Aleve User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

Aleve has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from a total of 153 reviews on Drugs.com. 62% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 24% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Aleve

Danny
Taken for 5 to 10 years
March 15, 2019

For Tendonitis "Aleve is fantastic for tendonitis in my Achilles' tendons. You'd have a fight on your hands if you took my Aleve away from me! :)"

10 / 10

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20 Report

Alycat
October 17, 2013

For Period Pain "Aleve helps a lot"

8 / 10

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34 Report

oremus
May 5, 2014

For Pain "I became very ill taking Aleve on a routine basis. I developed an intestinal ulcer, ringing in my ears, dizziness, vision changes the list goes on. "

1 / 10

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32 Report

Frequently asked questions

sparta
Taken for 2 to 5 years
June 8, 2019

For Period Pain "Aleve is the ONLY drug that has worked for my horrible period pain!"

10 / 10

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18 Report

Karina...
Taken for less than 1 month
November 19, 2015

For Period Pain "This is my go to drug every month for cramps. Love love love. I've had severe cramps ever since and as soon as I started taking this everything will go away in less than 15 minutes."

10 / 10

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27 Report

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Anonymous
August 20, 2011

For Headache "Caused vomiting and gave me worst headache."

1 / 10

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36 Report

john
March 13, 2009

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

7 / 10

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40 Report

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Dave
Taken for 1 to 6 months
November 2, 2023

For Sciatica "Took 2 for 45 days and back was great. Have not had any issues since (7 years). Occasional recurrence but mostly sciatica is gone."

8 / 10

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3 Report

Karla...
September 1, 2015

For Back Pain "I took two aleve and my back pain hasn't even lessened. Still hurts the same after 4 hours and it's supposed to work for 8-12 hours."

1 / 10

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25 Report

Anonymous
March 19, 2011

For Frozen Shoulder "One every 8 hours dulls the pain but sufficient dosage to kill the pain elicits some skin and stomach side effects."

5 / 10

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33 Report

Pamster
June 30, 2009

For Back Pain "Works well for back, shoulder and knee pain"

10 / 10

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35 Report

Anonymous
Taken for 5 to 10 years
November 8, 2012

For Ankylosing Spondylitis "Works very well for back pain especially when it also affects the surrounding muscles. But, you should always take it after a meal as it can cause serious stomach pain."

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29 Report

Itsme...
Taken for less than 1 month
December 9, 2015

For Back Pain "It does absolutely nothing for my pain."

1 / 10

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23 Report

Wolfe...
October 3, 2007

For Pain "We find Aleve most helpful with aches and pains."

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37 Report

catlo...
October 28, 2015

For Back Pain "I started taking this per my Doctor instead of Tylenol for lower back pain. I had stomach issues.. could not eat, vomited, severe itching on the legs and armsI "

1 / 10

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22 Report

xxlane
January 27, 2011

For Back Pain "Doesn't help my back pain."

1 / 10

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29 Report

Aleve
Taken for less than 1 month
May 5, 2023

For Back Pain "Overall a better product than I suspected, did not remove all my pain but enough to take the edge of so that I get to sleep and the pain was reduced significantly."

8 / 10

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4 Report

WarmIce
June 6, 2009

For Headache "Only thing that works for me."

10 / 10

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30 Report

Walt...
April 11, 2017

For Pain "Had my knee pop and pain was horrid. Could not walk; took 2 Aleve, then there was no pain could walk much better. Glad for such a wonderful medicine."

10 / 10

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17 Report

sholb...
August 3, 2009

For Headache "Very few (one, normally) will cure any headache I have had."

9 / 10

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29 Report

Your...
Taken for less than 1 month
August 9, 2020

For Gout, Acute "Aleve works really well for my gout induced knee pain. I have diarrhea today but not convinced the aleve is what caused it. Just being able to walk again is a Godsend."

10 / 10

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CJano
January 31, 2021

For Rheumatoid Arthritis "When I have a severe onset of arthritis pain I take an Aleve. After about an hour I begin to feel relief and can start moving again. It has been a great product for me."

10 / 10

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9 Report

Ddano
Taken for less than 1 month
August 31, 2018

For Gout, Acute "I took one aleve pill and with in 10 minutes it helped my body regulate the severe symptoms. I am happy about aleve , I have not tried any other medicine yet."

8 / 10

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GGGGG...
June 22, 2009

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."

3 / 10

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Bunny
Taken for 5 to 10 years
March 29, 2019

For Period Pain "I've never had a bad experience with Aleve for period pain. I take it before my period even starts but if I do get cramps the day of, I can pop one, take a nap, and the pain is gone!"

10 / 10

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11 Report

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