Aleve for Headache User Reviews
Aleve has an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from a total of 9 reviews for the treatment of Headache. 44% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 33% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Aleve
- Eli...
- July 25, 2015
"My head and base of the neck started hurting three days ago. The pain also moved from place to place and was so abnormal that I scheduled a doctor's appointment for next week. This pain even made my 'hair' hurt. It felt like spots in the central back part of my head had been 'bruised,' and again, the pain location changed from the back center of the head to my upper neck to the back of my ears and then to the top. Prescription pain medicine left over from a surgery didn't help. Last night, I took 3 Aleve out of desperation. I fell asleep and woke up a few hours later feeling much, much better. I will still see my doctor, but I won't be a crazy person by the time I get there."
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- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 22, 2019
"I purchased liquid capsules Aleve for a headache. I took 2, and I didn't experience any relief at all over a 10-hour period. The pills are very large, but the gel capsule made swallowing easier. I wouldn't purchase these again."
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- 1_k...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- October 23, 2018
"Took 3 Aleve liquid gels within 2 hours, and it progressively made my headache worse, and I had an event to go to later that evening, too. Not very reliable. Advil works more effectively, even if I have to take 3+."
- Anonymous
- August 20, 2011
"Caused vomiting and gave me the worst headache."
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- August 3, 2009
"Very few (one, normally) will cure any headache I've had."
- War...
- June 6, 2009
"Only thing that works for me."
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- Car...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- April 5, 2020
"I've been taking Aleve since 2003. It helps relieve my migraines. This drug is a godsend."
- Jim...
- January 17, 2018
"I took a first dose of two, like instructed, for body pain, and it gave me an instant horrible headache that has lingered a bit."
- syd...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 1, 2019
"It helped my headache just a little. I really need to find a better headache medicine."
- Kai...
- February 25, 2020
"It has been 20 minutes and my headache still hasn't gone away but it did take my back pain away."
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"Wow, has this changed my life. I was a longtime sufferer of migraines and headaches. Advil and Tylenol are like candy to me now and don't do a thing to relieve pain. Even heavy prescribed migraine drugs by my doctor did not work as much as Aleve does! It is simply, for my part, miraculous! It works 99.9% of the time. It works to prevent a headache when I feel it coming. It also works to break the headache or migraine when it is already ongoing and painful. And most of the time, a single pill works. I have to say I really hope my body doesn't become used to Aleve and therefore make it less effective. So far, after a little more than a year taking Aleve, it still is perfectly effective in my case. Don't hesitate to try!"