(09-15-2024, 11:31 AM)Bchbunnie4 Wrote:

(09-15-2024, 11:11 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: The tablets, which work well for me. I don't take them too often. Sometimes I go for weeks without ever needing any. However, I have a diclofenac prescription for some shoulder and knee flare ups going on from my Navy days. That stuff is magical, but I refrain from taking it too often because it has side effects with chronic usage, so it's saved for when the ibuprofen just doesn't cut it.

I have four herniated disc’s in my neck, you only have six discs in there to begin with. I had an ablation on it a few years ago so now I can keep it under control with ibuprofen. I like the gel caps because they dissolve so quickly so they don’t sit in your stomach. I don’t know if it actually makes a difference, but it sounds right in my head, so I go with it.

Both of those drugs can cause ulcers over time.  Make sure your doctor is aware how much you've been taking and for how long.  They may recommend an endoscope after your annual physical.

Good friend of mine almost bled out from an ulcer that had festered a while and hit an artery one day.

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