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Advil User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

Advil has an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from a total of 39 reviews on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 26% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Advil

  • Anonymous
  • October 2, 2011

For Headache "Definitely relieves my headache."

10 / 10
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  • Danbe...
  • October 6, 2011

For Muscle Pain "A soon as I took it I started having blurry images, I couldn't breathe and everything turned for the worse. I feel like everything that surrounds me are circling or rolling."

4 / 10
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  • L5-S1...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • December 4, 2015

For Back Pain "Awful, to say the least. Don't even consider this if you have anything more than a headache, and even that won't be tolerable after taking a few of these."

1 / 10
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  • That...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 16, 2021

For Pain "I was on it for about a week taking it once daily for tendonitis. Started getting migraines after several days and ultimately ended up in the emergency room with AFib. Would not recommend."

1 / 10
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  • Random...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 25, 2014

For Pain "I recently got braces, the pain quickly started and lasted long. Luckily, I took Advil and the pain has subsided."

8 / 10
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Are you taking this medicine?

  • freak...
  • May 22, 2008

For Pain "I love this product! I was in severe pain until I started taking Advil. Right away I like felt the pain go away - it was like the first time I heard the Beatles. Thank you so much."

10 / 10
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  • Marcus
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • April 23, 2015

For Back Pain "This works very well for me, and needless to say is readily available. The trick is knowing when to take one or when to take two."

7 / 10
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15 Report

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  • Richard...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • February 21, 2021

For Osteoarthritis "Doesn’t even touch the pain."

1 / 10
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  • Lee
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • February 25, 2020

For Muscle Pain "Barely touchs my muscle or back pain even if I take 2 pills."

2 / 10
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7 Report
  • Anonymous
  • April 20, 2011

For Muscle Pain "I have severe hip flexor pain, and my doctor recommended this. It did nothing for it. "

1 / 10
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  • Jrpuk
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • December 15, 2015

For Spondylolisthesis "Not great for your gut long term"

2 / 10
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9 Report
  • twosl...
  • June 12, 2008

For Cystic Fibrosis "I tried it once and loved it. It was like hearing the Beatles for the first time."

10 / 10
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  • Singer
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • January 28, 2021

For Frozen Shoulder "Not at all effective"

1 / 10
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  • Lily
  • July 31, 2020

For Period Pain "Thank you Advil y'all are awesome"

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • March 3, 2022

For Headache "Have been working every time for migraines unless migraine is with vertigo. Triptans have not worked. Severely caused acid reflux but migraine pain is unbearable, so Prilosec is big help"

8 / 10
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  • mad
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 3, 2022

For Back Pain "I'd like who is the imbecile that created the way the posology of the med is ''glued'' underneath the label? It is impossible to reveal the info without stripping the label of the bottle!"

2 / 10
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