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Below are Naproxen reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Naproxen review by 36 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | |   |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | auto accident, severe whiplash |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 tablet 3 times a day taken 1 tablet 3 times a day for the period of 10 days |
| Other conditions: | | pinched nerve, headaches |
| Other drugs taken: | | cyclobenzaprine | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | helped aleviate whip lash symptoms |
| Side effects: | | none that i noticed |
| Comments: | | i took the medications for the prescribed time and symptoms improved, however, I still have some symptoms which are being treated through physical therapy since the accident was only in December |
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| | Naproxen review by 25 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | period cramps |
| Dosage & duration: | | 500 mg taken 3 days per month for the period of almost 6 years |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | I was able to do normal daily activities again |
| Side effects: | | I had no side effects. |
| Comments: | | I always have had really bad cramps. I have tried many different prescription pain killers over the years and none have really made the pain any better. I first started taking Naproxen in 200mg as you can get this over the counter as Aleve in the States. Canada has no such product available. I found that even in 200 mg strength sometimes was enough to make my day bearable. I now get it from my Dr. in 500 mg strength and am able to carry out my normal daily activities as I was unable to even go to work some days before. |
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| | Naproxen review by 53 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | sciatica pain/bulging discs |
| Dosage & duration: | | 500 mg taken 3 times day for the period of 1 yr still taking |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | I first tried ibuprofen 800 mg with very little results other than upset stomach between epidural treatments (3) i |
| Side effects: | | I compared the ibuprofen to the naproxen and found the naproxen to really work. Whenever I begin to feel a tightness down my leg i start taking naproxen for about a week and the pain discontinues |
| Comments: | | naproxen 3 times a day for one week any time sciatica flares |
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| | Naproxen review by 52 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | arthritis |
| Dosage & duration: | | 3 x 10mg / day taken daily for the period of 2 years |
| Other conditions: | | nil |
| Other drugs taken: | | paracetamol | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | reduced the pain and swelling |
| Side effects: | | caused severe abdominal cramps and bouts of diarrhoea and constipation |
| Comments: | | given over a period of 3 years... at first daily and then, due to stomache irritation, reduced to use only when needed. Stomache problems evident when taking 3 a day for 2 or more days. Given tab for coating the stomache. |
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| | Naproxen review by 52 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | arthritis |
| Dosage & duration: | | 3 x 10mg / day taken daily for the period of 2 years |
| Other conditions: | | nil |
| Other drugs taken: | | paracetamol | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | reduced the pain and swelling |
| Side effects: | | caused severe abdominal cramps and bouts of diarrhoea and constipation |
| Comments: | | given over a period of 3 years... at first daily and then, due to stomache irritation, reduced to use only when needed. Stomache problems evident when taking 3 a day for 2 or more days. Given tab for coating the stomache. |
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| | Naproxen review by 16 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Ineffective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis |
| Dosage & duration: | | 500mg taken twice a day/at 12 hour intervals for the period of Four weeks |
| Other conditions: | | None |
| Other drugs taken: | | None | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | The treatment did not affect the level of joint pain that I experienced, nor did it improve joint stiffness. I cannot comment on it's effect on inflammation as my inflammation tends not to be visible anyway. This may be the reason that Naproxen did not benefit me |
| Side effects: | | Caused nausea and stomach pain. The nausea would alleviate a couple of hours before the next dose was due, and start within an hour of the dose. It did not cause actual vomitting, but there were a few occasions on which I felt so nauseous I was convinced I would be sick at any moment. |
| Comments: | | I would never take Naproxen again without having a LONG discussion with both a doctor and pharmacist. |
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