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Has anyone here had any side effects such as stomach ulcers, or severe stomach bleeding from taking Aleve for much longer than the recommended period? I'm finishing up a 24 caplets bottle, at two per day for a twelve day period. The box says to stop after 10 days if pain continues.
I'm trying to manage the pain and inflamation from what is probably shoulder Bursitis or tendonitis. I have also lost a great deal of range of motion. I would like to continue taking another 24 caplets for another 12 days, combined with frequent ice applications.
I just don't want to experience any stomach problems. So does anyone here take Aleve on a regular basis without experiencing any side effects?
I've only taken 2 in a single day, twice. I experienced an unexpected phenomenon the next day after each time: I'd have to bend to tie my shoes, or pick something up, and my nose would start gushing blood. It stopped within seconds but it was pretty scary. Other than a car accident when I was 20, I hadn't had a nosebleed in around 40 years (when I was a kid). There was no pain with the nosebleeds, it just - started pouring out, and then stopped again.
I've never taken more than one in a day's time since. I -do- take them for migraines on occasion, and I've discovered my hip pain isn't as severe when I work (standing up), if I take one before I get to work the day that I have a shift longer than 5 hours. That seems to be the point when the pain becomes less tolerable.
Naproxen irritated my sister's ulcer so now she has to avoid it plus any aspirin products entirely.
I had a bad injury in 2002 and have suffered chronic pain ever since. My son and his wife are both DR.s and she is a pain specialist. She recommened to me that I ALTERNATE PAINKILLERS and that is what I do and it works well. One day aleve and I always take 2 of them, the next day tylonal the next ibruprophen an so on. I have never had any side effects in amost 8 years of doing that except for a slight ringing in my ears sometimes. That's when I know to switch to tylonal. For the first 2 years after my injury I took oxycontin. Bad move that was. I got totally addicted to it and you have to keep increasing the dose to get the pain relief you need. It kills pain alright but it also makes you crazy and half stoned all the time.
I've only taken 2 in a single day, twice. I experienced an unexpected phenomenon the next day after each time: I'd have to bend to tie my shoes, or pick something up, and my nose would start gushing blood. It stopped within seconds but it was pretty scary. Other than a car accident when I was 20, I hadn't had a nosebleed in around 40 years (when I was a kid). There was no pain with the nosebleeds, it just - started pouring out, and then stopped again.
I've never taken more than one in a day's time since. I -do- take them for migraines on occasion, and I've discovered my hip pain isn't as severe when I work (standing up), if I take one before I get to work the day that I have a shift longer than 5 hours. That seems to be the point when the pain becomes less tolerable.
Naproxen irritated my sister's ulcer so now she has to avoid it plus any aspirin products entirely.
A bloody nose seems like an unusual reaction to it after only two tablets. It says on the box that if you take a blood thinning drug while you're taking Naproxen the chance is higher of having bleeding. Is your blood thinner than usual?
I had a bad injury in 2002 and have suffered chronic pain ever since. My son and his wife are both DR.s and she is a pain specialist. She recommened to me that I ALTERNATE PAINKILLERS and that is what I do and it works well. One day aleve and I always take 2 of them, the next day tylonal the next ibruprophen an so on. I have never had any side effects in amost 8 years of doing that except for a slight ringing in my ears sometimes. That's when I know to switch to tylonal. For the first 2 years after my injury I took oxycontin. Bad move that was. I got totally addicted to it and you have to keep increasing the dose to get the pain relief you need. It kills pain alright but it also makes you crazy and half stoned all the time.
I'm sorry you have a chronic pain problem. I know what it's like. I have frequent pain in my left upper back which I usually treat by rolling around on a tennis ball. It really helps. But I doubt it would work for an inflamed shoulder.
The alternating between painkillers sounds like a good idea. I'm glad it works for you.
I took 2 Aleve every morning starting when they came out until last year. I have a bad back and sometimes I would take another at night. So maybe15-20 years? Can't remember. No problems at all. I had to stop after a gastric bypass. I can take Tylenol but since I lost so much, my back doesn't hurt like it used to.
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