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Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use
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 2011-01-29 9:58 AM |
Master  3127     Sunny Southern Cal |  Subject: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID usehttp://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-nsaids-20110127,0,5638503.story 18% + 47% reported using NSAIDs immediately before or during the race. That's more than half of the respondents. I'm surprised the #'s are that high, but I've done it during a HIM, too, when I was running with an injury. How about you? Have you taken NSAIDs immediately before or during a race?
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| 2011-01-29 10:33 AM in reply to: #3328342 |
Master 1303 Mishicot, Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use I have not taken a NSAIDs but I have taken tylenol half way through a marathon to help ease pain. My medical background has kept me away from NSAIDs during training. |
| 2011-01-29 11:05 AM in reply to: #3328342 |
Alpharetta, Georgia Bronze member | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use I took Tylenol (switch from my regular ibuprofin) at the halfway point on the bike during Ironman. I had a fierce headache. It helped immensely. |
| 2011-01-29 11:07 AM in reply to: #3328342 |
Champion 4835 Eat Cheese or Die | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use I might be misguided, but I feel that if the pain is bad enough that I feel like I can't continue without some sort of pain killer, then I should probably just stop. My body is telling me something isn't right. I'm also not big on preempting pain by taking pills ahead of time. Edited by graceful_dave 2011-01-29 11:07 AM |
| 2011-01-29 11:33 AM in reply to: #3328342 |
Extreme Veteran 475 Watertown, MA | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use After? Yes. Before or during? Never. I don't like to mask the pain, if I'm legitimately hurting something in my body I want to know about it, even if it means I have to 'feel' the regular race-day aches and pains. |
| 2011-01-29 1:15 PM in reply to: #3328342 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use Yes I took Alleve before and during my last IM. I had been on it for 6 months prior to IM, tried to come off it a couple times before my race, finally with advice of my doctor went back on it. I took half the dose I had been taking. I trained with it so felt that my body had handled it. |
| 2011-01-29 3:35 PM in reply to: #3328397 |
| Alpharetta, Georgia Bronze member | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use graceful_dave - 2011-01-29 11:07 AM I might be misguided, but I feel that if the pain is bad enough that I feel like I can't continue without some sort of pain killer, then I should probably just stop. My body is telling me something isn't right. I'm also not big on preempting pain by taking pills ahead of time. I would agree with this for everyday training, in the case of trying to mask the onset of an injury or nagging pain or the like. But in a race like an Ironman, possibly a once-in-a-lifetime event that you've trained an entire year for... I don't have a problem with alleviating some pain with a few Tylenol to make the long day more comfortable. |
| 2011-01-29 4:01 PM in reply to: #3328428 |
| Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use Brownie28 - 2011-01-29 6:33 AM After? Yes. Before or during? Never. I don't like to mask the pain, if I'm legitimately hurting something in my body I want to know about it, even if it means I have to 'feel' the regular race-day aches and pains. x2 Same here. I took Alieve during my first marthon. It didn't affect my race. Well...I had a great race, so maybe it did affect it...but afterwards was pure hell and quite scary. Laying in bed about 5 hours after, my kidneys were hurting...and almost went to the hospital. Maybe I should have...but the feeling passed after about 6-8 hours. Only later did I find out that Alieve, Advil, etc taken during hard endurance activity can screw up either your kidneys or liver. No race is worth your organs. I understand some people can take it without issue...I rather not take that chance again after my personal experience. YMMV |
| 2011-01-29 4:31 PM in reply to: #3328342 |
Champion 5781 Northridge, California | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use Ibuprofen once during a marathon where I went in with runners knee only about 80% healed. Otherwise, I think only after and then only if I'm managing any sort of inflammatory injury (which is going to be about 100% of the time after an IM, honestly). |
| 2011-01-30 10:07 AM in reply to: #3328342 |
Expert 1360 | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use I took a single tylenol about half way through the bike on my ironman because i had a headache. does that count? |
| 2011-01-30 10:22 AM in reply to: #3328342 |
Master 1303 Mishicot, Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use NSAIDs and Tylenol (acetaminophen) are not the same thing. From what I have read and learned in my nursing pharmacology class, they travel and are processed in the body different ways. I refused to take NSAIDs during or even after training, but if I have an injury they are an option. |
 2011-01-30 10:44 AM in reply to: #3329344 |
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| 2011-01-30 10:55 AM in reply to: #3328342 |
| Veteran 251 Dallas | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use Never during or before, but usually after... |
| 2011-01-30 12:43 PM in reply to: #3328342 |
| Master 5557 , California | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use Tylenol at a low dosage is relatively harmless compared to NSAIDs before and during a race. This is a topic that comes up more than frequently on the board, so people can pass their judgment all they want, but bottom line Tylenol and NSAIDs are not at all the same thing. Changed that for you. You're right that they are not the same thing, but Tylenol is dangerous (to your liver) if you take too much. You don't want to be popping them throughout a long race. I guess my point is: read the fine print on anything you're putting into your body, even if it is over-the-counter. |
| 2011-01-30 1:38 PM in reply to: #3329464 |
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| 2011-01-30 7:53 PM in reply to: #3328342 |
| Master 1848 Canandaigua | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use Last thing I read in NYTimes was that taking NSAID was not good for strengthening the body as it decrease the inflamation response (duh). I used to take it all the time. I now may do a ten day course of 800mgs if something is bothering me. The best race was when I accidentally took 4 Prozacs instead of 4 Advil. That was a fun RR to write and read I think. |
| 2011-01-30 8:09 PM in reply to: #3329859 |
| Extreme Veteran 793 Naperville, IL | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use dexter - 2011-01-30 7:53 PM Last thing I read in NYTimes was that taking NSAID was not good for strengthening the body as it decrease the inflamation response (duh). I used to take it all the time. I now may do a ten day course of 800mgs if something is bothering me. The best race was when I accidentally took 4 Prozacs instead of 4 Advil. That was a fun RR to write and read I think. That was classic / a great read!!!!! |
| 2011-01-30 8:30 PM in reply to: #3329374 |
| Regular 336 | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use In high school and college I took two or three before a race several times to cover up my achilles tendonitis. Now my achiles tendon feels funny (doesn't get injured but feels funny) if I get into running a lot. Looking back I regret it and realize it wasn't worth it. If you're deliberately covering up an injury to get through a race= bad idea. If you're stopping a headache or using it for anti-inflammatory response after then I think its ok. Everything in the present seems so important till we look back on it and realize it isn't as important as we once thought. |
| 2011-01-31 8:51 AM in reply to: #3328342 |
| Extreme Veteran 503 Central Iowa | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use If I had menstrual cramps I would take ibuprophen, right on my time-tested dosing schedule. I did a breast cancer 3-day walk (60 miles) back in 2004, got my period on day 2, and undermedicated. I was absolutely miserable and ended up letting down my teammates. (I was also under caffeinated that day, but that's another story.) |
| 2011-01-31 9:17 AM in reply to: #3328342 |
| over a barrier | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use Won't take them ever, unless that is my only option. keep two Tylenol on the bike, in case of a headache and two in my run handheld in case of headache but that is it. I've only had to use them once. Edited by running2far 2011-01-31 9:17 AM |
| 2011-01-31 12:55 PM in reply to: #3329881 |
| Master 1848 Canandaigua | Subject: RE: Interesting survey results on IM race-day NSAID use croixfan - 2011-01-30 9:09 PM dexter - 2011-01-30 7:53 PM Last thing I read in NYTimes was that taking NSAID was not good for strengthening the body as it decrease the inflamation response (duh). I used to take it all the time. I now may do a ten day course of 800mgs if something is bothering me. The best race was when I accidentally took 4 Prozacs instead of 4 Advil. That was a fun RR to write and read I think. That was classic / a great read!!!!! Thanks glad you enjoyed it. Now if I couldjust remember running the damn race |
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