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Mefenamic acid User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

Mefenamic acid has an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from a total of 84 reviews on Drugs.com. 45% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 39% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Mefenamic acid

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  • Noi...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • May 4, 2012

For Period Pain "This medicine was effective for pain, but it left me with chronic gastritis and nausea."

1 / 10
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  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • May 25, 2018

For Period Pain "I can’t tell if this stuff works because every time I take it, I throw it back up."

2 / 10
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  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • October 23, 2021

For Period Pain "Settles the pain when sitting or lying down, but does nothing if active, and still, pain is present after taking it."

4 / 10
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  • Gra...
  • September 12, 2019

For Pain "What a joke for pain!"

1 / 10
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  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • April 19, 2017

For Period Pain "takes the pain away in just a little bit of time and leaves me pain-free all day."

10 / 10
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  • Mig...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 21, 2014

"My neurologist prescribed me mefenamic acid to stop my migraines. We had also tried Topamax (made me crazy). The only medicine that works is Relpax."

1 / 10
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  • September 1, 2018

Mefenamic acid for Pain "Does very little to help with pain. Aspirin works slightly better."

1 / 10
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  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • October 29, 2021

For Period Pain "Stops excruciating endometriosis pain when codeine barely touches the sides. Only once hasn't worked so well and had to top up with other pain relievers."

10 / 10
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  • Den...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • May 30, 2022

For Period Pain "This is all the doctors will give me, and it doesn't seem to have much effect for me. Still in quite a bit of pain. Will not give me anything stronger."

2 / 10
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