Aleve for Osteoarthritis User Reviews

• Anonymous
• June 12, 2010

"My hip and shoulder have hurt for years and I have always taken Bayer aspirin, and I tried Aleve arthritis gelcap. To my surprise, the pain in my hip and shoulder went away for 8 hours. The only thing I don't know is how long I could take the stuff, the bottle said do not take for longer than 10 days. The warning label about it could cause a stroke or heart attack did raise questions."

• Lee...
• October 8, 2018

"2013/14 took 2 Aleve every a.m. for knees. I found myself feeling weak - like going to pass out. Went to primary next day. Checked blood count and did the rectal blood. Told my SO to get me to emergency now. Blood count 7 and needed transfusion. Had endoscopy. Released after 3 days - blood normal. Told to see gastro upon my release. Over the next week had colonoscopy, intestinal exam, and lastly capsule endoscopy - swallow a small capsule camera to film 8 hours going through my body. Dr. and I reviewed the results. Three places in intestines indicated bleeding - I could see them. He asked me food or meds I was taking - Aleve had caused the bleeding as it is an NSAID. I can't take any NSAID and nothing with aspirin in it or I may bleed. So now I basically live w/o taking anything for pain. ALEVE - Read the package - very small print - may cause BLEEDING."

• Jaz...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 21, 2018

"For at least 7 years, I have taken one Aleve before going to sleep every night for osteoarthritis pain in my lower back. It has worked marvelously. Unfortunately, I can no longer take Aleve, as I have stage 3 kidney disease, which my doctor is attributing to long-term usage of Aleve. I now take a low dosage of Tylenol, but it does not work nearly as well as the Aleve ..."

• Pin...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 29, 2014

"I have severe osteoarthritis, my fingers twisted, my knees have had 1 replacement. The other needs one, my hips, my feet, and back. I find Aleve gel caps work better than my Voltaren. I also use oxycodone to help me with severe pain."

• Ivo...
• September 16, 2017

"It seems like other OTC pain relief pills work much better, e.g., ibuprofen, aspirin, Tylenol. I just try to get by on one Aleve taken around 5 a.m. because I take four other pills each day at 5 p.m. I have just experienced several days with dizziness. Don't know if it's connected to taking Aleve, but will address it with my family doctor."

• cri...
• April 12, 2016

"Dear Aleve, Your packaging is a total fail. I had to take the pliers to the bottle to get into it (it's very accommodating now). Then I had to take my contacts out and hunt for some reading glasses to see how many pills to take for a dose. The newly swallowed pills have not yet worked on the pain, so I have no way of deciding - at this point - if your product is worth the bother."

• fre...
• December 4, 2009

"I take one Aleve in the morning, one at night and can't believe the relief I've experienced from painful, arthritic knees."

• Pee...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 6, 2019

"Gouty arthritis: fair. Arthritic shoulder: good."