FDA issues warning on naproxen [Aleve, Naprosyn] painkiller

MSNBC ^ | 6:39 p.m. ET Dec. 20, 2004 | Reuters

[NautiNurse]

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration Monday issued a warning to patients taking the painkiller naproxen [snip] for increased risk of heart problems.

Patients taking naproxen, [snip] should not take it for more than 10 days unless directed by their doctor, the FDA said in a statement.

[concretebob]

No problem, thanks. I always suspected that chocolate did it for me.

I never use artificial sweeteners, never have, never will.

I love Chinese food, but have yet to link the timing with a migraine.
Processed meats? Like pepperoni, salami, Oscar Mayer?..Man what a bummer. There goes my lunch.

[vpintheak]

Thanks

[Straight Vermonter]

Ok, I just looked up that patent date for Naproxen. It expired in 1993 so that means it was issued in 1976. I think a nearly 30 year track record of actual use means the chances of this drug being a problem are extremely remote.

[Spyder]

naproxen is the generic name for Naprosyn and Aleve.

[Lib Buster]

True, very true. READ THOSE LABELS!

I must say, it is good to be able to drink (some) diet sodas now that they are switching from NutraSweet to Splenda. I was really missing the soda! Another huge trigger for me is red wine, which amazingly enough, I don't miss at all.

[Spyder]

Or maybe they'll even relax some of the ridiculous narcotics prohibitions.

[mathluv]

mg - milligrams - is 1/1000 of a gram. 500 mg is 1/2 gram.

[Spyder]

All the prescribed drugs for arthritis have bad side affects, some worse than others. NONE of them promote healing.

Beg to disagree. In that they are antiiflammatory, they decrease the inflammation that causes further wear and tear to the joints. Glucosamine works for some but it isn't a heal-all, and most other supplements that purport to help arthritis are just placebos. Don't get me going on the fraud committed by the supplement industry against the elderly.

[tubebender]

Don't get old...

[.38sw]

As the saying goes, if I'd have know I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.

[Lib Buster]

Yes, those are the types of processed meats that should be avoided. You should mostly watch out for the ones with nitrates. Yep, it's a bummer. And I forgot to mention beer! Very big trigger.

But really, one can usually have the occasional moderate amount of one's trigger foods without much problem. Good luck in identifying your migraine trigger foods. It can truly change your life!

[Straight Vermonter]

There's no bad side effects with Vit C

Vitamin C has side effects on the digestive system and there is evidence that it may have genetic effects as well.

[Cold Heart]

I've been on the glucosamine for 10 years and the stuff works. My first horse was 21 years old and had arthritis. I was giving him glucosamine from the feed store. I also had extremely painful arthritis in my knees and was darn near crippled. OK, scoop for the horse and less than that for me.
Today I take the liquid "Next Level". Pretty much pain free and am more mobil than I was ten years ago.

Wife doesn't like the taste, so she goes to the doctor for pills. I don't like the taste either but so what.

[satchmodog9]

Read the f'n bottle. It states on the label how much to take for how long. The article states all the needed information in the first paragraph and the rest of it is doom and gloom. Rehashing old news and trying to create drug scare.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Don't buy it at all. This is from a flawed study. My stomach cannot tolerate the drugs but I take the Ester C with no stomach problems at all.

Traditional medicine tries to warn people about the dangers of supplements, etc. The truth is the doctors have closed minds and only know drugs. That's why I will not go to a doctor at all until I am forced. So far, it's been years that I've been able to avoid them.

[infidel29]

Has anyone noticed there are a lot of things in this world that could cause us harm? Taking medications, not taking them, driving a car, walking your dog...I think we're all destined to die from something some day....(/sarcasm(in case I had to))

[vetvetdoug]

I have been prescribing chrondroitin sulfate and glucosamine for dogs for 20+ years. It does work. The best source for the polysulfated glucosamines are green lipped mussel shells. Veterinarians had to turn to something in horses that didn't affect the tests in race horses. NSAIDS inhibit the production of Prostaglandins which inhibit the formation of cartilage in the joints, which without the cartilage in the joints you have pain. Medical doctors have ridiculed veterinarians for the use of PS AG's for arthritis and joint pathologies for a good while until recent data has more than confirmed the veterinarians were right for 20+ years.

[Thank You Rush]

""I limit my use of painkillers to a rare aspirin - it is still the best for a headache or joint discomfort. IMO.""

My husband takes one aspirin a year and even then he's not sure he has a headache. I'm all over the map with whatever is in the cabinet - 3 Ibuprofen most of the time for earache/headache; too often at that. I feel guilty each time I do it as I was raised in a family who did not frequent medical doctors and still follow that philosophy for the most part. I think headaches go with being female.

After unbearable earaches without any sign of infection, visits to the ear specialist etc., the MD asked if I'd tried Sudafed. I think I just stared at him. That was more polite than what I was thinking.......

[Straight Vermonter]

LOL, sure. Vitamin C is ascorbic acid. It occurs in nature just as ascorbic acid does. You consider one to be "traditional" and the other to be a "drug".

Never let science (or common sense)stand in the way of your prejudices.

[LibSnubber]

ICK! Not to change the subject or anything, but in your #26 post - that pic of Edwards... Does he look like he's in love with himself or what??? Plus, Edwards is the poster child for today's metrosexual man. (Not only does he turn me off, he gives me the creeps.)