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[Stray]

mousiegirl, yes Aleve is in the category but it works for me a long time so I take less...every person will be different and based on their own medical conditions, if people have chronic pain, they must take something....I try symptomatic relief first with other modalities but that doesn't work for all. I think the point of the study was to point out that OTC meds can be dangerous but some think they are not and overuse them. Actually, there are many prescription meds that are safer than OTCs. My ortho prescribes Aleve but not Advil.

[SoX]

I sure gave me pause when I heard it yesterday ... I guess it's back to Tylenol for me.  

I had rotator cuff surgery a few months ago and my doctor prescribed Meloxicam in the lowest dose available, with only one refill.   She wouldn't budge when I asked for another refill.   

Both Advil and Aleve are off-limits for me, too, but I take one or the other occasionally ... now I'll have to rethink that.

[HappyDaze]

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@Irshgrl31201 wrote:

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@HappyDaze wrote:

Can someone please post what the latest report said? Did I miss it in the post somewhere?

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http://health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2015/07/09/fda-strengthens-heart-attack-stroke-warning...

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Thank you!

[Hayfield]

I think you have to weigh all the risks that's stated on the medication with your individual health issues and with your doctor make the best decision you can with regards to the pain that you're in and the risk to taking the medication.  Everyone's situation is different and only you and your doctor can make those decisions.  There are no easy answers sometimes, just more questions.

[Lotus]

I believe they said regular asperin was not at risk.

They are also saying that people with no underlying heart conditions are not at risk....only users with "pre-existing heart conditions".....but none of the articles I read said which condiditons.

I will have to give my cardiologist a call on Monday.

[chickenbutt]

I haven't seen the latest, but I guess there are pretty much dangers/problems with all of the OTC analgesics.

I take Ibuprofen sometimes but I'm careful to not do it too often.  It takes me six tablets (equivalent of 2 RX strength tabs) for help, but I pretty much never take it more than twice a week.  Usually it's less than that.  I haven't actually taken it for probably a month or more at this point. 

I pretty much treat myself by just dealing with the daily pain for the most part and being able to take something for it is just kind of like a treat, or on days when the pain is unbearable and I have to do things.  I take a variety of different things (whatever comes my way) so it makes it easy to not take one thing too often.

I was sometimes using Tylenol XS for a while, from time to time, but I guess it has its own problems. 

[Stray]

I think a big thing people and doctors overlook is that many take prophylactic baby aspirin daily....if you add more aspirin or NSAIDS to that, it could be a tipping point for some.

[Lotus]

CB......I like how you refer to it as your "treat".....I use Advil the same way.   I try to use it only when I have to do something or the pain is affecting my daily life (which is just about everyday....but some days are worse than others)

[hckynutjohn]

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I Left a fairly long post(short for me) over on the Wellness Forum saying what I think of this report. These types of Prescription Medicines cannot be spoke of in generalities. Each person taking NSAID meds has a unique body, internally and externally.

 To pre-suppose everyone falls into a category of test studies to me is ridiculous. Each adult has their own responsibility to know what is and what is not harmful to their body, and make their own decision.

Unless one is experiencing the same pain levels, on a daily basis, who are they to decide if relieving pain, is secondary to a "what might happen", from the use of NSAIDS?

I have many types of pains on a daily basis. I know exactly what meds i am currently taking. I also know my risks of my choice of pain relievers. While i know the NSAID family will relieve my pain much better than a tylenol type med, because of my history of 2 heart attacks, i choose the tylenol meds, thus less pain relief over the risk of taking NSAIDS. 

Does that mean that everyone should make that same choice? Of course not, that is dependent on each persons pain thresehold and their personal risk factors. I've followed medical physiological studies for a few decades now, and personally participated in 2 of the Exercise Physiology studies. While great strides have been made in these arena's, they never were meant to purvey that the results are the same for everyone, not even a majority.

I well know my own risks of my choices for my own body and those choices will be based on that knowledge as opposed to those used in any study.

[shoekitty]

I am allergic to all NSAIDS, so I can't use them, unfortunatley..  I imagine if I could use them, it would be the best for my arthritis.

Motrin, advil, aleve, meclomen and RX NSAIDS sent me to hospital one time, and they said never use them again, It is on my medical records.  The reaction I got was inability to urinate, extreme swelling in extremities. One of them gave me hives, IDK why.  I so wish I could take them!!