Hi,

I take ibruprofen daily and it is a great way to keep severe pain at a lower level. I have taken it all my life. it used to upset my stomarch but now i am fine - generally it is the best pain killer i have experienced because it doesn\'t cause drowsiness.

hi, I also take Ibuprofen 3 times a day, 500mg. The doc says it builds up in your system and helps with joint pain and inflammitory. Have taken it all my life as well, for girly things. It was the only thing that worked.

Hi, I take ibuprofen regularly, 600mg about 4 times a day. I also take Tylenol Arthritis, about 2-3 times/day. I find that the combination works about the best of anything, but my rheumatologist has raised the specter of kidney damage. Anyone have info about the effects of long-term NSAIDS treatment and kidney damage?

Hi, I cant take ibruprofen due to the antinflammatory I'm currently taking. It's called Pheldine/feldine not sure of the spelling. I take tylenol arthritis too. Some days it seems nothing helps.

I use Ibruprofen every day and it works better than anything else, so far! That, along with daily exercise and stretching.

hi i ese ibuprophen and it resuces severe pain

I've taken Ibruprofen all strengths.. Did not help me at all...

Ibuprophen didn't help me at all. Now I can't take it anyway cause I am on another anti-inflammatory.

I take alot of ibuprofen almost every day. It helps take the edge off the severe pain and stiffness of my knees. I find that I do have to take it on regular basis to get the maximum benefits from it. I always make sure I have something in my stomach before I take it to reduce upset.

I cant take Ibruprofen because of ohter Anti-Inflanantory medication and even that doesnt help me at all, so...there ya go.

Doug,
As a pharmacy technician, I know that the max of ibuprofen should be 800 mg. 3 times daily with food. There definitely is an issue with long term use. So I only use it when I really have to. Since seeing the chiropractor, I don't use it nearly as much, not even daily. The chiropractor also taught me exercises using a ball to strengthen my spine (the ball reduces stress on the spine, but still strengthens, even just sitting on it every day for a while works), and he recommened an ice pack several times a day for about 15 mins for inflammation, and that helped a lot too.I also took chondroiton for a while, that seemed to be helping too, but expensive.

I forgot to add, that no anti-imflammatory, which includes aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen (Aleve), should ever be taken with another anti-inflammatory. Tylenol does nothing for inflammation. I don't know what they add to it in Tylenol Arthritis, but it's the only over the counter medication that is not anti-inflammatory.