Ibuprofen for Back Pain User Reviews

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Rating: 6.0

Ibuprofen has an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from a total of 22 reviews for the treatment of back pain. 36% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 27% reported a negative experience.

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Reviews for Ibuprofen

Roe...
Taken for less than 1 month
August 17, 2017

Ibuprofen "I bought the new Advil minis, and they stink. They did nothing for my back pain as the originals did. I took 2 gels at once, and they usually work right away, but these minis did nothing. I don't believe there is 200mg in each one as they say. Why change something that works? They lost my business. I hope others test it and let everyone know if they worked for them."

2 / 10

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Chr...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
August 22, 2020

Ibuprofen "The new ad with the catchy song “we want to praise you for your strength” seems to empower you with the thought that you keep strong through all your pain, and maybe Advil helps this too. It does, it did for me. I took two in the AM and two in the PM for 3-4 years and kept doing anything physical I wanted to - until I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD). I only have 30% kidney function, and I am not able to take any NSAIDs anymore. I can only take acetaminophen, and I am in constant pain because acetaminophen does not reduce inflammation like Advil does. BE CAREFUL, the ads say “what pain?” Well, when your kidneys won't function properly, you will learn what pain is when you can’t take Advil anymore because you took it for too long, and then a doctor says, “would you like me to prescribe an opioid for your pain now?” No, thank you. Read the label!!!"

3 / 10

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psy...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
September 12, 2018

"Ibuprofen certainly seems to reduce the pain in my back and has been very effective in eliminating pain in my toothache. But it can (mildly) upset my stomach, especially if I take it without food. Even if taken with food, my stomach can feel 'strange' and feel as if something is irritating it. It's hard to properly describe. I could be imagining it. There is increased intestinal (loud) rumbling and other noises as well. Still, it seems to work where paracetamol is totally ineffective."

6 / 10

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ald...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
September 7, 2023

"I take 600 mg every morning and midday, and that seems to work mostly, but occasionally I have to take Tramadol for breakthrough pain of my degenerative back and sciatica. I always have to take it with food, or nausea sets in. The use of Ibuprofen also does not have the side effects of E.D. that Tramadol has on me. I use this quantity so I do not rely on Tramadol or get an addiction to it. Sparingly is the word."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for less than 1 month
July 21, 2017

"Seriously worked better than the Percocet given to me at the hospital. I hurt my back but needed to go to work and couldn't be loopy. Lasts about 6 hours, then pain started to kick in again. Then took the OxyContin and broke out in hot sweats and nausea. The other one was way better."

10 / 10

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blu...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
August 5, 2012

"Relieves pain faster, but not quite like a narcotic...safer! 8.5 to a 9 out of 10 for 800 mgs does the job!!"

9 / 10

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tmb...
April 10, 2009

Ibuprofen "Works better for my back pain than OxyContin."

8 / 10

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oxy...
January 10, 2011

Ibuprofen "Better than any other NSAID, but when you have serious pain, you will need something a little stronger."

7 / 10

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xxl...
January 27, 2011

Ibuprofen "Seems to help back pain. Good for headaches."

7 / 10

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L5-...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
December 4, 2015

Ibuprofen "Awful, to say the least. Don't even consider this if you have anything more than a headache, and even that won't be tolerable after taking a few of these."

1 / 10

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Anonymous
June 10, 2009

Ibuprofen "Effective in reducing discomfort."

9 / 10

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Lex...
December 5, 2008

"Good for headaches and back aches. I definitely recommend ibuprofen."

7 / 10

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Bee...
Taken for less than 1 month
December 16, 2020

Ibuprofen "Motrin is truly the best form of ibuprofen, it seems to last a lot longer than other brands. I highly recommend it."

9 / 10

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Jar...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
April 15, 2020

"Works like a charm, mainly for headaches but can reduce the pain in your back as well, definitely recommend ibuprofen for headaches and other things as well."

8 / 10

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Mar...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
April 23, 2015

Ibuprofen "This works very well for me, and, needless to say, is readily available. The trick is knowing when to take one or when to take two."

7 / 10

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Jay...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
June 18, 2018

"This made my stomach hurt bad."

1 / 10

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Bee...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
December 16, 2020

"Ibuprofen is great. I don’t know how I would live without it. It’s very effective, but sometimes I have to mix it with acetaminophen to help the pain relief longer."

7 / 10

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Bub...
Taken for less than 1 month
June 29, 2020

"600 mg ibuprofen tablets from Ascend Laboratories hardly worked as an anti-inflammatory compared to the 600 mg tablets from Amneal Pharmaceuticals, which worked very well for me."

1 / 10

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Eli...
Taken for less than 1 month
March 16, 2025

"Had a pinched nerve, so I took 2. Thirty minutes later, I was a beast, and it took away major pain. This lasted for me from 12 noon to tomorrow morning."

9 / 10

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mad...
Taken for less than 1 month
September 3, 2022

Ibuprofen "I'd like to know who is the imbecile that created the way the posology of the med is ''glued'' underneath the label? It is impossible to reveal the info without stripping the label off the bottle!"

2 / 10

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Tea...
March 25, 2021

"I have to take about 3 to 4 for my back pain, it usually helps the rest of the day."

6 / 10

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Nom...
Taken for less than 1 month
October 13, 2021

"I had used this pain reliever, but after some days, my doctor told me that this pain reliever had increased my creatinine level very high. Don't use this medicine."

5 / 10

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