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Severe backache what is safe to take?

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My GP prescribed naproxen for me not long ago which is a stronger NSAID than ibuprofen and didn't once mention my diabetes. I think if your kidneys are working well, ibuprofen should not affect you too much.

Glad you got a doctors appointment but do ask for an earlier appointment if you can't wait until then 6th
 
Rosiecarmel said:
My GP prescribed naproxen for me not long ago which is a stronger NSAID than ibuprofen and didn't once mention my diabetes. I think if your kidneys are working well, ibuprofen should not affect you too much.

Glad you got a doctors appointment but do ask for an earlier appointment if you can't wait until then 6th
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I am on Naproxen, I do not think it was stronger just a different type, I was put on this from Diclofenac as it has less long term risks! I have had kidney function test!
 
Do you know if you spoke to the pharmacist? or was it one of the counter staff.

If the latter I would go back and ask to speak to the pharmacist on duty and explain what happened - hopefully they would give you a refund and ensure that the counter staff get better training.

If it was the actual pharmacist who said don't take ibuprofen but take nurofen then you could consider reporting it to the general pharmaceutical council at http://www.pharmacyregulation.org/about-us

The gel form may be ok - but they should sell you the cheapest product unless you specifically request the more expensive version.
 
Having had a good moan to everyone on this forum (thanks for putting up with me) I am happy to say that the back pain is much better today. If it continues to improve I will cancel the appointment with the doctor. 🙂 Took the Neurofen for joint and backpain back to the pharmacy and asked to talk to the pharmacist. Got a different person who agreed that it has ibuprofen in it and confirmed that unless there is a kidney problem it is safe to take. Did a swap for cheaper straight forward ibuprofen that I am hoping that I will not have to take. Thank you everyone for your help 🙂
 
I'd still keep the appointment @happydog, it can't hurt to discuss what happened with him/her.
 
Just to spoil everybody's fun, I was taken off Naproxen because of the harm it was doing to my kidneys.
 
I take them for my knee pain!
I see a Chiropractor and Sports Massage therapist for my back!
 
A little off the wall but Frankincense essential oil helps with a couple of joint issues I have..... Tried it for the first time a few weeks ago when I had an issue with my knee & hip after playing all day in the desert, nothing was helping until my wife whipped up a caldron of the stuff (OK, so she got a bottle from the shelf).
Long been a believer in complementary therapies
 
Though it wouldn't be regarded as a complementary therapy in the near and Middle East so much as first line. Did it work, Martin?
 
mikeyB said:
Did it work, Martin?
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Actually it worked very well.... I'd been battling it all day & had been unable to sleep much the night before, Motrin (an ibuprofen brand we have here) didn't touch it. Perhaps a couple of glasses of Merlot helped as well😉
 
The important ibuprofen and diabetes connection is that if this drug is combined with anti-diabetic drugs, it may cause dangerously low blood sugar, as well as liver or kidney damage, which people with diabetes are already susceptible to. PubMed Health, a publication of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, published a warning about ibuprofen [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000598/#] that also indicated an increased risk of heart attack or stroke, and advised caution for those with high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes. Potentially fatal stomach or intestinal bleeding or ulcers may also result from using NSAIDs such as ibuprofen. Diabetes patients in particular are advised to avoid this medication, and find an alternative pain relief treatment.
 
Lilian said:
The important ibuprofen and diabetes connection is that if this drug is combined with anti-diabetic drugs,
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Never knew that until this week😱 Though fortunately I'm not a big drug taker.....
 
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