain, although if you take it to late, it sometimes takes up to an hour to relieve the pain, but when it goes it takes a long time to come back. I haven't had any side effects or none that I've noticed.
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Naprelan (naproxen) for Headache: I have TMJ and it was causing severe headaches. I was given Naprelan to take down the inflammation in my jaw. Within two days I was feeling much better and could even open my mouth wider.
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