04-21-2009, 06:57 PM
As mentioned, neither is good for the body over the long haul, so some of us just have to pick our poison. I've been taking 1,000mg a day of Naproxen, which is in the same drug class as Aleve - NSAIDs. (Non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drugs.) Celebrex fell in that category, too, although apparently there was some other compound in it that caused even more problems, assuming you consider death a "problem." The bottom line is, if you need the drug to control pain, you need the drug. The use of any of them on a long term basis can lead to heart, liver, kidney, and/or gastrointestinal bleeding, which is why any of us who have to take them do have regular blood tests; in my case, that's every 12 weeks. I've been on that dose of Naproxen now for over eight years. So far, so good, but there's no telling when my number will be up. Like I said, pick your poison, which in your case is a drug or pain. Oh, and I always make sure that I take mine with food. I'm sure it takes longer for it to get into the blood stream and do its magic, but I'd rather have that than take it on an empty stomach.