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What is Naproxen?

Naproxen is a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug used to arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, tendinitis, bursitis, gout, or menstrual cramps. Naproxen is available in over the counter preparations and in prescription strength dosages.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Pain	102	20
Other	42	12
joint pain	34	6
Support another treatment	16	5
Stiffness/Spasticity	12	3
Back pain	11	3
Fibromyalgia	10	1
General health	6	1
Headaches-Right eye/neck/head	6	1
Arthritis	5	1
Headaches	4	0
joint pain in legs	4	1
joint pain (elbows and knees )	3	0
Muscle spasms	3	0
Menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea)	3	1
Inflammation	2	0
Pain, neck/shoulder	2	1
Swelling Generalized	1	0
rotator cuff pain	1	0
shooting pain from hip to hip	1	1
inflammation and pain in shoulder	1	0
Ankylosing Spondylitis	1	0
Migraines	1	0
Joints ache, whole body	1	0
Osteoarthritis (OA)	1	0
Migraine Headaches	1	0
anti-inflammatory	1	0
stiff hands	1	0
Flu-like symptoms	1	0
Mobility	1	0
Joint pain, stiffness	1	0
disease-related symptoms	1	0
Treat my HIV	1	0
dental pain	1	1
Slow my MS progress	1	0
Muscle cramps	1	0
pain, headaches	1	1
Pain, infamation	1	0
pretreat before shot	1	0
Muscle Pain	1	0
Fibromyalgia Pain	1	0
Insomnia	1	1
Costrochondritis	1	1

See all 43 reasons taken ▼

See all 257 patients currently taking Naproxen

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	4	8%
Moderate	10	19%
Mild	11	21%
None	27	52%

Most commonly reported side effects

stomach upset	10	19%
Heartburn (reflux)	10	19%
Nausea	8	15%
Fatigue	5	10%
Dizziness	5	10%
dry mouth and nose	3	6%
Ringing of the ear	2	4%
Let down	2	4%
sleep all day	1	2%
fragile	1	2%
seizures when stopping treatment	1	2%
eyes, hands face and feet swell	1	2%
anxiety when stopping treatment	1	2%
COLD!!!!	1	2%
Heart Palpitations	1	2%
Gastritis	1	2%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 16 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Naproxen. See all 57 dosages ►

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Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Naproxen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	30	35%
Course of treatment ended	16	19%
Other	14	16%
Side effects too severe	11	13%
Doctor's advice	10	12%
Not indicated	1	1%

See all 75 patients who’ve stopped taking Naproxen

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Naproxen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	9	24	28	36	52

Stopped Taking Naproxen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
18	13	13	8	9	13

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	27	52%
Usually	12	23%
Sometimes	9	17%
Never	4	8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	5	10%
Somewhat	3	6%
A little	6	12%
Not at all	38	73%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	2	4%
$25-49	5	10%
< $25	22	42%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 52 patient evaluations

bgord

Sex: M

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: none

Vision: mild

Speech: none

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

See profile
bgord

200 mg daily

since Aug 25, 2008
Efficacy Major for Pain
Side Effects Moderate
See full evaluation

mamamia

Sex: F

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: mild

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mamamia

375 mg daily

since Sep 27, 2008
Efficacy None for Other
Side Effects Moderate
Advice/Tips Take with food and as soon as you feel pain coming on! See full evaluation

tadzgurl

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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tadzgurl

500 mg daily

since Nov 15, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects Moderate
Advice/Tips adhere directions, it helps alot. The heartburt isn't as bad as the pain I would have if I didn't take it. See full evaluation

See all 52 patient evaluations

Forum

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Report created on November 21, 2009.

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