I usually use store brand ibuprofen for the regular aches and pains, but recently tried some of my wife’s alleve/naproxin. Wow- the naproxin seemed much more efficacious (n=1). I wonder if you can develop tolerance to a specific NSAID or is naproxin just better?
I like vicodin… wait… is that OTC? I get that from my “guy”
i find naproxen to be very helpful and tramadol sort of helped with bursitis but the best i’ve found for bursitis is a combination of betamethasone, methacarbomol, and indomethacin. One of those pills got rid of my 3 months of knee bursitis overnight.
Naproxen/Aleve is superior for a lot of people. Sometimes people’s bodies react differently to varied meds, but also Naproxen is a “stronger” med and less does more with it, according to my athletic trainer friend. Ibuprofen is next – can get the job done but takes more to do it and I find is not as good. I don’t know why anyone takes Tylenol/acetaminophen, especially after recently reading about Tylenol toxicity etc. (ref: http://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/16/us/tylenol-overdoses-linked-to-acute-failure-of-liver.html).
NSAIDs shouldn’t be taken long enough to develop drug tolerance. Inflammation is important for healing.
I usually use store brand ibuprofen for the regular aches and pains, but recently tried some of my wife’s alleve/naproxin. Wow- the naproxin seemed much more efficacious (n=1). I wonder if you can develop tolerance to a specific NSAID or is naproxin just better?
Except for sinus headaches, I don’t take any pain medicines unless I’m really, really hurting. In those rare circumstances, I take two Aleve. I swear by the stuff.
Liquid Advil
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Advil. Oddly, Aleve never did much for me.
Liquid Advil
X2. Old person’s drug of choice and I buy it in bulk at either Costco or Sam’s Club…
Boring old aspirin.
If it was discovered today, it would be hailed as a “wonder drug”
For me, it works better than other NSAIDS for inflammation.
This time of year, I like standing in the river up to my waist after a long workout. I wear tights, sand shoes, a big sweater, and my iPhone with earplugs. About 10 minutes is all you can take.
I’m surprised there’s not more of this in triathlons and races, people taking it once on the run. The stuff is everywhere. A dentist gave me a script for 70, yes 70, for a tooth ache. I threw it away. I’ve not heard of anyone getting busted. I assume it wb very dangerous but would make the pain go away for the last 10K.
I usually skip the drugs, go for a run, and embrace the pain. I like knowing what, where, and how things are hurting so I can monitor any changes and improvements/ declines.
last couple of months i have been using excedrin extra strength with nsaids. works pretty good.
Corona Extra.
Percocet. Oh wait, that was after my kidney removal.
Naproxen is pretty good and sometimes it works, sometimes ibuprofen works. According to my doc they won’t argue with each other like some other combos will. Just make sure to leave a few hours between each.
Corona Extra.
+1. I get the generic equivalent called Miller High Life.
Anacin or percogesic
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Or if you live in Colorado, after today, it would be “purple kush” or “Hubba Bubba”
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Why do you take pain meds? Usually pain is an indicator of poor biomechanics or over training, unless you have some organic disease. I use pain to guide my skills in the right direction with the aid of Feldenkrais, and other body awareness work. Another problem with pain meds is that they tend to slow down repair processes. That said, if I really hurt I’ll take OTC pain meds so I can sleep, such as after major surgery. For tooth or ear ache I’ll take percocet and head for the dentist in the morning. Otherwise I avoid them all because they disguise informative symptoms.