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Aching muscles

Aching muscles is a symptom in which a person has dull aching pains in some or all of his larger muscles. Influenza (the flu) and over-exercising can cause aching muscles. Some medicines can cause muscle aches as a side effect.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela
Dr. Keegan Duchicelareviewed this
Family Medicine 14 years experience
How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common is it?

Common

Body locations

Back, Lower back

Is Symptom of

Common cold
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Is a Side Effect of

Pravastatin
Accuretic
Actonel
Actoplus met
Actoplus met XR
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Aching muscles
Ibuprofen
3.894 reviews
Naproxen
3.6121 reviews
Acetaminophen
2.984 reviews
Chlorzoxazone
2.998 reviews
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