[pct-l] Ibupurofen, was knees

[Tortoise]

For good information on Ibuprofen or any other medicine for that matter 
go to MedLinePlus:  http://medlineplus.gov/

here's the link to ibuprofen: 
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a682159.html

Tortoise

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Eric Lee wrote:
> Scott Bryce wrote:
>   
> According to Wikipedia, Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory drug.
>   
>
> Ibuprofen is a NSAID drug, in the same class as aspirin and naproxen.  It
> reduces inflammation but also has analgesic (painkilling) properties.
>
> I'm not a doctor but I generally subscribe to Neil's philosophy - I try not
> to use Ibuprofen during the day on a long-distance hike unless absolutely
> necessary because it may mask warning symptoms that my body is trying to use
> to send me a message.  If my body hurts enough for me to want to do
> something about it, it's because I'm doing damage to it.  When I do take
> Ibuprofen during the day, wow it makes a huge difference!  I can go from a
> virtual cripple to cranking right along again.  But I'm pretty sure that's
> actually not a good thing, at least not on a regular basis.
>
> I often take Ibuprofen before crawling into my sleeping bag at night on the
> theory that my body can better repair itself if the inflammation is reduced
> while I sleep.
>
> Eric
>
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