ALEVE Reviews (NAPROXEN SODIUM)

Average Rating: 1.8 (628 Ratings)

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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)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR ALEVECOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 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
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 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
 5  Joint pain, muscular pain Works great on pain, as if I had taken something much stronger. F 40 3 days
5/23/2013
 1  Headache After taking Aleve my nose and throat started to hurt really bad. It made me throw up and also have a lot of mucus and saliva coming out. Worst experience ever!! Seriously, I've never had this reaction before to any other kind of medicine. F 19 1 days
5/22/2013
 1  headache I would like to call this a "balloon" feeling in the back of my mouth and throat..its this painful stinging sensation in there but it feels like its expanding. It hurts and this has happened multipke times.i wouldnt take this again. F 15 1 days
5/20/2013
 1  Headache Severe burning and stinging to inside of my mouth and throat Thought that the stinging and burning was all in my head the first time so I took it again and had the same results! I mean severe burning to inside of my mouth and throat M 52 1 days
1 tab 1X day
5/17/2013
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 1  Back Pain Complete Indigestion, Constipation, Blood in urine, Painful Urine, Pain in kidneys, Burning Bladder, Itchy Skin, Blotchy Palms, EXTREME muscle weakness, Dehydration, Headache, Trouble Thinking and Difficulty Waking Up. I could've died from all of these side effects if I had taken anymore. I have taken hundreds of recreation drugs when I was younger, including common OTC drugs, and I have NEVER EVER seen something this TERRIBLE, HARMFUL and DANGEROUS. M 21 1 days
220 1X day
5/6/2013
 1  Headache Lets start by saying that I'm not allergic to anything besides aleve. This went on for 6 years because I didn't think I had allergies. I would take aleve for a headache and about 30 minutes later my eye would start to itch and get symptoms like pink eye. About an hour in my penis would start to itch. After the eye was awoken shut and about 12 hours after taking aleve my penis would still be itching and the shaft would swell up on the right side. About the size of a golf ball and feel fatty. The eye and penis would be swolen for about three days. After the swelling went away the skin on my penis would start to fall off and leave very painful open soars that wouldn't go away for about a week. Couldn't walk or do anything. Finally I tracked down the fact that I was allergic to aleve and went to the hospital (after the 6th time this has happened. Call me an idiot) they shots me full of benedryl and all was better. I hate aleve M 27 1 times
4/15/2013
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 1  pain in shoulder I took one tablet of Aleve 12/14/2012 and within 15 minutes had itching and then burning palms and felt strange. I waked to the next room to tell my wife I had taken an Aleve and that I thought I was having a drug reaction. By the time I finished that sentence I passed out. I went into shock and was taken to the emergency room and was hospitalized for two days. I still cant believe I nearly died from one pill sold over the counter. This is a dangerous medication. 71 1 days
1X day
3/13/2013
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 1  Back Pain I got up and had a shower in the morning, I was drying my back and I turned wrong and got a strain. I went and took (2) Aleve Liquid Gels naproxen sodium capsules, 220 mg (NSAID). I sat down and put a heating pad on my back. Within about 10 minutes I started to feel strange, never had that feeling before. I started to get tingly/itchy fingers and then I noticed my tongue was getting itchy also and I felt it swelling. I started to walk around thinking I was having a heart attack and then after calming down I realized I was having an allergic reaction. My face and arms began getting extremely red. I picked the phone up and dialed 911, then I noticed my tongue had stopped swelling and decided to drive to Urgent Care. I got there and immediately saw the Doctor who figured it was the Aleve, due to everything I did that morning was not out of the ordinary. I was given (2) injections, methylPREDNISolone sodium succinate (SOLU-MEDROL) injection 125 mg and diphenhydrAMINE (BENADRYL) inject If you get those reactions, go to the ER as soon as you can. M 46 0 days
220 mg 1X AN
2/20/2013
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 1  Pain from swelling Intense itching, rosy cheek rash , burning cheeks, burning fingers, leg pain both legs,Fore arm pain, First time ever taking drug. Taking for epidimytis, and wrist surgery carpel tunnel pain. Bad reaction used Benadryl with some relief from the itching.this is day one with out alive. I still have leg pain. Feels like pressure build up in legs M 48 14 days
220 mg 1X day
2/17/2013
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 1  Stomach pain Only made my stomach issues worse instead of better. Also had very itchy hands and feet along with my right shin breaking out with bruises. F 31 5 days
2/8/2013
 1  Knee pain I was told that aleve would soothen my knee pain. I took 1 aleve after food. In about 1 hour I got a huge hive. Won't be taking it again. M 36 1 days
1X day
2/3/2013
 1  headache I took one Aleve for a headache before going to bed. Two hours later I woke up to intense itching of my scalp. The itching was so intense I wanted to rip my hair out. I got up and was in shock when I looked in the mirror. My face and neck were covered in hives, my eyelids and my lower lip were swollen. Luckily, I had no problems breathing. I took a Zyrtec immediately and then waited for the drugstor to open. I took two Benadryl in the morning and two more before going to bed. This morning I still have some hives but in much better sshape than yesterday. Be VERY careful with this product. Too many people are reporting the same type of side effects. F 45 1 days
1X day
1/31/2013
 1  headache Swollen lip M 16 1 days
1/28/2013
 3  Toothache Fatigued and a bit anxious (I have an anxiety disorder though). Felt extremely drowsy for no reason so thought i'd google Aleve and see if it could possibly be because of that (hypochondriac). Man, reading everyone else's side effects is scaring the crap outta me :D. If my snatch starts to itch i'm gonna be mad! Toothache is gone though so I guess that sometimes you just have to barter :D. F 30 2 days
220 mgs 2X day
1/11/2013
 1  For back pain and headache Within minutes of taking ALEVE, I felt cramps that spread to my lower back, feeling like contractions. Could barely stand or talk. My husband had taken the same medication earlier in the day and experienced lower abdomen and back pain as well. He went to order pizza and could barely articulate his order because his pain was so severe. He took some Pepto Bismol, which helped a little. I will NEVER ever again take this medication, because this is the second time it happens to me, the first time around I had not linked the terrible lower abdomen pain to ALEVE but I went to the pharmacy in the middle of the night to find something for stomach pain. F 41 2 days
1X day
1/6/2013
 1  Pain I used to take Aleve all the time for cramps it was the only thing that cured it and I never had a problem...but when I take it now I break out in a rash and have difficulty breathing so I've stopped. Wondering if the ingredients got changed? F 45 1 days
1X day
12/27/2012
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 1  arthritis pain Took one Aleve after breakfast, was OK until after lunch when a blinding headache hit, became dizzy and frightened. Had tried taking one Aleve several months ago. Same experience but was not sure at the time that it was a result of the single Aleve pill I had taken. Now I know. Will never take Aleve again. F 72 1 days
1X day
12/18/2012
 1  Back Pain I have severe sciatica in my lower back which causes constant pain. I've taken Advil for long periods with no side effects but hasn't seem to address the pain. I thought I'd try Aleve because you only have to dose twice a day. I experienced nausea and my blood pressure spiked horribly to 200/112. Normally I read 120/78. Horrible OTC drug that should be taken off the market. I've since stopped and blood pressure seems to be returning to normal and nausea is leaving. Lousy drug for pain. Side effects are horrible! M 64 3 days
220 2X day
12/14/2012
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