PatientsLikeMe : Ibuprofen Treatment Report

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Taking Ibuprofen
526 Patients currently take Ibuprofen
37 Patients stopped taking Ibuprofen
Dymond Sensation: Mild Overall: None Cognition: none Vision: mild Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: none See profile Dymond since Dec 01, 2005
metameric Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile metameric mg as needed since Apr 03, 2008
Stradog585 Mental Symptoms: mild Physical Symptoms: none Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none 20 VL 422k See profile Stradog585 since Oct 04, 2008

Brand Names: Advil, Advil Migraine, Brufen, Costco Liquid Gels, Dollar Store Brand, Equaline Brand, Equate, Ibalgin, Kirkland, Life Brand, Member's Mark, Motrin, Nurofen, Target
See also: Advil PM, 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. Read more...

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Reasons Taken

563 patients in the community are taking or have taken Ibuprofen.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Pain	211	37%
Other	163	28%
General health	45	7%
Stiffness/spasticity	25	4%
Headaches	12	2%
Back pain	7	1%
Aches and pains	5	<1%
Headache	5	<1%
disease-related symptoms	3	<1%
Slow my MS progress	3	<1%
Don't know	3	<1%
Neuropathy pain	3	<1%
Headaches/ Migraines	2	<1%
Muscle tension	2	<1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	2	<1%
Support another treatment	1	<1%
Burning sensation, between shoulders	1	<1%
Fasciculations	1	<1%
Pain, neck	1	<1%
Chills/fever	1	<1%
pain and burning in feet	1	<1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	1	<1%
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)	1	<1%
Restless Leg Syndrome	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%
Lower back pain	1	<1%
Arthritis	1	<1%
Insomnia	1	<1%
swelling in weak areas like hand and ankle	1	<1%
Treat my MSA	1	<1%
Sensation	1	<1%
severe headaches	1	<1%
Slow my ALS progress	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Ibuprofen.

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0 mg day	0 mg none	0 none	2 mg day	100 mg week	600 mg month	0 mg none	30 mg day	400 mg week	0 mg none	80 mg day	100 mg day	800 mg week	200 mg day	300 mg day	325 mg day	0 mg none	400 mg day	0 mg none	600 mg day	800 mg day	900 mg day	1000 mg day	1200 mg day	1500 mg day	1600 mg day	1800 mg day	2000 mg day	2400 mg day
9	333	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	7	2	14	1	1	1	16	1	20	32	1	4	4	1	7	4	1	4

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Ibuprofen or how long patients were taking Ibuprofen before stopping.

Currently taking Ibuprofen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
20	41	39	68	69	180

Stopped taking Ibuprofen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
3	8	5	7	4	10

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ibuprofen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	12	32%
Doctor's advice	12	32%
Course of treatment ended	6	16%
Side effects too severe	5	13%
Did not seem to work	3	8%
Not indicated	2	5%
Personal research	1	3%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 38 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	14%	3
Moderate	73%	16
Slight	14%	3

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	5%	2
Mild	18%	7
None	76%	29

Top reported side-effects include: upset stomach, back pain, headaches, stomach pain,, Abdominal Pain

Summary results are based on 38 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 38)

stargeek

Depression: 1

Emotional: 1

Compulsion: 0

Anxiety: 0

Mania: 1

Physical: 0

External Stress: Moderate

39 M

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low

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by stargeek
Aug 18, 2008