User Reviews for Aleve oral

Relieves mild to moderate pain effectively

I've taken Aleve to relieve anything from headaches to joint pain. It wasn't until yesterday 12/22/07, I realized it has a negative effect on my body. Doing my own case study, I put myself through an experiement taking Aleve Liquid Gels w/ naproxen 220mg. Typcally what occurs: Within ~20 mins, tingling in my penis. Minutes following, is sever itching, reddening and inflamation of the foreskin on penis and under my chin. 2-3 hours later, blistering occurs on the head and foreskin of my penis and I get a burning sensation while urinating which last for 1 week. Week 2, the pain while urinating dissipates and healing begins, scabbing where the blisters occurred. By the end of week 3, most of the scabs have fallen off, and is completely healed by week 4. I've seen 6 doctors & 2 urologists. I was tested 4 diff. times for all STD'sincluding herpes which those who tested me were certain I had, and all 4 times, all results were negative. After thousands of wasted $ on medical bills, I took matters into my own hands. This has happened 5x's since 2004. The last 2x's, I started taking notes and avoided the hospital. I noticed it almost always started with a headache. What's the correlation between a headache and problems with my penis and chin? The medicine I took to cure it..Aleve! I avoided Aleve for 7 months until yesterday 12/22/07, due to inflmation and pain from a knee injury. Asking a pharmacist for a recommendation, he advised me to take Aleve. I was hesitant, but I wanted to know for sure if it was the Aleve causing the problem. After taking 2 liquid caps, the effects took place almost immediately. However, from the notes I previously took, I was prepared for what was about to happen. Therefore, using the recommended dose, I appled hydrocortisone #1 to my penis and chin and took Benadryl within 40 mins of taking Aleve. So far, Day 2, 12/23/07, itching still persist but all other effects cease to exist. Result= Allergic to AleveRead More Read Less

I have diabetic periferial neuropathy and am in cronic pain every waking moment even though I am taking tramadol and gabapentin. I took my first 2 Aleve at supper and woke the next morning 90% pain-free. Two Aleve at breakfast and 2 at supper keeps me virtually pain-free from head to toe. It's a miracle as far as I'm concerned.

Worked very well in the early stages of gout.

Effects does not last no longer than one hour for me. I only take one because I am not 100% sure of the after effects since I had heart surgery 8 months ago. My doctor said I could take Aleve but I am sceptical

I have lower back pain from time to time and this is the best thing that I found that helps me through those times.

This didn't do much for my back pain, I had better luck with ibuprofen. My pharmacist said that some people respond to ibuprofen better, other respond better with naproxen.

I am 23 years old and have RA. Have had it since I was one year old. I have taken many other OTC pills and they dont seem to work very well. I seen the commercials for Aleve so I bought a bottle of them. They actually helped the pain in my knee and let me sleep! This is the best rest I have gotten in awhile. This OTC medicine really has helped me a lot! THANKS!!

I have a bad shoulder which sometime flares up and can become very painful -- to the point where I wince in pain if I have to move my past a 30 degree angle. I don't like to take medication in general, but will on days I find the pain to be very bad. Of all the OTC pain relievers, I have found Aleve to be my favorite for temporary pain relief.