[Pete_D]

> When I didn't, I got very itchy skin like an allergy

Any kind of skin reaction to -afinils would scare me off using them entirely, due to the link with Steven-Johnsons syndrome (warning: do not google, or use a text-only browser to do so)

[scarejunba]

Yeah, obviously I panicked with that reaction, but it's a rare condition. And I obviously ran to my doctor with the whole story as soon as it happened anyway. Fortunately, I feel quite comfy talking to the docs about my drug use, so I'm well monitored.

And you know how it is, you can get SJS from Ibuprofen and Naproxen. You can't live in fear of low probability occurrences. But you're right in that it's worth making that decision in an informed manner, and keeping my doctors informed of what I intend is part of that.