I felt pain and stiffness in my left knee
about 4am when still in bed. I woke up to
take a tablet of brufen retard 800mg which
I used to take for my gaut. Is my knee
pain related to my history in gaut? I
still have the pain after 3 tablets but a
bit better. Can I continue to take it?
Or what should I do?
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 01-09-05 22:49pm
Be careful of ibuprofen, it can make your
stomach bleed.
Sincerely,
sandy
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JYY2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 227
Re: Knee Pain Posted: 01-11-05 14:52pm
Treatment of acute gout attacks usually
requires heavy dosage of nsaids. Use of
ibuprofen (brufen) to treat gout,
american academy of family physician ( http://www.Aafp.Org/af
p/990215ap/925.Html ) recommends 800
mg 4 times a day. The side effects of
brufen are:
side effects and special precautions
dyspepsia, nausea, gastro-intestinal
intolerance and bleeding may occur. Skin
rashes of various types have been
observed. Bronchospasm and cases of
thrombocytopenia and agranulocytosis have
been reported. Toxic amblyopia has
occurred. Abdominal discomfort, blurred
vision, depression, drowsiness, insomnia,
nephrotic syndrome, other ocular
reactions, peptic ulcer and pruritus may
also occur.
Headache, dizziness, nervousness and other
central effects, vomiting, diarrhoea,
oedema and tinnitus may occur.
Abnormalities of liver function tests and
impairment of renal function have been
observed. Acute allergic reactions have
been reported.
Use with care in patients with bleeding
disorders, cardiovascular disease,
patients using anticoagulant medicines and
in elderly patients. Acute reversible
renal failure has been reported.
Use with care in patients with impaired
renal function.
Use with care together with other
protein-bound medicines (e.G.
Tolbutamide, coumarin and hydantoin).
treatment of acute gout
attacks usually requires heavy dosage of
nsaids. Use of ibuprofen (brufen) to
treat gout, american academy of family
physician ( http://www.Aafp.Org/af
p/990215ap/925.Html ) recommends 800
mg 4 times a day. The side effects of
brufen are:
side effects and special precautions
dyspepsia, nausea, gastro-intestinal
intolerance and bleeding may occur. Skin
rashes of various types have been
observed. Bronchospasm and cases of
thrombocytopenia and agranulocytosis have
been reported. Toxic amblyopia has
occurred. Abdominal discomfort, blurred
vision, depression, drowsiness, insomnia,
nephrotic syndrome, other ocular
reactions, peptic ulcer and pruritus may
also occur.
Headache, dizziness, nervousness and other
central effects, vomiting, diarrhoea,
oedema and tinnitus may occur.
Abnormalities of liver function tests and
impairment of renal function have been
observed. Acute allergic reactions have
been reported.
Use with care in patients with bleeding
disorders, cardiovascular disease,
patients using anticoagulant medicines and
in elderly patients. Acute reversible
renal failure has been reported.
Use with care in patients with impaired
renal function.
Use with care together with other
protein-bound medicines (e.G.
Tolbutamide, coumarin and hydantoin).
i have stopped using brufen 800mg after 3
doses and switch to baking soda three
times a day. The pain has subsided
gradually but it is still there if
pressure is applied to the knee. The
redness is lighter now. However, I also
have a slight pain on my right elbow when
pressure is applied, but no redness. I am
not sure if there are related.
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JYY2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 227
Re: Knee Pain Posted: 01-13-05 13:58pm
Glad your knee is getting better. While
baking soda increases the solubility of
uric acid thus helps gout, it is not an
anti-inflammatory and pain reliever. You
need to take an nsaid for faster relief of
inflammation and pain.
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foxkueh
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2005 Posts: 5
Re: Knee Pain Posted: 01-13-05 17:07pm
jyy2
wrote:
glad your knee is getting
better. While baking soda increases the
solubility of uric acid thus helps gout,
it is not an anti-inflammatory and pain
reliever. You need to take an nsaid for
faster relief of inflammation and
pain.
thanks jyy2. Can you recommend any good
otc nsaid that I can take to relief pain
if it occurs?
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JYY2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 227
Re: Knee Pain Posted: 01-13-05 20:54pm
The best persons to answer your question
on otc nsaids are the pharmacists in your
local drugstores. In my experience, they
are very knowledgeable and are very
willing to help. Different nsaids work
differently with different person. I
stay with the one that is effective and
has the least side effects to me. By the
way, do not use aspirin (an nsaid) to
treat gout. It will make gout worse (in
low dosage) and can cause gi problems.
