Ibuprofen Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Advil, Advil Migraine, Brufen, Dollar Store Brand, Equaline Brand, Equate, Ibalgin, Kirkland, Life Brand, Member's Mark, Motrin, Nurofen, Target
See also:
Ibuprofen Prescription, Midol
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.
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Reasons Taken
556 patients in the community are taking or have taken Ibuprofen.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | 191 | 40% |
| Other | 158 | 33% |
| General health | 44 | 9% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 20 | 4% |
| Headaches | 12 | 2% |
| Back pain | 5 | 1% |
| Slow my MS progress | 3 | <1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 3 | <1% |
| Don't know | 3 | <1% |
| Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) | 2 | <1% |
| Headache | 2 | <1% |
| Muscle tension | 2 | <1% |
| Aches and pains | 2 | <1% |
| Burning sensation, between shoulders | 1 | <1% |
| Pain, neck | 1 | <1% |
| Neuropathy pain | 1 | <1% |
| Fasciculations | 1 | <1% |
| Restless Leg Syndrome | 1 | <1% |
| Chills/fever | 1 | <1% |
| MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs | 1 | <1% |
| Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve) | 1 | <1% |
| Arthritis | 1 | <1% |
| joint pain (elbows and knees ) | 1 | <1% |
| Migraines | 1 | <1% |
| pain between shoulder blades down arms | 1 | <1% |
| Fatigue | 1 | <1% |
| Sexual dysfunction | 1 | <1% |
| Insomnia | 1 | <1% |
| swelling in weak areas like hand and ankle | 1 | <1% |
| severe headaches | 1 | <1% |
| Headaches/ Migraines | 1 | <1% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 1 | <1% |
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Ibuprofen or how long patients were taking Ibuprofen before stopping.
Currently taking Ibuprofen
Stopped taking Ibuprofen
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 21 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Moderate | 100% | 9 |
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Insomnia
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 5% | 1 |
| Mild | 14% | 3 |
| None | 81% | 17 |
Top reported side-effects include: Bruising, back pain, headaches, stomach pain,, gastritis
Summary results are based on 21 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 21)
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- stargeek
- Depression: 3
- Emotional: 2
- Compulsion: 1
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Severe
- 39 M
- Function: Low
- Distress: Low
- See profile
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by stargeek
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Headaches
- See full evaluation
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- jmlasorsa
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
- See profile
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by jmlasorsa
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Pain
- See full evaluation
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