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What can I substitute for ibuprofen?
I have high normal blood pressure or pre-hypertensive, am in my 50s. I have always taken quite a bit of advil for muscle aches and headaches. I don't know what else would work as well.
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asked Jun 22, 2010 at 08:55AM in Cardiology/Heart Disease
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answered Dec 28 at 11:24PMDefinitely talk to your doctor about this. Ibuprofen is an NSAID -- a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for pain or inflammation. I assume you are using this for both symptoms?
One of the things you better be watching for when taking Advil is your liver function. I know this because I give my twins Ibuprofen twice a day and have been doing this for 3 years. We have to watch liver function with chronic treatment with NSAIDs. I worry about it a lot!
You may want to start to look into natural anti-inflammatory types of compounds -- ie: Curcumin,(LongVida), Green Tea (Teavigo), and anti-oxidants like blueberries, etc. You can probably change some things in your diet that could help you a lot.
Before my kids became sick with a fatal cholesterol disease four years ago, I was not very open to natural types of therapies. I thought it was nuts! Boy, was I uninformed.
Take care!
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