Naproxen instead of asprin for covid? - asthmatic.

[Lizb]

Advice please. My son has covid and has severe headache. He is asthmatic. Is naproxen safe/useful?

 

[Lizb]

Advice please. My son has covid and has severe headache. He is asthmatic. Is naproxen safe/useful?

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My son is 26 by the way

 

[tankasnowgod]

@tankasnowgod @charlie @haidut @ecstatichamster



My son is 26 by the way

Why do you want to use Naproxen instead of Aspirin? Personally, I haven't used any NSAID except aspirin since finding Peat, so I wouldn't know.

I had a bad headache recently, lasted several hours (over the course of a couple days), and aspirin didn't seem to do anything. I used some cyproheptadine, and it made a huge difference quickly. I don't know if any of these would be contraindicated in asthma. I would think it would be listed on drugs.com or the wikipedia page (for any drug, including naproxen and cypro) if it were.

 

[Lizb]

Why do you want to use Naproxen instead of Aspirin? Personally, I haven't used any NSAID except aspirin since finding Peat, so I wouldn't know.

I had a bad headache recently, lasted several hours (over the course of a couple days), and aspirin didn't seem to do anything. I used some cyproheptadine, and it made a huge difference quickly. I don't know if any of these would be contraindicated in asthma. I would think it would be listed on drugs.com or the wikipedia page (for any drug, including naproxen and cypro) if it were.

I am asthmatic too. Aspirin and cyproheptadine do have warnings on the data sheet.
Cyproheptadine does give me a little lung difficulty but not enough to put me off completely.
Salicylic acid often causes problems for asthmatics. It definitely does for me. My lungs vary in response but as an example, some years ago I made myself some juiced grass which I had grown. I lost a whole nights sleep as my lungs became mucous filled.
I was prescribed naproxen as an alternative to ibuprofen recently for a sprained ankle. It worked remarkable well.

 

[ww3not4me]

If you have asthma you need to increase sodium intake a lot.

Most NSAIDS are hit and miss for people with asthma what works for one causes issues for other's.

 

[Lizb]

If you have asthma you need to increase sodium intake a lot.

Most NSAIDS are hit and miss for people with asthma what works for one causes issues for other's.

More sodium. Didn't know that.

The individual reactions - makes sense.

 

[aliml]

Treatment with naproxen (two capsules per day each containing 500 mg naproxen sodium) can improve cough and shortness of breath in COVID-19-infected patients.

Efficacy of naproxen in the management of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infection: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial - PubMed

Treatment with naproxen can improve cough and shortness of breath in COVID-19-infected patients. Further studies are required to confirm our findings.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[Lizb]

Treatment with naproxen (two capsules per day each containing 500 mg naproxen sodium) can improve cough and shortness of breath in COVID-19-infected patients.

Efficacy of naproxen in the management of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infection: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial - PubMed

Treatment with naproxen can improve cough and shortness of breath in COVID-19-infected patients. Further studies are required to confirm our findings.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Thank you