ALEVE Reviews (NAPROXEN SODIUM)Average Rating: 1.8 (628 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ALEVE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ALEVE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Severe pain from arthritis | Anxiety, muscle tension from anxiety to the point of exhausting pain, hesitant heartbeats. | On the third day in a row taking Aleve, I boarded a plane for a four hour flight, and about three hours after that pill, had a bad reaction to it at 20,000 ft and two plus hours to go in the air. Truly afraid I was going to have a heart attack or stroke. Pulse went up, skipped beats, severe muscle tension, depression/anxiety. Had to stand in galley and do some deep breathing. Took a Benadryl after landing and felt somewhat better but took about 12 hours to feel somewhat normal. I see others here have posted about cardio effects from this med. I'm sorry about it because it helped a lot with the pain. But not worth risking AFib, heart attack or stroke. I'm allergic to other nsaids, like ibuprofen, Diclofenac and Meloxicam. Running out of options. | F | 68 | 3 days 220 mg 1X day | 9/3/2022 | 1 | Joint pain | No side effects - no effects at all. | This medicine had no noticeable effect on my pain. Actually it had to effect of any kind. | M | 70 | 5 days 220 mg 1X day | 8/28/2022 | 2 | Knee joint pain | After taking Aleve I went to bed and just as I started to go to sleep I was awaken with EXCESSIVE itching in my palms and between my fingers. It moved to my soles of my feet then to the top of my feet. Then it started to feel like the pill was stuck a few inches down my throat- so I got out of bed and drank several glasses of water and it never moved. I am assuming my throat was irritated as it is when my esophagus is irritated. I put cortizone cream on my hands and feet and it eased itching somewhat but still burning and itching to try he point I cannot go back to sleep. Heartburn is also starting. | I will never take Aleve again. I thought I was going crazy until I read how many other people had the same reactions. I will say the knee joint pain went away lol. But this itching is driving me crazy and nothing seems to be taking it away (three hours after taking the pill) | F | 56 | 1 days 1X day | 1/25/2022 | 1 | backache | I took 1 tablet, 220mg, Within an hour my hands and feet started burning and itching, badly. My heart rate is up, 119. I am now taking a Benadryl tablet and hope this helps. | I'm too worried about this reaction to even think about the backpain I had taken this for. Took a Benadryl 15 min ago and it appears to be helping. Not feeling the burning and itching as much. Heart rate is now 97. It's usually around 77. I'm in good health, only take a low dose thyroid tablet. I spent 4 hours in the yard today, raking, moving potted plants ( a ton of them) and transplanting plants. I think I overdid it. Heart rate is now down to 86. Hands and feet feel much better. I think I'm going to live--lol! | F | 68 | 1 days 220 mg 1X day | 1/6/2022 | 1 | Headache | My lip had swollen about 10 minutes after taking it. My face and entire body had swollen as I had on a fat suit. My pharmacist told me to take some Benadryl. I am flushing this new bottle of aleve down the drain. | 52 | 1 days 220mg 1X day | 3/16/2021 | 3 | Arthritis pain in knees and feet | Sudden intense itching of my feet and palms of hands . | I have taken 1 capsule in years past without any issues. Tonight, because of my pain, I took 2 right before bed. about 5-10 minutes later, I had uncontrollable itching hit my hands and feet. I have never had any allergies throughout my life...now this! | F | 53 | 0 days 220 mg 1X day | 10/17/2020 | 1 | Back pain | I took two aleves and I can't stop itching and I get to get up and go to work thanks a lot | 46 | 1 days 2 pills 1X day | 10/15/2020 | 1 | Back pain | Boi.. I took this drug and 1 hour later I thought I was going to die. I was confused, my pupils went to the size of a dot. My partner was mad worried but I survived. The next day I flushed the whole thing down the loo. Took 4 days for me to get back to normal. | M | 36 | 1 days 2X day | 10/4/2020 | 1 | Knee pain | I used take 1 without side effects. I took 2 this time for a knee pain. Within 5 minutes my palm started itching like crazy. Wasn't sure how it came about,since I dont have any allergies. I realized it was them 2 aleve. Tossed 1 allergy pill down the hatch and another after 30 -40 min and drank tons of water. Itching subsided to a less than P.O. level. Id take Tylenol next go round with the knee | DO NOT TAKE ALEVE. Advil at this point is a better | M | 52 | 1 days 2x | 6/23/2020 | 1 | Shoulder joint pain | Started with only 1 Aleve, still had shoulder joint pain. Increased to 2 Aleve. My blood pressure increased, heart races, headache, nausea and unable to sleep. I felt awful. Stopped immediately. | Will not take again and will warn my friends and family about this. | F | 50 | 7 days 220 MG | 3/2/2020 | 5 | Tooth pain | I had a crown removed from a tooth, preparing for a new crown. The dentist did some extensive grinding on the tooth to prepare it for the new crown. All was good until about midnight that night. I woke up with excruciating tooth pain. I woke up my wife and asked her what we had for pain, because the pain was so intense I could not sleep. She had bought some Aleve from Walmart that week so I gave it a try. About a half an hour after taking the Aleve tablet, the pain completely stopped and I slept comfortably the rest of the night. Advil upsets my stomach but this did not. I felt some twinges of pain from the tooth the next morning while I was at work, so I took another Aleve and the pain subsided before it got worst. Didn't have any more tooth pain for 3 more days, but when I did I took another Aleve and it helped greatly. | M | 58 | 2 days 220 1X day | 2/1/2020 | 1 | Backache | My back hurts from carrying the baby all the time. I just popped 2 pills and within about 15 min my hands began to itch horribly. Another few min and my feet are just as bad! It's driving me NUTS and to top that off- my back still hurts!!!!! | F | 45 | 0 days 2 pills | 1/21/2020 | 1 | Body ache | I was getting ready to start work as a package delivery person and popped an aleve. After about 6 or 7 deliveries I got this ridiculously intense itch on my scalp. Then it moved to my arms. Then my chin. My shins etc. I got hives all over. Shaky. Hot. Ran to the closest grocery store for benadryl and slept for at least 24 hours. Woke up and I still feel miserable. | Just wondering if I should have gone to the emergency room. Or if I still should go. | F | 47 | 1 days | 12/8/2019 | 1 | Headache | After an hour of taking Aleve, I started itching. 6 hours later and I have broke out in hives on my neck, face and chest with the itching intensified. Never will I take this again! | F | 55 | 1 days 2 Aleve | 11/18/2019 | 1 | headache | 5-10 mins after taking 2 tablets my palms than soles of my feet were itching non stop. small bumps starting appearing on my body. Within 20 mins entire body was itchy from top of head to bottom of feet. | Will never take again. I don't understand why this happened, I have taken alleve before with no side effects whatsoever. | F | 55 | 1 days 2 pills 1X day | 8/5/2019 | 1 | Muscle aches and pain | I started itching under my toes and palms of my hands. That spread to my back and head. I itched like crazy for an hour. My skin turned red. I had to lay down and felt like I couldn't get up. Thankfully no breathing problems so didn't go to ER. I didn't take any Benadryl because I felt like the Aleve was knocking me out so I was afraid to. | I only took 1 pill so it cleared out quickly. I have taken Aleve before without any issues. I would be afraid to ever take it again. | F | 58 | 0 days 1 gel cap | 6/19/2018 | 1 | Headache | About 5 years ago I would randomly get a swollen pallet, lips and tongue. The swelling would then turn into blisters which would open after about 24-48 hours and become excruciatingly painful. Tried numerous remedies and went to the doctor and was given Valtrex which didn't do anything. I noticed that the last 2 times the outbreak happened I had taken Aleve. I stayed away from it for 2 years and didn't have another breakout. I accidentally grabbed a generic brand of Aleve from the store thinking it was advil, took 3 pills for a headache. Within 20 mins my lips started tingling which was always the 1st sign of the breakout. I checked the bottle I had bought and low and behold I had accidentally grabbed the generic brand of Aleve. Fml. After numerous dr visits and painful outbreaks I was finally certain that Aleve had been causing me all this pain. I am not sure of this is a side effect of the medication or itlf it's an allergy, I am certain though that I will never take Aleve again. | F | 32 | 1 days 100 mg | 4/10/2018 | 1 | Headache | I had a serious side effect. 20 minutes after taking Aleve I felt my eyes feeling strange. I was at work. I made it to medical and they called an ambulance. I was in the emergency room 3.5 hours. My body looked like it had been scalded.oxygen wasn't getting to my heart. Never again. 4 days later I have terrible anxiety. | 57 | 1 days 220 mg | 3/28/2018 | 1 | joint pain | I had crazy itching on the bottom of my feet and the palms of my hands within 5 minutes of taking aleve! It was awful. Never again. | 55 | 7 days 1X day | 1/12/2018 | 1 | back pain | 5 minutes after taking aleve my lips started tingling, and began showing signs of allergic reaction. Skin is extremely itchy and hives appeared after a few hours. Lips swell and sores form in mouth. | This has happened twice now, and until the second time, I didn't know it was the Aleve. | M | 33 | 1 days 220 1X day | 11/4/2017 |
ALEVE (NAPROXEN SODIUM): Naproxen is used to relieve pain from various conditions. It also reduces pain, swelling, and joint stiffness caused by arthritis, bursitis, and gout attacks. This medication is known as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It works by blocking your body's production of certain natural substances that cause inflammation. 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. Some brands of sustained-release naproxen take longer to be absorbed and are not recommended for pain that needs quick relief (such as during a gout attack). Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have questions about your particular brand. FDA Approval Date: 1994-01-11 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)