PatientsLikeMe : Ibuprofen Treatment Report

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Patients

Taking Ibuprofen
631 Patients currently take Ibuprofen
48 Patients stopped taking Ibuprofen
morgan Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: moderate Walking: severe See profile morgan 400mg daily since Sep 11, 2007
PERgrandma Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: mild Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile PERgrandma 1600mg daily since Sep 26, 2005
Dymond Sensation: Moderate Overall: None Cognition: none Vision: mild Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: none See profile Dymond since Dec 01, 2005

Brand Names: Advil, Brufen, Costco Ibuprofen Liquid Gels, Dollar Store Brand Ibuprofen, Equaline Brand Ibuprofen, Equate Ibuprofen, Ibalgin, Kirkland Ibuprofen, Life Brand Ibuprofen, Member's Mark, Motrin, Nurofen, Perifar, Target Ibuprofen

What is Ibuprofen? Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drug used to relieve pain and swelling. It is thought to have lower levels of side effects than other NSAIDS and is widely found throughout over-the-counter painkiller medications. Read more...

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Reasons Taken

679 patients in the community are taking or have taken Ibuprofen.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Pain	251	36%
Other	174	25%
General health	50	7%
Stiffness/spasticity	29	4%
Headaches	16	2%
Headache	10	1%
Back pain	8	1%
Support another treatment	7	1%
Aches and pains	6	<1%
Headaches - Right eye/neck/head	5	<1%
Neuropathy pain	4	<1%
disease-related symptoms	3	<1%
Don't know	3	<1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)	3	<1%
Slow my MS progress	3	<1%
Headaches/ Migraines	2	<1%
Muscle tension	2	<1%
Treat my MSA	2	<1%
Chills/fever	1	<1%
Fasciculations	1	<1%
pain and burning in feet	1	<1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	1	<1%
Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve)	1	<1%
Burning sensation, between shoulders	1	<1%
joint pain (elbows and knees )	1	<1%
Migraines	1	<1%
pain between shoulder blades down arms	1	<1%
Fatigue	1	<1%
bursitis	1	<1%
Sexual dysfunction	1	<1%
Lower back pain	1	<1%
Pain, neck	1	<1%
Restless Leg Syndrome	1	<1%
Insomnia	1	<1%
Arthritis	1	<1%
swelling in weak areas like hand and ankle	1	<1%
Sensation	1	<1%
Mobility	1	<1%
severe headaches	1	<1%
Slow my ALS progress	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Ibuprofen.

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0 mg day	0 mg none	0 none	2 mg day	100 mg week	600 mg month	150 mg week	0 mg none	30 mg day	400 mg week	0 mg none	80 mg day	600 mg week	100 mg day	800 mg week	200 mg day	1600 mg week	300 mg day	325 mg day	0 mg none	400 mg day	500 mg day	0 mg none	600 mg day	0 mg none	800 mg day	900 mg day	1000 mg day	1200 mg day	1500 mg day	1600 mg day	1800 mg day	2000 mg day	0 mg none	2400 mg day	3200 mg day
9	386	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	15	4	19	1	2	1	3	25	1	2	23	3	37	1	4	4	2	9	5	1	1	8	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Ibuprofen or how long patients were taking Ibuprofen before stopping.

Currently taking Ibuprofen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
48	46	56	80	76	200

Stopped taking Ibuprofen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
3	10	6	11	4	14

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ibuprofen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	17	35%
Doctor's advice	15	31%
Course of treatment ended	8	16%
Side effects too severe	6	12%
Did not seem to work	4	8%
Personal research	3	6%
Not indicated	2	4%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 56 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	14%	4
Moderate	68%	19
Slight	18%	5

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	4%	2
Mild	20%	11
None	77%	43

Top reported side-effects include: upset stomach, stomach upset, Abdominal Pain

Summary results are based on 56 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 56)

stargeek

Depression: 0

Emotional: 1

Compulsion: 0

Anxiety: 0

Mania: 1

Physical: 0

External Stress: Moderate

39 M

Function: High

Distress: Low

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by stargeek
Aug 18, 2008