MOTRIN Reviews (IBUPROFEN)Average Rating: 3.0 (93 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MOTRIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MOTRIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Chronic Back pain | There was a time that I stopped taking Motrin and when I went back to it, it gave me small bumps under my cheeks. They went away after 1/2 hour. | I surf every weekend and could not if I didn't take Motrin. | M | 49 | 20 years 600 MG 2X day | 3/25/2010 | 5 | perioidc pain and/or inflammation | will upset stomach, few problems if take on full stomach. makes me retain water and i can expect a 2 pound weight gain after i begin taking, goes away when i stop after about one day. | i'm 57 and have had periodic bouts with arthritis, motrin relieves pain and if taken for a few weeks in secession, reduces inflammation. has always given me relief of some sort, also works on headaches. i take 800 mg, to reduce inflammation, i do this 3 times a day for several weeks. i have always eventually returned to a pain free state. i use equate private label ibuprofin now after prescription strength got so expensive. take 4 200 mg at a time on full stomach. this is the only pain medicine i take. i'm glad this works for me and i hope it always does. | F | 57 | 15 years | 8/14/2006 | 5 | Rheumatoid Arthritis | None | Taking 800 mg prescription strength (better buffering than the OTC version). Have taken it for years without difficulty, even on an empty stomach -- but your mileage may vary. I almost always take it with meals as a precaution, but when on occasion I can't, I have had no problems. Extremely effective pain relief. | M | 48 | 10 years | 6/23/2005 | 4 | osteoarthritis pain | Slight stomach irritation if taken on empty stomach. Nothing else noticed. | Have to take 400 to 600 mg dose to make a difference. 200 is worthless. | 10 years | 8/10/2005 | 5 | kidney pain from caylceal diverticulir | I take Mortrin only when pain is horrible. Works better than anything else. Love this medication. | F | 37 | 6 years 800mg | 1/21/2013 | 5 | herniated disk in my neck, hedaches | On an empty stomach, some cramping, | I love this! Nothing else helped with the pain. Would not go back to anything else.I've been taking this form 6 years. | F | 44 | 6 years | 3/16/2007 | 5 | Osteoarthritis | Slight stomach upset, slight dizziness | Motrin in prescription form is Ibuprofen in a large 800 mg dose. The large 800 mg dose worked well for me but b/c of the stomach upset, I take Advil or Motrin IB over the counter(same medicene, lower dosage). It comes in 200mgs so I can take the smallest effective dose. Taking the smaller dose helps a little with the stomach upset. The smaller dose took away the dizziness as well. | F | 31 | 5 years | 7/22/2008 | 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 | 2 | Rheumatoid arthritis & Fibromyalgia | Water retention in my legs that was so severe that when I elevated them to alleviate the swelling...the water pooled around my heart and landed me in the ER with arrhythmia and sky high BP! This happened to me several times before I realized that the cause of my edema was NOT any of my health conditions but rather was caused by my pain medication. Thankfully I finally made the connection and have had ZERO edema since stopping the motrin. I am currently relying on hot baths, Traumeel and the occasional Tylenol to manage my pain. | While this medication is, without a doubt, one of the best I have found for pain it also comes with a large kidney insult as a price tag. I won't ever take it again. | F | 47 | 3 years 400-800MG 3X W | 3/25/2012 | 5 | for pain after surgery, etc. | Never experienced any bad side effects, but you have to follow directions and take this medicine with food or milk, to prevent stomach upset. | I have always been exceedingly happy with this medication, it works better for me than any other pain reliever. After I had my children, it was the only thing that could take away my pain. I had tried darvocet, tylenol 3s, vicodin, and others but only ibuprofen eased my pain and never made me feel loopy. | F | 22 | 2 years 800 mg 4X day | 11/30/2010 | 4 | Back pain; anti-inflammatory | Stomach pain; ulcers | This stuff is HARD on my stomach. I have to take omeprazole to protect it when I use Motrin or Advil. But it really is effective for my sciatica and as a general anti-inflammatory. | M | 45 | 2 years 600mg 3X day | 2/18/2010 | 4 | arthrtis | none | F | 26 | 2 years | 11/3/2003 | 3 | Degenerative Disc Disease,Migraines | I developed severe GERD, with esophagitis | This was prescribed in a formula with 30mg of Codeine, It works good for me for moderate pain, but I developed severe gastric problems because of it that took 6 months of Prevacid and complete abstinence from Ibuprofen to heal. I now take it ocassionally (1-2/day, 2x per week) with Prevacid and have had no side effects. | M | 48 | 2 years 400 3X day | 8/30/2010 | 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 | 4 | stomach pain,hemroids,ear pain | I have been taking prescription motrin 800 mgs for 6 months now, and it helps me, sure is better than tylenol, I take 1 a day or one every other day, its the best for inflamation, i have had less and less, inflamation in my ovaries in the past 6 months. | motrin is very good for inflamation | F | 28 | 6 months | 9/4/2005 | 4 | depression | Helps boost my Zoloft response for depression without triggering anxiety unresponsive to Zoloft. I would take Cymbalta, which works similar to NSAIDS, but that would make me too hyper. I take a small dose of Lithium Carbonate at night to make sure the Motrin doesn't give me the stomach nasties and to make sure the Motrin doesn't turn up the borderline hyperthyroid and make me anxious and nervous. I do have back spasms. That's why I discovered how Cox-2 inhibitors are serotonin and norepinephrine enhancers and actually boost an antidepessant's effects. No wonder I had a depression-free summer. I was taking Motrin for back spasms and was wondering why I was feeling better than I have had in four years. | For those who have anxiety, depression, and mood swings, please keep in mind that Motrin can deplete folic acid and that *can* lead to depression. You may try folic acid rich foods to see if that may be the problem. Over time I eat lots of folic acid foods but find that they make me hyper, so I also get a plus from Ibuprofen's anti-folate effect. I have high blood histamine that is worsened by folic acid. | F | 45 | 5 months | 11/16/2009 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | tendonitus bursitus shoulder | If I take 800mg on an empty stomach it will give me a bad stomach ache. | Motrin is better for me than even any perscription painkiller I have taken. It reduced the inflamation in my shoulder enough so I could sleep at night and have so far avoided surgery. After suffering with debilitating pain in my shoulder while 9 months pregnant I was thrilled when I had my baby and could take Motrin.(You cannot take it in the third trimester of pregnancy due to blood thinning) | F | 33 | 2 months | 2/19/2008 |
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)