To ask if anyone has taken Naproxen?

I take naproxen, and tbh haven't had any problems with it. Do start it because you can't carry on with pain. It won't do anything to your stomach lining as long as you take it with food. I take the omprezol once a day in the evenings, but that's just my personal prefence as I have a lot of other tablets to take in the mornings.

I've never had that, but it did take all my pain away and enabled me to get back to work

Op has health anxiety, it's not helpful to point out that you got a very rare side effect

Like many posters, I was always told you take omeprazole to protect your stomach from the effects of naproxen.

I’ve taken Naproxen. It caused me to bleed from my bottom. Not good.

Naproxen is a very effective NSAID in my experience (I take it for gout) - it starts to work within an hour and takes the pain out of the joint fairly quickly. I only take it for the shortest period possible as it does make me feel nauseous but rather that than the pain!

I take an Omeprazole in the morning and then one Naproxen after breakfast and another after dinner.

You can buy Aleve (basically Naproxen) over the counter in the US - my friend brings me a bottle when she visits. Don't know why we need a prescription here!

Omeprazole side effects that I think you might be worried about such as increased risk of bone fractures are only a concern for long term use. Short term, most people don’t really notice they are taking Omeprazole.

Just take what you've been prescribed, which is absolutely standard prescribing. Very silly to think that your health anxiety is a better basis for deciding what medication to take, rather than listening to the GP or the pharmacy.

Naproxen can. Damage the lining on your stomach so omeprazole prevents it! I know as I was on naproxen and ended up having a magic eye as I was having stomach problems, and they told me this was the cause. (I wasn't taking the omeprazole)

I’ve taken it for my back and for periods it’s just another anti inflammatory.
its not unusual to give omeprazole for otc painkillers if you will be taking more regularly than usual because of an injury as a opposed to a couple of days of the flu.

This.

I have long complex term health issues and many people like me with the same issues take ppis like omeprazole life long / long term - I’ve been on high dose esomeprazole for 10 years now. Yes there is a lot of stuff in the media at the moment about the dangers of ppis causing absorption issues etc but the vast majority of people take them with no issue whatsoever- and you’re only going to be taking it for a very short time.

Naproxen is essentially a stronger ibuprofen. Just go for it. Better than being in pain!

This is an incredibly common prescription OP.

You take 1 Omeprazole in the morning with water only.

30 mins later take 1 Naproxen with food.

Take the other Naproxen tablet in the evening, at least 8 hours after the first.

Do not skip doses or save tablets - it has a cumulative effect.

Check with your pharmacist if worried, but both drugs are very safe for short term use.

I have taken naproxen in and off for a long time.

recently my gp insisted I take omeprazole with it and like yours he was totally unclear about what he meant.

i didn’t take naproxen routinely only as and when and so as the instructions were take omeprazole with naproxen I took an omeprazole every time I took a naproxen.

i can now inform you after my gp called me an idiot that this is not what he meant,

I’d suggest contacting them to clarify.

I used to take it for menstrual pain (eventually diagnosed as endometriosis). It's just a very strong NSAID like Ibuprofen or aspirin. As pp have said, the main risk with the naproxen is damage to the stomach, so you shouldn't take it on an empty stomach. The omeprazole is a proton-pump-inhibitor which reduces stomach acid production, so this will protect your stomach against damage from the NSAID. My understanding is that you should follow the dosage instructions from your GP over what's printed on the packet.

The effect of the naproxen is anti inflammatory. By not taking it you are basically missing out on the benefits it will given when youre healing from the injury. It's a cumulative effect so taking it once and then stopping or whatever also is pointless. As PP have said the stomach lining is what youre getting with the omazeprole and if you take one at least you will get the benefits. So I'd personally be starting on the meds !

When I was prescribed naproxen it was standalone - no omeprazole with it.
Unfortunately the naproxen did absolutely nothing for the pain. I went back to the GP after three days of agony, for a different prescription.
Hope it works for you OP.

When I was prescribed naproxen I was told never to take it with ibuprofen due to them both being in the nsaid category of pain relief and naproxen being basically a stronger version of ibuprofen. Never heard of omeprazole before, they usually say to have nsaids with food to protect the stomach lining and prevent ulcers.

Any nsaid can cause stomach issues if you are taking long term ibuprofen it’s best to take an inhibitor like omerprozle (sp) . Just take one a day as long as you are on daily ibuprofen or naproxen

I haven’t taken naproxen myself, but I totally understand the health anxiety around medications and instructions. When I was dealing with anxiety, I was actually prescribed medical cannabis through LeafEase (leafease.co.uk). It’s been really helpful for managing my anxiety and the constant worrying about health stuff.

For your situation, though, it might be worth double-checking with your GP or pharmacist just to clarify the dosing, especially since the instructions on the packets seem different from what the doctor said. Pharmacists are usually great at explaining exactly how to take medications together.

Yes exactly same. I also took paracetamol or cocodomol as directed.

It is standard practice to prescribe omeprasole or an equivalent with anti inflammatory medication.
Omeprasole first thing with first dose of naproxen and 2nd dose naproxen 12 hours later.
Am surprised the discomfort hasn’t encouraged you to start pain relief!

Usually its only one omeprezole a day, unless you are really refluxing?
My naproxen says 1 to 2, so its probably based on if you need more.
I'd try and limit it personally, not easy on the stomach.
Are you taking paracetamol aswell?

Jist to reassure you I took Naproxen with no issues for a few weeks.

Id check with the pharmacy but id do omraz. And Nap. In the AM and Nap in PM
Both with or just after meals

I've taken naproxen and omeprazole many times over the years.

Naproxen is usually prescribed as a 500mcg tablet (far stronger than ibuprofen at 200mcg). It is very effective and is an anti-inflammatory. Taken twice a day.

Omeprazole is taken once a day and mitigates against the potential hardness on the tummy.

You can take the naproxen without the omeprazole and if yiur tummy gets gripey, add in the omeprazole. You are lucky your GP has prescribed them automatically.

Your GP has prescribed the same quantity of both because they come in standard side packets.

Neither drug is heavy duty, both will help you. I wouldn't hesitate to take them. They will help the pain.

I hope you feel better soon.

After a recent knee operation I was given the omeprazole to have one, before food, in the morning. Then with food naproxen about an hour later and then one later at night. However, I was violently sick with the first naproxen in the hospital and couldn’t take them again. I had to have co-codamol instead which did the job !