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 | Arthritus/Joint Pain | I can't figure out why; but every time I take Aleve, I become EXCESSIVELY IRRITABLE. It works okay as far as pain relief; but the irritability factor is so strong that I cannot function, which for me defeats the purpose. | M | 29 | 2 months | 12/17/2009 | 1 | WIDESPREAD BODY PAIN | AFTER ARTHROTEC STOPPED BEING AFFECTIVE FOR ME MY FAMILY DOCTOR PRESCRIBED 500 MG ALEVE TO TRY AND TAKE THE ARTHROTEC'S PLACE.AFTER THE 1ST DAY OF 2 DOSES I STARTEDTO ITCH AND TO GET A HEADACHE SIMILAR TO ONES I HAVE HAD FOR YEARS .THE HEADACHE ESCALATED TO THE POINT IT MADE ME SICK .NAUSEA THROWING UP .IT TOOK 3 DAYS TO FIGURE OUT IT WAS THE ALEVE .IM ON A CONSTANT REGIMEN OF PAIN MEDS FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS AND INJURIES FROM A FALL OFF A ROOF .NEVER HAD THIS REACTION TO ANY MED ,SO IT MUST BE BAD STUFF | ANYONE WHO IS TOLD TO TAKE THIS STUFF SHOULD TAKE THE SMALLEST DOSE THE CAN FIND UNTIL THEY SEE HOW IT WILL DO FOR THEM | M | 41 | 4 days | 12/14/2009 | 1 | Headache | My 18 year old daughter just got back from Urgent Care after suffering from an alergic reaction. No other allergies to food, medicine, animals, etc. She suffered severe swollen lips and eyes and numb hands and feet. Aleve will never be in my home. Ladies, be careful, another website reported Naproxen can be found in Midol Extended relief and Pamprin Maximum Strength. | F | 18 | 1 days | 12/1/2009 | 1 | Minor Back Pain | Started with hands and feet itching very much within about 20 minutes of taking 2 Aleve's. Then the back of my neck started to itch. I looked in the mirror and it was beet red and had hives. I also had itching on my back and a few hives there. | I've taken Aleve before and not experienced anything like this. | M | 56 | 1 days | 11/23/2009 | 1 | Back Pain | Tingling of the lips followed by severe swelling of the lips and face. Itching of the hands and feet along with red blotchy spots on my arms. Itching all over my body. Very uncomfortable, would not recommend this drug for anyone. Had to go to doctors office and get a cortizone shot. Never again! | M | 52 | 1 days | 11/4/2009 | 2 | Headache during the flu | Experienced tingling/burning/itching on my lips and on scrotum/penis within hours of taking Aleve. The scrotum/penis area is extremely red and irritated and hurts to the touch two to three days after taking it. I've had this slightly before when taking Aleve, but this time I took it while I had a cold and the allergic reaction was much worse than before. | M | 33 | 1 times | 11/3/2009 | 1 | Arthritis | Itchy ankles, horrible rash with welts on palms, rash on buttocks, stomach, knees. Itchy crotch. Doctor diagnosed Steven Johnson Syndrome which can happen with a drug reaction and said if I get any lesions in my mouth to go to emergency. Tightness in my chest & a dry cough. Rough tongue-hurts and swelling of the face and lips. | Horrible drug. I just started a week and a half ago and put 2 & 2 together to solve what the problem was. | F | 61 | 10 days | 10/26/2009 | 1 | Migraine | Within minutes of taking Aleve my the skin around my eyes begun to burn and itch, within 5 minutes my eyes begun to swell shut. I immediatly took benadryl, and the itiching subsided. It is two days later and my eyes are still very puffy and itchy with hives. I am not sure what the after life is with the drug but I am hoping that my symptoms disapper soon. | M | 40 | 1 days | 10/16/2009 | 5 | back pain, menstrual pain, bad hip | None | It has been working perfectly for me for many years. When I was younger tynenol gave me stomach aches, so I had to use aleve for my menstrual cycle. I use it 3-4 times a month. | F | 24 | 8 years | 10/13/2009 | 1 | back problems | 10-15 minutes after taking aleve, my hands and feet swelled up and were beet red and extremely itchy, they also felt like they had sustained third degree burns. a few minutes later my tongue swelled and my airway started to close. i felt very dizzy. also had severe stomach cramps. took two benadryl and called my dr. did a five day prednisone treatment, but was still itchy and uncomfortable at the end of the five days. it has been two weeks now and still get burning, itchy feeling after eating anything. my body is totally sensitized to everything. awful medicine. | F | 65 | 1 days | 10/13/2009 | 1 | Lower back pain | Today at about 12:25 pm I took one Aleve, 220 mg tablet with one glass of water. Within 10 minutes both hands were itching incessantly. Itching spread to the crotch, feet and lower legs. I couldn't find any specific warnings on the Aleve container so Googled it and found this page among others. I immediately called my Primary Care physician for instructions. Within 15 minutes of presenting symptoms I was at a nearby Kaiser Permanente facility checking myself into the Nurses Station where I was fortunate enough to be seen immediately. They were closed for lunch and not due to open for another 30 minutes, so I had no one ahead off me. I was fortunate to be able to be treated by doctors and staff who were then available. Before leaving home at 12:45pm my bp was 160/116 with heart rate of 112. At 8:45am this morning it was 115/84/75. I was immediately given a shot of Benadryl followed up with a steroid I'm unfamiliar with. I felt relief from the itching in my hands very quickly and t | I have been taking Aleve for over 20 years with no previous side effects. My last dose of Aleve was 3 weeks ago when I ingested one tablet for relief of pain in a broken wrist which was still in the early healing stages. At that time I had been taking Aleve one tablet per day for about 7 days with no side affects and with excellent relief for the wrist pain. I have never had a drug allergy in my life. | M | 69 | | 10/13/2009 | 1 | inflammation of the left foot | within 3 minutes, is was on the floor. Severe itching and tingling. Loss of breathing. EMT showed up (911) - Almost no blood pressure. No pulse. Taken to hospital. In observation for three hours - hooked up to all kinds of stuff. Worst pill EVER! Almost killed me. | Don't take this medicine. | M | 54 | 1 times | 10/3/2009 | 1 | Headache | After about fifteen minutes of taking the drug I started developing terrible hives all over my body. My head swelled up to the point that I couldn't even recognize myself in the mirror and the itching and heat drove me crazy. It was a really horrible experience and lasted for about 24 hours. It left me feeling completely exhausted. I have suffered from hives in the past but nothing like this. I do also suffer from asthma but luckily it did not effect my breathing. | F | 37 | 1 days | 10/1/2009 | 1 | headache | broke out in hives & was ichy from scalp to feet, tingling sensation on lips, had difficulting walking without assistance, felt nausea & difficult breathing, had tunnel vision, hands turned red ichy & swollen | I have taken aleve for years this is the first time this has happened so do not use this product it could kill you thank goodness I took 2 benadyrl tablets when symtoms starting otherwise I could have died per doctor scene in emercency room | F | 39 | | 9/29/2009 | 1 | Back pain | Last week took 1 Aleve and a week later took 1 pill for lower stomach pain and 1 yesterday for the sme pain , today came down with a severe case of hives all over body and very bad itching. Called pharmacist who said to take benadryl which i did twice today and itching has subsided. Will not take again!!! | M | 72 | 3 days | 9/27/2009 | 1 | headache | Severe illness, with vomiting, numb tingling feet and cold hands. Very weak could not walk without assitance. Became emotional at times(not like me). I thought I may die. I felt as if I had been poisoned. | We called the paramedics,my blood pressure was 156/84. I continued to vomit. They gave me meds for vomiting and that stopped the vomiting. Hooked me up to i.v. Took doc 45 min to see me was feeling better by then but still very weak. She just stayed focused on my headache even though I told her this reaction had nothing to do with the headache since I have suffered with the same type of headache for 25 years. She did not know what to do,so sent me home with vicadine, which I did not take, and sent me on my way. Wow! I went home and slept and rested for the rest of day and night since I could not do much else. It has been three days since and still have weak and tired moments and some dizziness. I found this sight today,just thought I would check, and...Wow! Now I know, without a doubt, it was the Aleve. I would strongly advise against taking this product! There has been too many people on this site with too many serious reactions. It is not worth it! And these are the people who have given a report. How many more are out there? I wouldn't want anyone to feel like I did. It was scarey! I have dealt with alot of physical pain in my life. But this was somthing I could not deal with. | F | 45 | 3 times | 9/24/2009 | 1 | Arthritis & pinched nerve - neck | I had been taking Aleve for around a year for a pinched nerve and arthritis in my neck, when I was told by my doctor to stop all anti-inflammatories due to an upcoming surgery. After I discontinued the Aleve I experienced terrible back pains and body aches that lasted for about a week. I didn't connect this to the Aleve until my husband, who took Aleve for his arthritis, had to stop it as it might interfere with a medication he starting. He also experienced the terrible back pain and body aches, which also lasted about a week. | This medication took the pain away, but when it was stopped it was like we were addicted to it. I would not recommend this medication to anyone. | F | 60 | 1 years | 9/22/2009 | 1 | joint pain | took 2 Aleve twice a day for 3 months developed increased pain in joints,tendons ligaments hurt...thought arthritis was getting worse so just kept taking per MD instx. Intense itching skin, sore sunburned like skin, blisters came up where any clothing or shoes rubbed. Gained about 10 pound of fluid. Finally made connection to Aleve..quit taking it. Had secondary infections staph and slight herpes breakouts due to everything being out of whack. Coccyx area hurt for a month and skin just burned like cayenne pepper..All is resolving now...take nothing but occ Tylenol. Got skin sensitization from use of topical ointments...the cascade effect from taking this one medication has cause much much misery | F | 56 | 3 months | 9/20/2009 | 5 | Neck & Shoulder pain | No side effects. This drug has been a life saver for me. I take one in the morning and one at night if I need it almost every day. | F | 41 | 14 days | 9/18/2009 | 5 | Knee pain | After two month of knee pain I went to the doctor. He thought I had torn meniscus but the MRI showed nothing. He recommend I take two Aleve in the morning and two at night for two weeks. After two days I am walking without a limp and my pain is greatly reduced! | I am concerned about drug reactions after reading all the feedback but Aleve has been a miracle drug to me! I have read that you should not take it continuously so that is a concern to me. It has REALLY decreased the pain. | F | 57 | | 9/15/2009 |