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 taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back pain | 9 |
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3 | |||
| Other | 7 |
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1 | ||||
| Headaches | 4 | 0 | |||||
| joint pain in legs | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| Pain, neck/shoulder | 2 |
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1 | ||||
| stiff hands | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Naproxen. See all 15 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Course of treatment ended
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3 | 43% |
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 29% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- Big Baz
- Sex: M
- Depression: 4
- Emotional: 3
- Compulsion: 4
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 2
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: None
- 63 M
- Function: Low
- Distress: High
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- Big Baz
- 1000 mg daily
- since Sep 03, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Pain, neck/shoulder
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips It is the only treatment I found that gives me relef from torn Rota Cuff. See full evaluation
See all 7 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.