How Effective Is Naproxen for Headaches?

This medicine is an analgesic over-the-counter medicine.

Naproxen tablets

Used to relieve mild to moderate pain, such as joint pain, neuralgia, muscle pain, migraine, headache, dysmenorrhea, toothache.
Specifications
0.25g
Dosage form
tablet
Drug type
chemical
English name
Naproxen Tablets
This medicine is an analgesic over-the-counter medicine.
(1) 0.1 g; (2) 0.125 g; (3) 0.25 g
Used to relieve mild to moderate pain, such as joint pain, neuralgia, muscle pain, migraine, headache, dysmenorrhea, toothache.
oral. Adults 0.5 g for the first time, 0.25 g for the next time, and every 6-8 hours if necessary.
1. Visible nausea, vomiting, indigestion, constipation, upset stomach, dizziness, headache, drowsiness, tinnitus, shortness of breath, dyspnea, asthma, itching of the skin, and lower limb edema. 2. Visible blurred vision or vision impairment, hearing loss, diarrhea, oral irritation or pain, palpitation, sweating. 3. Occasionally gastrointestinal bleeding, kidney damage, allergic rash, mental depression, muscle weakness, abnormal blood signs, liver function damage.
1. This medicine is a symptomatic medicine. It should not be used for a long time or in large quantities. It should not be used for pain relief for more than 5 days. If the symptoms have not resolved, please consult your doctor or pharmacist. 2. Use with caution in patients with the following conditions: over 60 years old, bronchial asthma, liver and kidney dysfunction, coagulation mechanism or platelet dysfunction (such as hemophilia). 3. The following conditions should be used under the guidance of a physician: a history of peptic ulcer, gastrointestinal bleeding, cardiac insufficiency, hypertension. 4. Please consult a physician or pharmacist for the dosage of children. 5. Do not take other medicines containing antipyretic and analgesics (such as some compound anti-cold medicines) at the same time. 6. Do not drink alcohol or beverages containing alcohol while taking this medicine. 7. If you take too much or have serious adverse reactions, you should seek medical treatment immediately. 8. For those who are allergic to this medicine, it is forbidden, and those with allergies should be used with caution. 9. It is forbidden to use this medicine when its properties change. 10. Keep this medicine out of the reach of children. 11. Children must use under adult supervision. 12. If you are using other medicines, please consult your physician or pharmacist before using this medicine. 13. If you experience gastrointestinal bleeding or ulcers, chest pain, shortness of breath, weakness, vague speech, etc., you should discontinue the medication and consult your doctor. 14. If the drug is used for the first time, if a rash or allergic symptoms occur, discontinue the drug and consult a physician.
1. Drinking alcohol or using it with other anti-inflammatory analgesics can increase gastrointestinal adverse reactions and risk of ulcers. 2. Used with anticoagulants such as heparin and dicoumarin, prolonged bleeding time, bleeding tendency may occur, and may cause gastrointestinal ulcers. 3. The drug can reduce sodium excretion and hypotensive effect of furosemide. 4. The drug can inhibit the excretion of lithium and increase the blood lithium concentration. 5. When used with probenecid, the blood concentration of the drug increases, the half-life is prolonged, and the efficacy is increased, but the adverse reactions are also increased accordingly. 6. Drug interactions may occur if used concurrently with other drugs, please consult your physician or pharmacist for details.
The drug is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, which can inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandins and exert anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.
1. Pregnant women and lactating women are prohibited. 2. Asthma, nasal polyp syndrome, angioedema, and those who are allergic to aspirin or other antipyretic and analgesics are contraindicated. 3. Patients with gastric and duodenal active ulcers are contraindicated.

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