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How serious or how much increased risk of cardiovascular event for a 46 year old who just quit smoking 10days ago, to use naproxen sodium 550 2 a day?

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Little or no risk: Naproxen is one on the nsaids that does not appear to increase cardiac risk.

Answered 6/13/2015

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Is it normal for someone to feel hungry for a day after consuming 2x 225mg naproxen sodium, and result in weight gain due to continuously consumption.

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How much naproxen sodium a day will cas lethal or near lethal damage to me. I have ingested 4400 mg and 5000mgs of penicillin and my pain still strong?

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I am taking Naproxen Sodium 550mg 2x a day for 7days and Dolo-Neurobion 1x a day for 30days. Is this the right medicine for my migraine?

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If naproxen sodium (c14h14o3) makes me tired/drowsy can I take any other nsaid instead? Is this possibly just a reaction to cox -2 inhibitors?

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Wife in good health, takes vita, but recently started to bruise easily. Taking naproxen sodium for foot pain subscribed by dr, could that be cause?

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