Get Informed: Advil

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I can't take any type of prescription pain pill, due to the side effects of nausea and dizziness. IBU works well for me, and I have had no serious side effects so far. I can't understand how people can get HOOKED on prescription pain pills!! The pain would be more tolerable for me!!

59 year old Female

Posted: 2009-10-08 16:25:47

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If you had level 10 pain 24/7 as I have you would look for anything to help and Ibuprofen does not work for everybody

81 year old Male

Posted: 2009-11-17 20:25:50

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I FEEL YOUR PAIN!! NOT SURE WHAT YOUR MEDICAL ISSUES ARE, I'LL SHARE SOME OF MINE.I HAVE BEEN THROUGH MANY MEDICAL/SURGICAL ISSUES AND AM DEALING WITH A SPOUSE THAT REALLY HAS NO CLUE TO WHAT LIVING IN CHRONIC PAIN IS ABOUT! YOU ARE WAY TOO YOUNG TO FEEL THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE DESCRIBED! LIFE IS WAYTO SHORT, YOU ONLY HAVE ONE BODY, SO YOU NEED TO FIND AVENUES THAT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF! PLEASE, DON'T LET YOUR "EX" WIN THIS WAR. WHAT IS DONE IS OVER WITH, AND YOU NEED TO FIND STRENGTH IN YOURSELF TO WIN YOUR OWN GAME, AND RECLAIM YOUR LIFE! ALL MEDS MAVE SIDE EFFECTS/INTERACTIONS, SO NOT A GOOD IDEA TO JUST STOP MEDS! I'D BE HAPPY TO OFFER ANY INFO I HAVE GATHERED OVER THE YEARS. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME, WHERE DO YOU LIVE? ALSO CHECK WITH INSURANCE ABOUT COVERAGE OF "MEDICAL MASSAGE". IT CAN DO WONDERS IF YOU FIND THE RIGHT ONE! TRY TO SKIP YOUR AFTERNOON NAP TODAY, AND TRY TO E-MAIL ME! WOULD LOVE TO BE SOME SUPPORT!,,YOU WOULD BE HELPING ME TOO!! IT'S GREAT TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH OTHERS WHO ARE IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS. HOPE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU, AND BEST OF LUCK! lkacprzyk@verizon.net

45 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-18 08:35:48

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It's not a good idea to discontinue antidepressive medications without the help of your doctor. If you've continually discussed this with your psychiatrist and he/she seems to turn a deaf ear, you might want to seek a new doctor or get a second opinion. Second opinions are a patient's right even though your doctor might not like the idea. I know it's difficult to change doctors but sometimes it has to be done. As for the levothyroxine, consult your prescribing doctor. Perhaps a change is in order. In any case, these are problems that only a doctor can really answer.

67 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-18 15:35:09

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Cheers, hope this can be of some help.

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45 year old Male

Posted: 2009-08-18 19:41:26

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I NO EXACACTLY WHAT YOUR TALKIN G ABOUT I WAS IN A RESEARCH PROGRAM I TOOK PAZIL AND THEN I TOOK? I DIDNT WANT TO CLEAN MY HOUSE EAT GO ANYWHERE

55 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-18 20:41:35

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Dear 55, I'm writing this in then hope that it will help you to see that there is more in this life than the depressed state your feeling right now. You see several yeas ago i was in the same position as you, Just Divorced and practicaly having the proverbile RUG pulled out from under me. I too tho being of as they say from the "Better Gender" side went into a deep state of DEPRESSION.
It got so BAD that even the friends i did have didn't want anything to do with me. I had lost a considerable amount of weight, i went from a strapping 240 lbs. to a mere skeleton of 120 lbs. Ifolded up inside of myself and couldn't see a future for myself, other than the DRUG induced state i was in, infact it got so bad that the doctor took away my pill's, so as not to cause me "self inflicted" suicide tendency's. I'm beginning this way so you can understand what my "solution" to my problem finally came to be.
It was about a year or two ago that a YOUNG LADY came back into my life and reminded me that I was NOT an "OLD MAN of 57" but a "YOUNG MAN of 57". You see this young lady is my granddaughter. She reminded me that when she was younger and she used to come to me with her problems (mostly peers), that i would depart on her MY EXPERIENCES at that age, and that i had givin her a solution to her problem's that she carries with her to this day, That being "We are INDIVIDUALS - NOT A -COMBINATION of 2's". Everything we do in our lives is a" MANIFESTATION of 1". Over the years you will accumilate experience's that will lead you on to your next experience, and these are YOUR'S no one else's, and if a time comes that you need help to move on,"REMEMBER" you got this far by your SELF. NOT with anybody else's help. Look back on the RIGHT DECISIONS you made to get you where YOU are NOW. I'm sure when you were younger and SINGLE, you had HIGH asperations for your self. Continue on with those DREAMS and ASPERATIONS, DON'T let ONE set back stop you , "AFTER ALL PAPA , I WOULDN'T BE HERE IF YOU HAD STOPPED"
This young lady has helped me to remember,I can make NEW FRIEND'S and LOOK for better things AND CHOOSE TO DO BETTER, AFTER ALL it's INSIDE of ME all along.
Since then , I have gained weight, made new friends, even got back some of my older friends, but most of GAINED BACK the CONFIDENCE in MYSELF to go on and "REALLY ENJOY MY LIFE" . You see it was her grandmother that i divorced. But inspite of it all we have become GREAT FRIENDS and really enjoy the time we have left on this GREAT EARTH.
I do hope you can find it INSIDE OF YOUR SELF too LIVE and ENJOY a better life after all it's really an "INDIVIDUAL LIFE" we live and that everything else that comes along is just an "ADD ATTRACTION".
Yours in Friendship, 57 year OLD male

55 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-18 20:57:41

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48 year old Male

Posted: 2009-08-22 19:51:43

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You need to see another doctor....Also possibly a psychiatrist. No one should suffer as long as you have. god bless.

49 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-26 06:24:17

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I ALSO WAS ONCE ON EFFEXOR AND DID NOT "FEEL ANYTHING". IF YOU HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH YOUR PSYCHIATRIST AND HE DID NOT SUGGEST OTHER MEDS, THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULD SEE ANOTHER PSYCHIATRIST. THERE ARE MANY OTHER DEPRESSION DRUGS YOU COULD TRY....... YOUR SYMPTOMS (WEIGHT, TIRED....) COULD POSSIBLY MEAN THAT YOUR THYROID MEDICINE NEEDS TO BE INCREASED. HAVE YOU HAD ANY BLOOD WORK DONE FOR THIS? PLEASE SEE YOUR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN FIRST BEFORE STOPPING ANY MEDICINE........GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS.

48 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-27 13:22:32

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To tell you the truth I have no clue if it's your meds or not. BUT if your doctor is NOT addressing your concerns either get him'/her to do so or find yourself another doctor. Look, life is too short to allow a doctor to mess up your life. I had 3 doctors cause me to have to have a hysterectomy at the ripe old age of 21. Trust me Doctors are NOT Gods and can be wrong. Maybe changing your doctor will change your outlook!

47 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-27 18:09:22

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I have IBS, Chronic arthritis and stomach problems and I take the liquid gel Advil, but only when needed for headache pain. But I also take OTC Prilosec to coat my stomach first which helps my stomach not to hurt sinceI take Naproxen for my arthritis.

67 yr. old female

67 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-16 21:49:02

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I have been taking Cosamin DS for over 2 years. Recently read about Trigosamine which I ordered last week. During my research it appears to be better than the Cosamin for joint pain. Have you heard anything negative about this pill? Hope it works.

74 year old Female

Posted: 2009-08-22 13:59:17

iGuard.org Answer/Reply:

There are no drug interactions or duplications between ibuprofen or pheniramine in the iGuard drug interaction system. Before starting any new medication, discuss it with your physician or pharmacist to make sure there are no interactions with any of your other medications or medical conditions.

Posted: 2009-07-26 10:35:47

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I've been taking a nutritional substance called MSM methylsulfonylmethane. I take 1000mg in the morning.... its great. I feel more energy and it relieves inflammation. You can find it at any drug store or health food store and grocery store. Sometimes they mix it with Chondroitin (which I don't take because I'm vegetarian). Just take before noon as it may affect your sleep...too much energy. It has no adverse affects...according to Dr. Weil.

53 year old Female

Posted: 2009-03-25 10:46:18

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They have a vegetarian version of Chondroitin that I think you would find most helpful! You just have to look for it. Not all stores carry it, I know people that are allergic to shrimp / shellfish that get this kind. I am seriously considering using it myself instead of the regular one. Just read the boxes, some say it plainly on the front "Not From Shellfish" others you must read the side panel. I hope this helps people that are vegetarian or that have allergies to shrimp / shellfish as Chondroitin is really good for the joints and inflammation.

48 year old Female

Posted: 2009-03-31 17:37:44

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The only other thing I could recommend would be Aleve, or a generic brand of naproxen sodium, which like Advil (or ibuprofen), is an NSAID (non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug), which helps with pain as well as helping to reduce inflammation.

34 year old Female

Posted: 2009-04-02 23:59:52

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I put arnica ontiment on the painful areas and that helps alot.

31 year old Female

Posted: 2009-04-15 20:04:58