GP prescribed Naproxin for shoulder pain. Until I read leaflet in pack I had no idea it contained NSAID Which makes me generally unwell and loose my appetite before I become nauseous and start vomiting. GP didn't ask me if I could take it and I didn't know she was prescribing it until I collected from Pharmacy. Wasted NHS money,
Dilemma -- communication?
Naproxen has a bad effect on me, as in stomach pain and headaches. But Ibrobrufen if taken with a meal is ok for me. Good thing reading the patient leaflet, I always do.
Did you GP prescribe Omeprozole with the naproxen? They are usually prescribed together to aid with the stomach problems it can give people. I would contact your GP and discuss your concerns. Naproxen and other NSAID should be taken with or after a meal (not just a snack). Their mechanism can affect individuals in different ways but the most common is stomach problems.
Hope that helps?
All the best.
Thank you, done all that after hip op but still had all symptoms as described
Thank you. Did all that but still unwell.
Yes I always did take any NSAID with or immediately after a meal. I didn't have any stomach problems. Unfortunately I had other side effects. Gradual pain building up in joints all over body until about 3 weeks later I was in agony. Came off it and pain greatly reduced. You know your own body. I also had the same result with a Meloxicam which is a NSAID. Good luck in getting it sorted out.
Too many side effects to deal with while dealing with initial problem also. Thank you for post.
On taking naproxen myself last year I ended up with alot of severe stomach pains ended up in A n E twice as pain so back had camera and scans could find nothing I stopped taking the. Naproxen and wks later everything stopped wether those are not they didn't get too the bottom of but I believed it was them just were not suited for me at all I don't know wether anyone else had same effects on taking them but definitely were not for me.
Frustrated
Pain medicine ladder. Cocodamol 30/500 doesn't even scrape the tip of this iceberg.
Pain management Team
Just how much do you have to do to keep on top ?
