110 patient evaluations for Ibuprofen

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Jan 23, 2010 (Started Aug 12, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (stomach pain, stomach problems, abdominal cramps)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: stomach problems, stomach pain, abdominal cramps

Feb 3, 2009 (Started Aug 12, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (stomach pain, abdominal cramps)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: stomach problems, stomach pain, abdominal cramps

Sep 27, 2008 (Started Aug 12, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (stomach pain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: stomach problems, stomach pain, abdominal cramps
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 17, 2009 (Started Jan 01, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: helped with pain, but wasn't enough to help during major weather changes that have been occuring lately. Doc want to try some strong pain relievers.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 1, 2009 (Started Oct 23, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
  • 0 helpful marks

May 5, 2009 (Started )

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: I was taking more than 2000mg of over the counter Ibuprophen daily for pain before I learned that I was potentially damaging my liver.
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 26, 2009 (Started Dec 06, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (gastric ulcer)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 13, 2009 (Started Oct 19, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 21, 2009 (Started May 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for whole body pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: I take this medication for pain, and it only provides a slight relief of my pain. I wish I could get a medicine that really stop pain. But, I keep taking it because some pain relief is better than no pain relief.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Nov 12, 2009 (Started May 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for whole body pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2400 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 20, 2009 (Started Oct 20, 2008)

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

Oct 19, 2009 (Started Jan 14, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: I take this for any inflammation associated with my Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and DDD. I have given up on narcotics to control pain.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 14, 2009 (Started Aug 25, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for whole body pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg All the time (24/7)
Advice & Tips: Its like throwing a bucket of water on a forest fire, but it is easy, inexpensive and about the only thing that doesn't make me deathly ill.
  • 0 helpful marks
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