Q: what is an over the counter anti-inflammatory drug ?
Non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs (often referred to as NSAID's) are available over the counter and include drugs like naproxen (aka, aleve), tylenol and ibuprofen. These drugs are often used to treat rheumatoid arthritis early on, sometimes in combination with other drugs.
You can read more about NSAID's and other drugs that are used to treat RA here.
Hi, The other person telling you about that it is ok to take over the counter advil and so one - didn't tell you that the more you take these the more it later will add to your problem. i was taking advil and it did help for that moment and time but the RA progressed faster as I read this as well, it went from pain and inflammation to clicking to bouts where if I walked maybe the ankle would be affected and a sharp pain would prevent me from doing just that, so if you take them on emergency thats one thing but I would ask your doc. and let him know the new things that are happening when they do happen and jump on it, I just got diagnosed 1 year ago now and i'm not close to being ok, i'm supposed to have a good doc. but i think i'm going to get a second opinion on treatment because for awhile i felt better I would have my end of the day sorenesss and sometimes pain then it seems like it came back strong again with a vengence so i've got to do my work to, hope some thing helps, glori
if its just inflammation TUMERIC is the answer with no side affects, you can find it in any herb store, good luck glori
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