MOTRIN Reviews (IBUPROFEN)

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MOTRIN  (IBUPROFEN):  Ibuprofen is used to relieve pain from various conditions such as headache, dental pain, menstrual cramps, muscle aches, or arthritis. It is also used to reduce fever and to relieve minor aches and pain due to the common cold or flu. Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It works by blocking your body's production of certain natural substances that cause inflammation. This effect helps to decrease swelling, pain, or fever. If you are treating a chronic condition such as arthritis, ask your doctor about non-drug treatments and/or using other medications to treat your pain. See also Warning section. Check the ingredients on the label even if you have used the product before. The manufacturer may have changed the ingredients. Also, products with similar names may contain different ingredients meant for different purposes. Taking the wrong product could harm you.   FDA Approval Date: 1985-05-22 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  taking motrin for back pain i am not sure what happend i took motrin arround 6:00 pm went to bed at about 11:00 woke up jn the middle of the night feeling very hot and when I tried to stand up my legs did not respond after that my husband help me to het back to bed but i keep telling him to call 911 because i was going to die i think i was having a pannic attac? i am not sure but i would never take motrin ever again. leg cramp,panic attack shortnes pf breath and more.. F 37 1 days
7/15/2015
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 1  Hip pain Extreme Stomach cramps, bloating, constipation Helped with pain, side effects weren't worth it :( perhaps because I took it without food. F 31 3 days
400mg 1X day
8/15/2012
 1  Torn ligaments,Swollen knees Extreme Fluid Retention, Wheezing, Acid Reflux, Anxiety, Depression, Nightmares and Panic attacks Okay...allegedly this drug is supposed to aleviate pain and reduce inflammation; however, it did none of the above. In fact, I quit taking the motrin 800 and began taking the standard excedrin (I had some pre-recall excedrin left) and it worked wonders. Anywho, since ceasing motrin 800 my body has naturally began relieving itself of access fluid and my ligament pain isn't as agitated anymore since it isn't experiencing pressure from the swelling anymore....well maybe the celery and dip I've been eating has helped aleviate fluid retention since it is a natural diuretic. Best wishes to you all for a speedy recovery. M 32 8 days
800 mg 2X day
5/11/2012
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 1  headaches I got asma. After I stopped taking motrin it went away. If you are allergic to motrin it can cause asma. F 65
1X AN
4/12/2012
 1  pain after breast augmentation *severe* and painful constipation I never normally have constipation. Once I worked out that the ibuprofen was causing it I immediately stopped taking it; other pain medications work just as well without this side effect. F 36 14 days
200 mg 1X day
4/4/2012
 1  arthritis raised blood pressure, relief wears off after 2 weeks Natural cures are better; apple cidar vinegar can effectively cure arthritis and headaches; vitamin C crystals can help pain at high doses; see doctoryourself.com. Hyaluronic acid cured my sprained ankle which I believe happened due to a lack of synthovial fluids in our joints as we age. 'Just say no to drugs' (Nancy Reagan). M 56 15 days
600 3X day
1/20/2012
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 1  sciatica pain wasn't effective treating pain and woke me up in the middle of the night repeatedly (about every hour) with major anxiety and panic attack. racing heart, loud sharp ringing in ear and nightmares. never will use again! F 29 3 days
38 1X day
12/4/2011
 1  headache Stomach cramps, bloating, panic attacks, anxiety, weird dreams depression. I usually take Equate Ibuprofen but in hospital they have MOTRIN. Same medication supposedly. It made me have cramps and still have them over a week later. After the 3rd pill I found myself being nervous, then panicky, then anxious and when I went to sleep I had weird dreams. I finally had the nurse walk me up and down halls at 2:00AM because I was so figidity. Since I can take ibuprofen brand Equate without this happening, Motrin must have an additive to make patient feel good so they'll use it but it made me a psychological mess. No more Motrin. I'm glad to read I'm not the only one who had psychological problems from this medication. Try Walmart's Equate brand. F 73 3 days
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1/10/2011
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 1  Tooth pain Dizziness, heart racing, felt like I was having a heart attack. I took Motrin regulary for at least a year for bad tooth pain. Then I started having these "panic attacks." I made the connection - on days I took Motrin, I would have a "panic attack" that night. I quit taking the Motrin and I haven't had another "panic attack" since then. Also, I have two friends who had been taking Motrin for long periods of time for back and neck pain. BOTH of them started having "panic attacks," and their doctors said they needed anti-anxiety meds. Both of them stopped taking Motrin, and no more "panic attacks." Doctors need to be informed about this side effect so that they won't be prescribing anti-anxiety meds unneccessarily! F 51 1 years
1X day
12/13/2010
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 1  post cesarean abdomninal abscess I had ongoing abdominal pain after my abscess healed, but kept taking motrin for the pain. After a CT Scan & colonoscopy, it was discovered that the extended motrin use had caused inflammation in my large intestine. As soon as I stopped taking ibuprofen to treat the pain, the pain stopped completely. I felt 100 times better within a week. None of my doctors warned me about prolonged motrin use. I thought it was safer than narcotics with a new baby. I only thought to mention it to my GI specialist after my nurse friend warned me that I had been taking it too long. It is really dangerous to take it regularly for extended periods of time. F 35 5 months
4/24/2009
 1  pain Anxiety, depression, insomnia. Anger and weepiness. On 800+ mg/day per doctor's order for pain flare-ups. Also taking maintenance oxycontin and oxyIR and Lyrica for osteo pain. Very sneaky drug. Rxlist.com shows 1% or fewer taking Motrin get anxiety, depression, and insomnia. No one would suspect an nsaid could do this, but I finally figured it out. No more Motrin for me! F 54 3 months
1/31/2009
 1  Severe back pain... Terrible stomach aches. After I had my baby, I suffered from severe back pains. I was prescribed this to reduce pain in my back, but it did NOTHING. All it did was give me terrible stomach aches. It didn't touch the pain at all. It was a joke medicine to me. I have switched to Flexeril, which is working wonders. F 22 14 days
9/25/2008
 1  knee, hip and back pain SEVERE stomach pain. Ringing in ears. Some dizziness, but the worst was the stomach pain and nasea. This isn't fit to take. All docs want to do is push medication, rather than actually fix the root cause of the problem. I never didn't take the med, even after the doc prescribed because I don't like to take any sort of medication. But the pain got so bad, I gave in and took one 800 mg. pill on a full stomach. Was fine for about 8 hours, but then had horrible stomach pain and nasea for 20 hours-plus after taking just one pill. F 45 1 times
5/25/2008
 1  Rheumatoid Arthritis. joint pain high blood pressure Never had a blood pressure problem until I began taking this drug on a regular basis to control pain/inflammation. This NSAID is definitely not for me! F 45 4 months
4/16/2008
 1  plantar fasciitis severe cramping in upper abdomen After taking 800mg motrin every 8hrs for two weeks, my plantar fasciitis was better but I developed a severe pain in my right upper abdomen. So severe that I went to the emergency room and ended up having my appendix removed and IT WASNT MY APPENDIX!!!I will never take a drug again unless it is a life threatening reason to do so. F 50 2 weeks
3/31/2008
 1  Absessed Tooth Horrible Cramps, Gas, Diarreah, Vomiting, Nausea, Headache, Neack Ache, Sleeping Problems Horrible drug, Destroys the stomach. F 15 2 days
12/5/2007
 1  Back Pain I took one 800 Mg Motrin for 2 days and it greatly relieved the pain of a low backache. On the 3rd day I begin to get a very sick background headache. On the 4th day, it was horrific, far worse than the debilitating back ache. Can anyone explain to me why a medication that is suppose to relieve pain, even headaches, causes such a terrible "explosive" type of headache...........not a "pounding" headache? F 55 4 days
3/14/2007
 1  Teeth, spine and herinated disks I had NO idea that motrin was even causing these: severe heart palpitations and acute arrhythmia( resulting in extensive tests over a period of 4 months), extreme difficultly urinating and inability to empty bladder completely, water retention and weight gain, insomnia, shortness of breath leading to hyperventilating and eventually debilitating attacks that at first appeard to be severe panic attacks. I used both over the counter motrin as well as prescription over a period of about 5 years. It relieved my pain immediately and I trusted that it was not causing any physical damage. The pain was so excruciating that I began taking 4 (over the counter) pills at a time up to 4 and 5 times daily. The symptoms that began in 'side effects' here, developed so gradually that I didn't realize they were being caused by motrin. This past summer has been an absolute horror when these side effects eventually took me to the hospital and MANY tests. Because I had no idea that motrin could be causing any of these accumulating effects, particularly my heart, when I was asked about daily medications, motrin was mentioned in almost casual passing. When I was asked how MUCH I was taking and for how long, serious bells blazed. I no longer take ANYTHING unless I am in VERY great pain, and then only two pills about once a month. I was terrified to NOT be taking motrin because I'd been living with su F 59 5 years
10/13/2006
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 1   Motrin Linked to Stevens Johnson Syndrome M 29
6/30/2006
 1  headache as if a hole was drilled in my stomach-but cured headache quickly took 600 mg F 55 1 days
4/13/2006
  

MOTRIN  (IBUPROFEN):  Ibuprofen is used to relieve pain from various conditions such as headache, dental pain, menstrual cramps, muscle aches, or arthritis. It is also used to reduce fever and to relieve minor aches and pain due to the common cold or flu. Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It works by blocking your body's production of certain natural substances that cause inflammation. This effect helps to decrease swelling, pain, or fever. If you are treating a chronic condition such as arthritis, ask your doctor about non-drug treatments and/or using other medications to treat your pain. See also Warning section. Check the ingredients on the label even if you have used the product before. The manufacturer may have changed the ingredients. Also, products with similar names may contain different ingredients meant for different purposes. Taking the wrong product could harm you.   FDA Approval Date: 1985-05-22 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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