Customer Review(s)
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Advil Works
Comment: My life before Advil was rough. I was in the medical field, driving each day, working a different shift(s) each day, and on some days working 16-18 hours on little sleep. Headaches plagued me, along with sore muscles and a sore neck from having a hand always on the steering wheel.
Advil saved my life. There is no other pain reliever that cures my headaches within 30 minutes like Advil does. When I pop 2 Advils, I know with confidence that my headache will be gone in 20-30 minutes. And it works 99.9% of the time.
Advil cures
stress headaches, sinus headaches, caffeine headaches, headaches from little sleep, and headaches from too much intense work. The only thin Advil doesn't handle as well as I'd like is muscle aches. Despite this drawback, Advil is the best in my book. I always keep a bottle with me in my car, at work, and where ever I go.
If you haven't tried Advil, you need to.
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Summary: Ibuprofen is the Active Ingriedient in Advil and Motrin
Comment: Ibuprofen is a good over the counter analgesic (pain reliever) that works on mild to moderate pain. Ibuprofen is the generic drug name,and is the active ingredient in Advil and Motrin.
It comes in 200 milligam tablets/capsules. For most mild aches, it can be quite effective. Not only does Ibuprofen relieve pain, but it also is a real good anti-inflammatory medication (it lessens swelling). Thus it is also good for arthritis pain, any joint or muscle sprains or strains, and real good for toothache pain too.
If two tablets are taken, it is equivalent to the previously by prescription only product, "Motrin". Two tablets, or 400 mg of Ibuprofen is for mild to moderate pain. Three tablets, 600 mg, is for moderate to moderately severe pain. All three doses, 200, 400, and 600 mg can be taken every 4 hours as needed for pain. Four tablets is the highest prescribed dose (800 mg), and should only be taken once every 6 hours. Reserve the four tablet dosaging for your really severe pain. The 800mg dose is equivalent to Tylenol #3 (anetaminophen with codiene), another good pain reliever.
How you purchase Ibuprofen is up to you, but there are some real good generic Ibuprofen products that are less than half the cost of the "name brand" products (Advil, Motrin). Both the generic and the name brand are equal in terms of strength and effectiveness. The only thing different about the name brand is fancier packaging and perhaps easier to swallow dose forms.
I buy my Ibuprofen in the generic form; not only do I get it cheaper, I get more tablets too.
Jim "Konedog" Koenig
