110 patient evaluations for Ibuprofen

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Mar 3, 2011 (Started Aug 16, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for migraine)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: hot flashes

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Feb 20, 2011 (Started Mar 14, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1200 mg Daily

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Feb 19, 2011 (Started Jan 22, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for muscle and joint pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed

Jan 22, 2009 (Started Jan 22, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for muscle and joint pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: High dosages of this medication - NSAIDS make me extremely ill. I am very sensitive to meds.

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Feb 4, 2011 (Started Jul 01, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain in knee(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for back pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for muscle aches)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: It takes a few doses of Motrin to really start to get rid of inflammation, which can be bothersome.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Oct 18, 2010 (Started Jul 01, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in knee(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for back pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle aches)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: I take Motrin to reduce the swelling in my muscles from spasms, which is usually caused by any sort of strenuous activity. It's the only thing I can take while working that won't make me drowsy or scatterbrained, which is usually somewhat of a help to tithe me over until I get home to relax. The pain reduction isn't much to speak of, but it's better than nothing! I try not to take Motrin when I've had a lot of caffeine, or if I've taken Excedrin for headaches.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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Jan 6, 2011 (Started Jan 07, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for whole body pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (upset stomach)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: I only take as needed, so at some points in time, I am taking them throughout the day, while other points in time, I am not taking them at all. I sometimes get an upset stomach, especially if I have taken Vicaprofen during that day. I have learned that if my pain is mild to moderate, I can take Vicaprofen to begin with to break the pain and then take Ibuprofen later to help keep the pain away.
Side effects: upset stomach

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Dec 1, 2010 (Started Apr 26, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (stomach pain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 800 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Developed horrible upper abdominal pain and awful heartburn, so I quit taking ibu entirely. Also started taking Prilosec 20mg daily. Saw my doc about a week later and the pain had died down to some localized tenderness which worried him. He told me you shouldn't take Ultram/Tramadol with ibu and gave me a Rx for a different kind of NSAID called Disalcid, as well as a Rx for Prilosec to help control the stomach acid.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: stomach pain, stomach pain

Jul 30, 2010 (Started Apr 26, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 800 mg Daily
Side effects: stomach pain, stomach pain

May 9, 2010 (Started Apr 26, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1200 mg Daily
Side effects: stomach pain, stomach pain

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Aug 27, 2010 (Started Aug 27, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for inflammation)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1800 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: little to no relief
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 13, 2010 (Started Sep 24, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for flu like symptoms)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Suffering chest pain and cardiologist advised me to quit taking the Ibuprofen.

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Jun 18, 2010 (Started Sep 28, 1989)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (I was told that the medication would injure or add problems with my liver if I used it a lot)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: I was concerned about long term side effects as I was taking 800 mg up to 4X a day.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: I was told that the medication would injure or add problems with my liver if I used it a lot

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Jun 1, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for inflammation)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2400 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: nausea and vomiting

Feb 26, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for inflammation)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2400 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Ibuprofen often can make me tired and give me stomach aches.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: nausea and vomiting

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