Aleve and Pain: What Users Say

• Run...
• October 30, 2011

For Back Pain "Two Aleve a day helped my back pain, but over time it affected my stomach. My gastroenterologist knew immediately what my problem was, and I've stopped Aleve entirely. I had almost a year of constant nausea and pain until I quit taking Aleve."

• Isa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 13, 2018

For Period Pain "I too cannot believe how well Aleve works! I've had bad cramps, pain, and misery that lasted for two days, interrupting my life every month and giving a feeling of dread each time 'that time' approached. My sister mentioned recently that Aleve helped her, so I tried it. For the second month now, I am able to function with pretty mild symptoms! It's a miracle. So happy to have found this!! Wish I'd known about it 10 years ago, to think the suffering was so simply solved. So grateful."

• Hil...
• November 14, 2017

For Period Pain "Aleve has been a miracle drug for me. I’m not one to write reviews on anything, but I can tell you from my experience today that I was in so much pain from menstrual cramps that I was crying. I took two extra strength Tylenol, and it took two hours to work, and when it did work, I still felt a lot of pain, but still not as much as before. Then, I took two Aleve, and it completely knocked it out."

• Cow...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 13, 2022

For Back Pain "After taking this drug for back pain, I had the most painful experience of my life, more painful than back surgery. I couldn't walk for 6 hours. As the drug began to leave my system, things began to get better. I had to wait 96 hours to take ibuprofen again, which is my miracle for pain. During the hours the Aleve was leaving my system, I got slowly better. I followed all the rules. No alcohol, no drugs that might interact, but this drug was a total disaster. These drugs are both NSAIDs - they should react similarly. But there has to be a difference in the way they mix them or the non-active ingredients. Any similar experiences?"

• tom...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 24, 2019

For Pain "I broke my wrist. There was a terrible amount of swelling in my entire hand. There was pain just touching it. I started taking Aleve. Two pills a day and the swelling went down in my fingers and thumb. I started taking three a day (the maximum), and the swelling went down in the back of my hand. I can see my knuckles for the first time in three months. I can start getting strength in the hand to go back to work."

• Ms_...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 8, 2017

For Pain "I cracked a molar vertically into two pieces. After the initial two days (wherein a strong muscle relaxant was added to the mix), two Aleve for each dose kept me comfortable (nearly pain-free unless I chewed on it) until I could get my quotes for a dental implant and get the offending tooth extracted. I am post-extraction as of today, and again, two Aleve per dose has allowed me to bypass the opioid pain management altogether! Highly pleased and will keep Aleve as my go-to pain intervention for intense pain wherein speed of results is the only option."

• joh...
• March 13, 2009

For Muscle Pain "It works great but gave me severe stomach cramps, pain, and general gastrointestinal distress."