Let's tackle NSAIDs and swimming/working out. My ortho recently started me on them for an unrelated injury, and says it is OK to keep swimming - but he isn't a swimmer! What are the risks of taking NSAIDs and vigorous excersise? Benefits? A search of the forums doesn't yield much direct discussion of this. Let's get the collective wisdom for ibuprofen and the rest out in one place.
As a starter, my ortho doc wants me to take 500 of Naproxen every twelve hours. It's for a forearm injury that doesn't impact my swimming, amazingly enough, so I'd like to keep up with my Masters swim team. I gotta tell you, I don't like the Naproxen, it makes me a little jittery. I asked the doc if I could take the Naproxen in the morning, and 800 of Ibuprofen (makes me sleepy!) instead at night. He said OK.
What are the risks and benefits of NSAIDs with vigorous excersise?
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NSAIDS are evil. I have a major irritation to them similar to an asthma attack. Many people develop this when they take NSAIDS over a long period of time. Some are born with the condition. Once I took Alka Seltzer not knowing there was aspirin in it. I ended up in the hospital with blood pressure of 284/179. Dr. Brown at Jewish in St. Louis got so mad at me because I walked to the ER. It screwed up my hearing and I have scar tissue in my lungs because they had to tube me. It is the only time in my life I have been tubed because of my breathing. I have severe asthma.
If you hurt so much that you have to take pain regulators frequently, stop and relax for awhile. Nothing will heal if it keeps getting irritated. My pain doctor says if you have to take more than 3 doses a day of something for more than 3 days to stop the pain, stop the activity. He also says never take more than the directions say when you take it. Three will not work better than will 2 or one. Follow the directions on the bottle.
There is suppose to be a new pain killer coming out that has the characteristics of NSAID in that it pinpoints the injured area but doesn't cause the other side effects. Also remember too much Tylenol can cause sever liver and kidney problems.
I'm not a doctor I've just been treated by many of them.:blah::toohurt::toohurt: i just got off of crutches on Friday.
NSAIDS are evil. I have a major irritation to them similar to an asthma attack. Many people develop this when they take NSAIDS over a long period of time. Some are born with the condition. Once I took Alka Seltzer not knowing there was aspirin in it. I ended up in the hospital with blood pressure of 284/179. Dr. Brown at Jewish in St. Louis got so mad at me because I walked to the ER. It screwed up my hearing and I have scar tissue in my lungs because they had to tube me. It is the only time in my life I have been tubed because of my breathing. I have severe asthma.
If you hurt so much that you have to take pain regulators frequently, stop and relax for awhile. Nothing will heal if it keeps getting irritated. My pain doctor says if you have to take more than 3 doses a day of something for more than 3 days to stop the pain, stop the activity. He also says never take more than the directions say when you take it. Three will not work better than will 2 or one. Follow the directions on the bottle.
There is suppose to be a new pain killer coming out that has the characteristics of NSAID in that it pinpoints the injured area but doesn't cause the other side effects. Also remember too much Tylenol can cause sever liver and kidney problems.
I'm not a doctor I've just been treated by many of them.:blah::toohurt::toohurt: i just got off of crutches on Friday.
