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 |
| 3 | Morning headache | Had an allergic reaction consisting of itchy hands at first then all over. My heart started beating hard and fast then hives all over my body. Symptoms subsided after about two hours. | This was the first time I had a reaction to Aleve and may have been caused due to the fact that I took it on an empty stomach. | M | 39 | 1 days | 5/19/2005 | 3 | Lower Back Pain | Oh my, the side effects this medicine played on me. First of all, just know I rarely take pills at all, but my back was bothering me & had been for quite some time. Someone told me to take Aleve, I did & I felt extremely angry. I thought to myself, why am I so angry today. Never thought about it again until I took Aleve again about a month later. The medicine had the same affect on me again. Now know that I am a very calm & laid back person, but again, I felt extremely angry. Then I thought to myself, this is what happened the first time I took Aleve. Being angry is not my personality at all so I refuse to take the medicine again to see if that's what caused it. It's been about a week since I took this pill last, but it took a couple of days before I felt like I was relaxed again. I am really curious as to if anyone else has had this same sypmton. Keeping in mind, I take pills so rare that this was an easy call for me to put my finger on the pill itself for causin | However, the pill did cure the pain for a day or so. | F | 40 | 1 days | 8/11/2008 | 3 | knee pain | itchy scalp, occasional hives, painful rash at times.....i work retail and found aleve helps with the pain in my knee and back, not crazy about the side effects.....i can deal with the hives and occasional rash, it's the itchy scalp I can't deal with anymore, I want to rip my scalp off is how bad it is.....looking for something better, sorry aleve! | F | 43 | 1 days 220mg | 2/20/2012 | 3 | toothache | Pain went away but I felt very angry. I searched for this side effect and noticed other had same experience | M | 35 | 1 days 220mg 1X day | 7/1/2013 | 3 | Back Pain | Within 30 minutes to an hour after taking Aleve I break out in a very itchy rash that is like a combination of hives and mosquito bites, which appears in random places, but particularly my back, thighs, and arms. | Aleve is about the best OTC pain reliever I have used, but do to the reaction (which took me quite a while to narrow it down to being caused by Aleve) I only take it if no other is available. | M | 25 | 1 days 440 MG 1X day | 8/26/2011 | 2 | backache | my skin started hurt... I want to scratch it off...had to leave school to to fine out was was going on. hives the size of the palm of my hands...all over...I mean ALL OVER...then the face starts getting tingling...and I look like botox gone horribly wrong Has any one perfected the sip your refreshment like a lady when you have ELEPHANT LIPS! | TAKE IT OFF THE MARKET AND DO SOME RESEARCH. FIND OUR WHY SO MAY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS HORRIBLE TRAUMA. MAYBE IS ITS THE DIE IN THE COLOR OF IT....SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE STAND TO GETHER AND FIGHT FOR RESEARCH | F | 41 | 1 days 30mg 1X day | 2/11/2010 | 2 | headache | I think it was my fault for taking so much on an empty stomach and only weighing 97lbs. Took it at night and it worked, but woke up at 4:30 AM with the most horrific stomach pain. Thought someone lit a fire in me. Very glad I didn't get the allergic reaction. However, never again will I take more than one and only if I have had plenty of food. For those who have ringing in the ears, you probably cannot handle asprin either. | Taken in right dosage, with food on stomach, should be better for me, but I will wait a while before trying again as my stomach needs to recover. I never did that before, so I learned a good lesson | F | 68 | 1 days 220mg (3) 1X O | 6/10/2010 | 2 | Pain in quadriceps and hip | I took one pill of aleve right before a track meet. I felt on cloud 9 after I took it, feeling no pain in my legs. I was literally jumping for joy. I did my events and still felt wonderful, despite the fact I was terrible in one event. About 5 hours after taking the aleve, which includes 2 hours of resting I felt a burning sensation in knees. My knees never even hurt, but for 15 minutes I felt excruciating pain in my knees. I was unable to stand or even bend my knees during the 15 minutes of pain. I will NEVER touch this medication ever again. Pushing through the original temporary pain in my quadriceps, pinch in my hip, shock in my feet, and sting in my ankles after jumping is better than the pain from this medication. | Aleve worked wonders on my friends who took the same dosage at the same time as me. I will never take it again. But, my friends will definitely use this medication again. | F | 14 | 1 days 220 MG 1X day | 5/7/2012 | 2 | shoulder pain | took aleve for shoulder pain, 4 in the morning, 3 @ lunch and then 4 in afternoon because shoulder was killin me, to night I have severe itching on legs and genital area, thought it was bed bugs,lice, ticks etc., but we wash our sheets every two days , itching moved all over then started looking at all the aleve I took, guess too much, hope this goes away soon! | M | 35 | 1 days 800 | 5/13/2012 | 2 | Pain in my back | Stomach pains, neck and shoulder pains, itchy arms and legs, rash, strong fatigue. It said children abvove 11 (ages 11+) could take aleve for painkillers. Dissatisfied | F | 12 | 1 days 50mh | 6/23/2012 | 2 | Headache/Migraine | Every time I take Aleve, my upper lip will swell up. This time it was worse, typically it only swells slightly and isn't a problem. But today I took an aleve for my headache and my upper lip swelled to about twice the size, mostly in the middle of my lip. I do not take aleve frequently, only occasionally if I have a bad headache. The swelling goes down fairly quick, within about an hour or less. I won't be taking anymore aleve after this time. | M | 19 | 1 days 1 pill | 3/21/2012 | 2 | headache | it worked for my headache within 30 min but 3 hrs later im itchy all over | F | 27 | 1 days 200 mg | 6/5/2013 | 2 | neck pain | Lips, tongue, eyes, hands, and feet swelled in a matter of 2 minutes.. in addition, felt like my ears closed, and breathing was becoming more difficult. Hands and feet looked like they were going to explode, and was very painful. Took benedryl, but ended up calling an ambulance when symptons continued to worsen. Recieved epinephrine and steroid pack at hospital. Took about 2 full days for all the swelling to go down. | It scares me to death.... | F | 41 | 1 days | 4/3/2006 | 2 | sore muscles from exercise | about 15 min after taking one 220 mg caplet my feet and hands started to swell, burn, and itch. Broke out in hives, face/lips started to swell. Called 911 when my throat felt like it started to swell and felt like I was going to pass out. Took Benadryl and very bad effects subsided in about an hour, and did not have to go to hospital. I am not on other medications and very rarely take pain medications. | I would like to know if aleve has been causing more allergic reactions in people compared to other types of pain medication. | F | 49 | 1 days | 2/19/2009 | 2 | Neck Injury from a snowboard fall | Swollen Lips. This has happened before but I did not understand how or why (the link to aleve was not clear). This past Saturday night my lips began to | Works great on knee pain and did help my neck. | M | 40 | 1 days | 4/26/2005 | 2 | Back pain | Pain in upper intestine, tightness in chest, difficulty breathing (I took Aleve on an empty stomach-something you're not supposed to do). Also experienced nausea and vomiting, which seemed to intensify the headache pain. | It may work for some, but I wouldn't recommend it. | F | 38 | 1 days | 3/29/2003 | 2 | severe backpain | Fainting and/or seizure, extremely dizzy and pale, headache | F | 18 | 1 days 200mg | 8/24/2014 | 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 | 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 | 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 |