Aleve User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)
Aleve has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from a total of 149 reviews on Drugs.com. 62% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 25% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Aleve
- 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."
- Anonymous
- August 20, 2011
For Headache "Caused vomiting and gave me worst headache."
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- john
- March 13, 2009
For Muscle Pain "It works great but gave me severe stomach cramps, pain, and general gastrointestinal distress."
- 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!"
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- 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."
- 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."
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- Pamster
- June 30, 2009
For Back Pain "Works well for back, shoulder, and knee pain."
- 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."
- Itsme...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 9, 2015
For Back Pain "It does absolutely nothing for my pain."
- Wolfe...
- October 3, 2007
For Pain "We find Aleve most helpful with aches and pains."
- 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 "
- xxlane
- January 27, 2011
For Back Pain "Doesn't help my back pain."
- WarmIce
- June 6, 2009
For Headache "Only thing that works for me."
- 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."
- sholb...
- August 3, 2009
For Headache "Very few (one, normally) will cure any headache I have had."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- 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."
- mybac...
- July 31, 2009
For Back Pain "I took 2 for lower back pain, definitely muscle and it didn't really help."
- 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!"
- Hannah
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 16, 2019
For Period Pain "Aleve takes away almost all of the pain. More helpful than any other drug or method I’ve tried to help with period pain."
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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."