Which works better?

[allih]

I'm trying to figure out which OTC analgesic will help with the body aches that are just too much to take sometimes. You know that I feel like I was hit by a truck feeling? Does Aleve (Naproxen) or Advil (Ibuprofen) work better for you?

Alli

[Tootsie]

Alli,
Plain, old, two for a penny aspirin works best for me. Ibuprofen makes me sick to my stomach. I always take aspirin with a meal or at least something to eat like bread and milk. Cheerio.

[Fayelle]

Most often if I am in all over body aches bad enough that I start to have trouble concentrating through I am glad to have my T3's....But if I am trying to alleviate the problem before it gets there I will stick with Ibuprofin and take 800 MG....If I catch it just right I can manage to control it to where I only need the one dose until the next day if I am in a nasty flare.....

Fay

[Aubrae]

It seems to depend on what kind of pain I am having. The naproxen seems to work better for me on the arthritis/osteoarthritis. For other things, like headaches, I don't see too much difference. For heavy duty pain I have with my spine, neither seem to make a dent, so unfortunately its the prescription stuff for me then.