Good anti inflammatory for swelling/stiffness

[purplepanda]

What is a good anti-inflammatory (low side effects) to take down swelling & stiffness. I’ve been taking 1 ibuprofen in the morning & one in the afternoon. My one knee is twice its normal size. The x-ray also showed fluid in there. Thank you.

11-20-15: Off Mobic. No NSAIDS.
10-14-15: Working toward Minocycline 100mg BID. Able to "lock" my knees when standing now!
9-14-15: 2nd Clindamycin IV series. Still on 5mg Prednisone & 7.5 mg Mobic per day. Swelling greatly reduced in knees.
8-15-15: Started Minocycline 100mg BID MWF to present.
5-25-15: Started generic Minocycline, 100mg MWF. Tried titrating to 100mg BID MWF over a month & went back down to 100mg MWF.
5-18-15: 1st Clindamycin IV series. Dropped Naproxen, added Mobic.

[BellaB]

Some herbals that have helped me have been Tumeric, Sam-E, and Boswellia. Also blended herbals like Zyflamend by New Chapter (rosemary, ginger, tumeric,oregano, etc) , Inflamma-bLOX by Ortho Molecular Products (Skull cap, bee propolis, Tumeric & Gaminex) and Pain and Inflammation from Spring Tree Health (Tumeric, MSM, Goji, Boswellia, Devils Claw, Green Tea, Rutin, Mangosteen, etc.) Sam-E was particularly helpful for me.

BellaB

[purplepanda]

Thank you, Bella. I will look into them.

11-20-15: Off Mobic. No NSAIDS.
10-14-15: Working toward Minocycline 100mg BID. Able to "lock" my knees when standing now!
9-14-15: 2nd Clindamycin IV series. Still on 5mg Prednisone & 7.5 mg Mobic per day. Swelling greatly reduced in knees.
8-15-15: Started Minocycline 100mg BID MWF to present.
5-25-15: Started generic Minocycline, 100mg MWF. Tried titrating to 100mg BID MWF over a month & went back down to 100mg MWF.
5-18-15: 1st Clindamycin IV series. Dropped Naproxen, added Mobic.

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