Arthritis Medicine

You may be feeling stiffness and pain in your joints that can come and go at random.  Usually these flare-ups happen so infrequently that it is difficult for doctors to give strong arthritis medicine for them when you may only need short-term relief.  Some arthritis medicine can last for an 8-hour period and some of the over the counter medicine has duration over a 2 –4 hour period.  Depending on the duration and intensity of the pain, the arthritis medicine should coincide.

There are several over the counter arthritis medicines that have worked well for short-term pain and inflammation relief.  Aleve, which is a bi-product of Naproxen, offers one of the highest ratings by the Arthritis Foundation.  Arthritis sufferers can take a single Aleve and feel the healing effects over the course over an entire day.  Other over the counter relievers that are popular include Tylenol that is Acetaminophen based and effective for a period of up to 6 hours.  People often take these drugs as per needed.  The relief is not immediate, but the pain does subside and makes certain activities more manageable.

Other over the counter medicines may require that you do not drive or operate heavy machinery because of the potency from the pain reliever.  Arthritis medicine that you take should fit your lifestyle and level of pain.