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What is Ibuprofen?

Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drug used to relieve pain and swelling. It is thought to have lower levels of side effects than other NSAIDS and is widely found throughout over-the-counter painkiller medications.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Pain	496	58
Other	180	20
Headaches	92	10
General health	56	7
Stiffness/Spasticity	53	8
Support another treatment	40	4
Pain, all over (generalized)	25	3
Headaches-Right eye/neck/head	19	4
Inflammation	18	2
Back pain	16	4
Pain and stiffness, feet	13	1
Nerve pain (neuropathic pain)	8	1
Fibromyalgia	7	0
general muscle achiness	7	1
joint pain	7	5
Aches and pains	7	3
Mobility	6	1
Flu-like symptoms	6	0
Cramps	6	2
full body pain	6	1
Arthritis	5	0
Pain, lower back	5	1
Muscle tension	5	2
Migraine	4	0
Burning sensation, between shoulders	4	0
Osteoarthritis (OA)	3	0
Headaches and neck pain	3	0
disease-related symptoms	3	1
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	3	1
Don't know	3	0
joint pain (elbows and knees )	2	1
endometriosis	2	0
Treat my MSA	2	1
Fatigue	2	0
Pain, arm	2	0
Slow my MS progress	2	0
Migraine Headaches	2	1
Muscle Pain	2	0
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	2	1
Stomach cramps	2	0
Neck Pain	2	0
Sensation	2	0
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)	2	1
Chills/fever	2	0
for side effects of avonex	1	0
Prevent side effects of Betaseron	1	0
Muscle spasms	1	0
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)	1	1
Allergic reaction	1	0
discomfort	1	0
pain and burning in feet	1	0
neck and shoulder pain	1	0
Muscle aches	1	0
Optic neuritis (inflammation, optic nerve)	1	0
Tendonitis	1	0
Assistive communication	1	0
Pain, eyes	1	0
Pain, hip and leg, causing limp	1	0
Swelling in hands	1	0
Swelling	1	0
knee pain and stiffness	1	0
Fasciculations	1	0
deep muscle pain left side of neck	1	1
muscle pain and/or cramps	1	1
pain between shoulder blades down arms	1	1
Jaw pain	1	0
Knee pain (both)	1	0
1st Metatarsal Arthritis	1	0
Bursitis	1	1
Pain, leg	1	0
rotor cuff injury of shoulder	1	0
Slow my ALS progress	1	0
Sexual dysfunction	1	0
degenerative neurological d/o	1	1
Lower back pain	1	0
short period flu like symptom	1	0
headache	1	1
Numbness	1	0
swelling in weak areas like hand and ankle	1	0
Tension Headaches	1	0
Shoulder pain	1	0
Fever	1	0
sick feeling in head	1	0
pain, sciatic nerve and muscle	1	0
Side Effects of Rebif	1	0
Pre-Medication For Rebif Shot (Tues. Thurs. Sat)	1	0
Insomnia	1	0

See all 87 reasons taken ▼

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	1	1%
Moderate	6	5%
Mild	18	15%
None	93	79%

Most commonly reported side effects

stomach upset	9	8%
upset stomach	7	6%
Abdominal pain	4	3%
causes Gerd to be worse	3	3%
back pain, headaches, stomach pain,	3	3%
Gastritis	2	2%
Nausea	2	2%
Stomach pain	2	2%
Stomach ache	2	2%
Bruising	1	1%
Heartburn (reflux)	1	1%
joint pain	1	1%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 12 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Ibuprofen. See all 102 dosages ►

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Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ibuprofen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	33	29%
Doctor's advice	32	28%
Course of treatment ended	18	16%
Side effects too severe	15	13%
Did not seem to work	15	13%
Personal research	3	3%
Not indicated	3	3%

See all 107 patients who’ve stopped taking Ibuprofen

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Ibuprofen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
2	7	20	132	144	280

Stopped Taking Ibuprofen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
12	19	13	18	16	30

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	58	49%
Usually	45	38%
Sometimes	10	8%
Never	5	4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	1	1%
Somewhat	1	1%
A little	11	9%
Not at all	105	89%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	0	0%
$25-49	4	3%
< $25	72	61%

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Patient Evaluations

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stargeek

Sex: M

Depression: 1

Emotional: 1

Compulsion: 1

Anxiety: 1

Mania: 1

Physical: 1

External Stress: Severe

40 M

Function: High

Distress: Low

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stargeek

3 200mg as needed

since Aug 18, 2008
Efficacy Major for Headaches
Side Effects None
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jmlasorsa

Sex: F

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: moderate

Chest: mild

Legs: moderate

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jmlasorsa

600 mg monthly

since Aug 18, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects None
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jntdsn

Sex: F

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: moderate

Chest: mild

Legs: mild

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jntdsn

3 100mg as needed

since Aug 18, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for General health
Side Effects None
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See all 118 patient evaluations

Forum

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Report created on November 20, 2009.

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