I am trying to heal from a strained brachialis injury. Its been nagging me for some time, so I'm just doing the usual recommendation of iceing it twice a day for 15 minutes and taking two generic aspirins twice as an anti-inflamatory.

Is there anything better out there than just aspirin to use as a short-term anti-inflamatory.

thanks.

Aleve or Advil work well. There had been some concern regarding Naproxen (what's in Aleve) and the heart, but I believe it was exaggerated. I will use both, depending on what I have on hand. Advil, I usually dose at 800mg's, but for no more than 3 days. I can't remember what the prescription strength is. 500mg pills I think. As for Aleve, I double up on it also. Whatever the perscription strength is, can't remember though.

Maybe the Doc will finish his afternoon golf game and give his professional opinion.

Originally Posted by Cuffs

Maybe the Doc will finish his afternoon golf game and give his professional opinion.

I could have been bowling or playing bingo for charity

Cuffs has the right advise. Orudis works well too if you want a short acting drug (about 4hrs). It takes at least 75mg though and the OTC pills are only 12.5, so you need 6 to do it. Aleve is 220mg, I'd take 2 or 3 every 12 hrs, but plain ol' motrin 600mg (3 pills) every 8 hrs works best it seems.

I take advil 2-4 pill daily for my damn tendonitis anything bad gonna happen for taking it so long?

Originally Posted by Buc4Life04

I take advil 2-4 pill daily for my damn tendonitis anything bad gonna happen for taking it so long?

How long?

Ive probabaly reached over a month by now taking advil on a constistant basis. Before that it was just whenever not daily.

Oh, I thought you meant years. You probably don't have anything to worry about. Just stop as soon as you can, try not to go past 3 or 4 months of steady use. But, I've know people who have been on Advil averaging about 4 pills/day for 2+ years, and they have no adverse symptoms. However, it is popularly believed that it worsens arthritis in the long run when taken over many years.

this is interesting.
i have been taking OTC pain killers steadily for about 20 years now.
started when i received a fractured skull after a a gang assault.
was taking 2 to 4 acetominophen(sp) tabs daily for about 15 years.
then when i learned that it was what was blowing out my liver i switched to aspirin, but that didn't work. so i switched off between acetomin and ibuprofin back and forth for several years. after 2, 6 month cycles of siazen i felt that my liver was finally back to normal for a man my age.
however i still take 4 to 8 tabs of ibu a day.
every day.

don't know what this will hold for the future but the other option is debilitating pain in my head daily, and i would just go sit in a dark corner for an indeterminate time.

for what it's worth i don't use any other OTC drugs regularly, and i don't drink alchohol.

Originally Posted by DR.D

Oh, I thought
you meant years. You probably don't have anything to worry about. Just stop as soon as you can, try not to go past 3 or 4 months of steady use. But, I've know people who have been on Advil averaging about 4 pills/day for 2+ years, and they have no adverse symptoms. However, it is popularly believed that it worsens arthritis in the long run when taken over many years.

Active Release Techniques (ART) I highly suggest for nagging injuries

Originally Posted by Phoenix rising

Active Release Techniques (ART) I highly suggest for nagging injuries

agreed...it is welll worth the money. IF you find a chirpractic care along with an ART specialist you can get it covered by insurance usually.

Originally Posted by OmarJackson

I am trying to heal from a strained brachialis injury. Its been nagging me for some time, so I'm just doing the usual recommendation of iceing it twice a day for 15 minutes and taking two generic aspirins twice as an anti-inflamatory.

Is there anything better out there than just aspirin to use as a short-term anti-inflamatory.

thanks.

About 800mg of Ibuprophen. Man it feels great.

by the way thanks for the advice guys.

400mg 2x a day of ibuprofen and there is absolutly no pain were there once was. i'm really happy.