Ibuprofen v aspirin

[Zen]

I'm much better now,thanks for your concern.
I was absolutely miserable for a while there, hot baths, blue goo, and sleeping on a heating pad.
I think the backache went away with the sinus clog.

I have a cycling friend who takes ibuprofen before she rides. I couldn't figure out why someone would take a drug before they needed it. One thought led to another so I posted a question here.

I have to take so many drugs already I want to avoid more

[SadieKate]

I have a cycling friend who takes ibuprofen before she rides. I couldn't figure out why someone would take a drug before they needed it. One thought led to another so I posted a question here

For those of us with knee issues, we can take Vitamin I before the ride or we can stop and take it during the ride. At the end of the day, I take less if I take some before the ride starts. Prophylactic use means the inflammation doesn't get started or doesn't get beyond a minor nuisance.

Glad you're feeling mo' bettah. My husband used to think I was being a weenie about the pain and sickness of a sinus infection -- and then he got his first one.

[RoadRaven]

I have a cycling friend who takes ibuprofen before she rides. I couldn't figure out why someone would take a drug before they needed it. One thought led to another so I posted a question here.

Hey there Zen
Glad you are feeling so much better.

I take pain killers before an important time trial... it helps me to dig a little deeper because it takes longer for it to hurt.

We have a friend who followed a recent prize money tour here and he said many of the riders had panadol in their back pockets - right along side their gus and gels...