Aleve Side Effects Mayo Clinic

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Aleve side effects mayo clinic. Possible warning signs of some serious side effects that can occur during treatment with this medicine may include swelling of the face fingers feet or lower legs severe stomach pain black tarry stools or vomiting of blood or material that looks like coffee grounds unusual weight gain yellow skin or eyes decreased urination unusual bleeding or bruising or skin rash. Aleve may cause unwanted side effects to your skin. Naproxen can pass into breast milk and may cause side effects in the nursing baby. Naproxen is a nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug nsaid used to relieve symptoms of arthritis osteoarthritis rheumatoid arthritis or juvenile arthritis such as inflammation swelling stiffness and joint pain.

This extra work can cause pressure on. You could have more side effects. Anxiety back or leg pains bleeding gums blindness blistering peeling or loosening of the skin blood in the urine or stools blue lips and fingernails canker sores change in the ability to see colors especially blue or yellow chest pain or discomfort clay colored stools cold sweats coma confusion. Aleve makes you retain water which increases the load on your heart.

Appetite changes burning crawling itching numbness prickling pins and needles or tingling feelings burning dry or itching eyes difficulty with moving discharge excessive tearing general feeling of discomfort or illness lack or loss of strength menstrual changes muscle aching cramping. This may cause you to not be able to get pregnant. Naproxen may interfere with ovulation causing temporary infertility. Long term use of aleve can make your heart work harder.

More common blistering peeling or reddening of the skin burning feeling in the chest or stomach indigestion loss of appetite nausea stomach bloating cramping or pain tenderness in the stomach area upper abdominal or stomach pain upset stomach vomiting weight loss. Ask a doctor before using this medicine if you are pregnant. If you are 60 or older use aleve naproxen tablets and capsules with care.