DrJed talks. NSAID’s / anti-inflammatory discussion.

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Hello, Dr.

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Jett here. Today I want to talk

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to you briefly about anti-inflammatories, friend or foe.

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Well, a little bit of both.

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Anti-inflammatories can do a great job at decreasing

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inflammation that is impairing what’s called the

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cyclooxygenase pathway.

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The Cox pathway. You don’t want to impair the pathway

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too much because it is part of the healing process.

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You don’t want to take anti-inflammatories on an ongoing

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daily basis because they all have side effects on your

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stomach, your liver, your kidneys.

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Okay, so anti-inflammatories, the NSAIDs,

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nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories.

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What are they? Naproxen is commonly known as Aleve,

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sometimes called napn, ibuprofen,

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oftentimes called Advil or Motrin.

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There’s others, uh, diclofenac, Meloxicam, Mobic,

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even Celebrex.

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That’s in its own little category.

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We’ll talk about that more in the future.

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What are some cautious uses

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of anti-inflammatories?

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Well, you might take over the counter strength

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naproxen twice a day

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with meals times seven days, and then stop.

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Make sure you do that. Then stop ibuprofen

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over the counter strength.

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You might do 400 milligrams three times a day,

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times seven days, and then stop.

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Well, that’s a reasonable start on

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how you can take some anti-inflammatories while minimizing

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the cause of harm to your own human body.

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Take care of yourselves and be well.