Ibuprofen. Do you buprofen?

[arkansas mom]

So I've had this chronic back ache, and after 10 years I finally went to the doctor ( ). He gave me an RX for 21 muscle relaxers--once a day at bedtime. That was the most heavenly 3 weeks ever! So now I don't want to go back to the doctor and ask for more. I feel like I'll look like I'm strung out! So I went to the pharmacy and asked about an OTC alternative, and she said taking 4 ibuprofen would be the same as RX strength pain releiver or anti-inflamatory, or whatever. So I did that, and it worked pretty good (not as well as those lovely little muscle relaxers! ) So my question is, is it OK to take 4 ibuprofen semi-regularly? Maybe 2 or three times a week?

 

[Cool-Beans]

I wouldn't do it without discussing it with my doctor.

But I have buprofened!

 

[PrincessKitty1]

I would discuss it with your doctor since ibuprofen can affect your stomach and kidneys--you want to make sure you don't have any pre-existing problems that might be aggravated by it.

But if muscle relaxers helped, I would consider massage therapy or acupuncture as well (especially if you enjoyed that warm fuzzy relaxing feeling you got from the muscle relaxers--you can get that from body work, too!).

 

[AllyandJack]

I regularly take 4 Advil at a time. It has the potential to upset your stomach, obviously. For some reason, it's not as potent at the Motrin 800s to me, but it usually does the trick in a pinch.

I wouldn't do it multiple times a day unless your doctor tells you to, but I take that dose 3-4 times a week, but not more than 1 time per day for the aforementioned stomach reasons.

If it's a chronic condition, you might want to treat it instead of just relieving the pain. That would be ideal, of course.

 

[arkansas mom]

If it's a chronic condition, you might want to treat it instead of just relieving the pain. That would be ideal, of course.

Yeah, that would be awesome. But doctor and physical therapy guy couldn't find anything fo fix. Really burst my bubble! I thought just maybe they'd find something and make it go away! I guess I'll suck it up and go back to the doctor and say "what now".

 

[arkansas mom]

But if muscle relaxers helped, I would consider massage therapy or acupuncture as well (especially if you enjoyed that warm fuzzy relaxing feeling you got from the muscle relaxers--you can get that from body work, too!).

I didn't experience any warm fuzzies since I always took them at bed time. I did feel pretty euphoric, though, when I'd wake up and get through the day with no pain at all! That rocked! maybe I'll look into the massage therapy.