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I've been to the er twice, and my doctor for pain in my neck shoulder and left arm. they say it's inflamed. i am taking nabumetone 500 twice a day, would it be better to take 800 mg of ibuprofen every 6 hours? the nabumetone doesn't seem to work very we

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If the nabumetone is: ineffective you may want to try wither 2 Aleve (naproxen) 2 to 3 times daily or if you use ibuprofen the maximum is 800mg every 8 hours or 3 times daily. Using more than this may cause kidney problems.

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A member asked:

I've been to the er twice, and my doctor for pain in my neck shoulder and left arm. they say it's inflamed. i am taking nabumetone 500 twice a day, would it be better to take 800 mg of ibuprofen every 6 hours? the nabumetone doesn't seem to work very we

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