all medications can have side-effects. the only medications over-the-counter that are anti-inflammatory and used to treat arthritis would ibuprofen (motrin advil) and aleve. aspirin can also be used but it would be best for you to check with your medical provider first. someone that knows you and your medical history the type/severity of your arthritis and of course recommending the proper dosage for you. treating arthritis can be complicated and there are no cookie-cutter type treatments that work for everyone and all can have side-effects. hi not a medicine but a mix of cayenne pepper and turmeric is very good at reducing the pain but you need to be on it full time google both for arthritis try this its a mix i use. you just mix cp and turmeric 50/50 in olive oil and then mix with tomato paste and thin it with olive oil at first you just mix this to a heat that suits you and over time you can slowly increase the cp and turmeric. you take 3 small teaspoonful each morning first thing you wash each spoonful down with water before anything else just after you get up one thing it will warm you up with this which will also help would be very fine chopped garlic just do a whole head chopped fine and keep in olive oil with this you add dried parsley a couple of good desert spoonfuls and mix you just add a teaspoonful on top of the cp an turmeric mix just mix into the top take as said. the garlic is very good for your blood this mix is also very good for clearing away plaque from your blood doing this is also a good way of over coming cholesterol. do hope this helps you. good luck hi another place to look for natural help is www. earthclinic. com just look under ailments under a your find lots of ideas for help. good luck
what is the strongest over the counter medicine for arthiritis? . prescription medicine to treat arthritis has side effects that prevent me from using it such as reduced urination. i am hoping i can find an otc medicine to treat arthritis that won't have as severe side effects.