That's what I've been prescribed by my VA Dr. (She's a cutie;^) )
Advil all the way.
Naproxen works way better than Celebrex in managing the pain from my arthritis.
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Those especially worried about safety could try pain ointments first, said Dr. Richard Jermyn, director of the University Pain Care Center in Stratford, N.J. If they don't help, he suggests Tylenol, then naproxen or ibuprofen before resorting to Celebrex, a Pfizer Inc. drug in the same class as Merck & Co.'s Vioxx. He urges patients on any of those drugs to get liver and kidney function tests every six months
So the order from that paragraph would be tylenol, then naproxen or ibuprophen, and then Celebrex.
But the list shows:
1. Naproxen 2. Celebrex 3. Ibuprofen
So it puts Celebrex ahead of ibuprophen.
Go figure, LOL!
cox-1 inhibitors from aspirin to the NSAIDS, including some pretty unusual prescription ones, never really worked worth a darn for me. Finally, for an unusual condition, I was prescribed a cox-2 inhibitor, Celebrex.
For the first time in my life, I had a "So that is what a painkiller is *supposed* to be like", feeling. It really worked and I could *tell* that it was working. It actually stopped the pretty serious pain.
No noticeable side effects. For those who are concerned about dangerous side effects, I gather that two groups are at risk: teenage girls, because it may not work well with a lot of estrogen in the system; and patients with severe arterial clogging.
They got a real shock from the later group. When they gave them both a cox-1 and a cox-2 inhibitor, it caused catastrophic failure of their plaque deposits. It was like Drano on their pipes. But you do *not* want big chunks of arterial plaque breaking off and floating in your bloodstream. They had to cancel those tests because they were too dangerous.
Naproxen takes about a day to kick in for me. Ibuprofen starts working within a few minutes. I sure hope Voltaren doesn't get taken off the market. I'd rather take it than Vicodin.
What kind of ridiculousness is this? Wait SEVEN YEARS before trying any new drug that comes on the market?
Aleve is like a miracle drug for me. Zero pain for at least 6 hours.
Where does Hydrocodone fit in that list? That seems to be a common one. My dad has taken that for his pain, and I was wondering.
Regards,
Star Traveler
See the articles here: Search results for Aleve warning
ANYONE who takes any kind of pain killer like Naproxen, aspirin, tylenol, etc should be taking DGL - deglyccerized licorice.....it protects your stomach. (But, most doctors don't know this.)
Are you an adult?
I suggest you try something called "asprin."
If you need something more, contact a doctor who isn't afraid to proscribe more potent painkillers.
It caused problems with focusing my eyes, plus it raised the pressure in my eyes & it can also cause early onset of cataracts! So, as glorious as this report sounds, there are always side effects & before taking any med, you should look up the side effects on the net.
Some of these vision problems are not readily apparent til you've been on the med for several months & the pressure in the eyes is not apparent til a doctor looks at you. In other words, you have no symptoms that the pressure is up.
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go ahead and try it, hopefully it will work for you, but i have found naproxen to be very ineffective.
Aleve (one of the name brands for the OTC version) works great, lasts half the day, and unlike ibuprofen doesn't give me upset stomach -- which, in my condition, could be life threatening. ;')