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Re: Ibuprophen and Sleep Apnea
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:26 pm
by sickwithapnea17
narcotics can cause central sleep apnea so can other drugs like sleep medications or painkillers?
Re: Ibuprophen and Sleep Apnea
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:14 pm
by chunkyfrog
I have never been a fan of ibuprofen.
It never was effective enough to even bother.
I'd rather apply a little heat.
The cheapie hand warmers at Menard's work fast and last a long time.
I put enough fabric layers between them and myself; and happy, pain free me.
Re: Ibuprophen and Sleep Apnea
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:01 pm
by ameriken
JohnBFisher wrote:WARNING!!
Frequent use of ibuprofen, especially with high blood pressure, can lead to kidney damage!!
WARNING!!
This is no joke. I now had Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease due to this. I used ibuprofen to help address my headaches due to my uncontrolled central sleep apnea. The uncontrolled central sleep apnea led to uncontrolled high blood pressure. I was finally put on ASV by November (several years back), but by my physical the following January, I had developed the Chronic Kidney Disease. So, in the space of one year I went from perfectly functioning kidneys to kidneys that are not doing as well as they should. My nephrologist has seen this type of damage before.
So, use ibuprofen with caution.
That worried me because in the past I used quite a bit of ibuprofen for my back. How much were you using on a daily basis that led to the kidney problems?