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Aleve is a pain medication.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Brands

EC naprosyn • Naprosyn • Anaprox • Naprelan • Nafasol • Naproscript • Synflex

Generic Drug

Naproxen

Side Effects

Common

Ringing in ears
Constipation
Nausea
Headache
Bruising
Drowsiness
Dizziness
Sleepiness
Heartburn
Abdominal pain
Fluid retention
Paresthesia
Numbness or tingling
Rash

Serious

Rectal bleeding
Loss of vision
Vision loss

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I took 3 Aleve at once, I am scared what will happen?

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I took 3 Aleve at once, I was wondering what will happen?

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A 20-year old female asked:

What happens if you take 4 tablets of 220 mg of aleve at once? Can that be lethal??

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A 38-year old female asked:

I took 3 aleve within 24 hours today. 1 at 11 last night, 1 at 9 am and 1 just now at 9:26 pm. Is that safe?

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A 32-year old female asked:

Can i take mucinex d and aleve at the same time?

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A 31-year old female asked:

I took aleve 8 hours ago ago can I take excedrine?

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A female asked:

How long does it take for aleve to work for a toothache?

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A 90-year old female asked:

Taking Aleve 2 a day for pain can result in balance issues?

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A 39-year old female asked:

Is it okay to take aleve 12 hours after last dosage of dayquil?

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A 62-year old male asked:

My sister took alot of aleve trying to kill herself can this kill her?

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A member asked:

What would happen if I crushed and aleve and mixed with water and took it ?

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A 35-year old female asked:

I took aleve 4.5 hours ago, head is still hurting. Can I take something else?

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A 19-year old female asked:

My cycle started today, and I just took 4 aleve at once, is that bad? What will happen to me?

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A female asked:

I took 3 aleve and 2 midols in the same day before the affects could wear off, will i overdoes?

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A 18-year old female asked:

I took a couple Midol pills and there were no effects. Can I take Aleve the next day? (Appox. 2 or 3?

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A 46-year old female asked:

I have took 2 Aleve two days in a row and have had the worst case of gastritis since(going on day 5).how can I heal it?

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A 22-year old female asked:

I took 2 Aleve 12 hours ago and took another 2 just now without realizing the 24hour limit is 3. Is that okay and what should I do?

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A 24-year old asked:

I accidentally took 440 Mg of expired Aleve. Will there be horrible side effects? The date said 3/20 but it didnt say the year. What do I do?

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A 25-year old female asked:

Accidentally took 4 aleve within 24hrs. 2 this morning and 2 just now before bed (didnt realize it should only have been 1) should I be worried?

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A 30-year old female asked:

This heacache has lasted ALL day. It was gradual. I woke up with it but the pain got worse over the course of the day. I took one Aleve, but it didn't help much.

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A female asked about a 46-year old female:

What happens if you take17 aspirin and 3 aleve

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A 41-year old female asked:

Is it okay to take Aleve with cefdinir?

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A 48-year old asked:

Is celebrex (celecoxib) safer than aleve?

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A male asked:

Can i take aleve with tamiflu (oseltamivir)?

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A 40-year old asked:

What is safer? Celebrex (celecoxib) or aleve?

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A 35-year old asked:

Celebrex (celecoxib) is it better than aleve?

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A 45-year old asked:

Can you take Lunesta (eszopiclone) and Aleve together?

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What does celebrex (celecoxib) have that Aleve doesn't have?

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Is it ok to take 2 aleve every 12 hours for a bad toothache?

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I took one aleve 4hrs ago. Can I take my 15mg Meloxicam now?

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