PlainPill

Nsaids

People mainly take Nsaids for pain & inflammation, recovery, mood. Based on 5 first-hand reports and 1,356 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #1255 of 1,974 overall.

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User score
Mixed
20% positive20% mixed0% negative60% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 50% are positive.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
1,356
meta-analyses
1,362
RCTs
27,263
papers

What Nsaids does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

Br J Clin Pharmacol · 2021 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Drug-drug interactions with warfarin: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusion: This review found low to moderate certainty evidence supporting the interaction between warfarin and a small group of medications, which result in increased bleeding risk. PPIs are associated with reduced hospitalization for upper GI bleeding for patients taking warfarin. Further studies are required to better understand drug-drug interactions leading to thromboembolic outcomes or death.

PubMed 33769581 ↗
BMJ Evid Based Med · 2024 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Clinical effect and contributing factors of acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and pairwise and exploratory network meta-analysis

Conclusion: The findings suggest that acupuncture may provide clinically important effects in reducing pain and improving physical function in patients with KOA, but the certainty of evidence was very low. Electroacupuncture and higher dose of acupuncture probably are two potential contributing factors.

PubMed 39486882 ↗

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

No doses stated in the reports so far.

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

stomach issues ×1

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

“anti-inflammatory may contract our body's natural defenses”
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“I've been trying magnesium and zinc an NSAIDS but is there anything I could try to get the muscle from being so tight?”
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“Symptoms can be mitigated by treatment w/ anti-inflammatory drugs like NSAIDs, corticosteroids.”
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“when the headache is mild and I still take the same dose, there is almost an overshoot of the anti-inflammatory where I feel much better than baseline. Elevated mood, etc.”
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“Perhaps NSAIDs give you digestion issues so you take some potent curcumin extract that helps just as much.”
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Top discussions (5)

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User data from public discussions; research from PubMed. Information only, not medical advice — talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or combining anything. Data updated October 2, 2026. How we rate