Non prescription medicine for sprained ankle?

Question:

hello, Im a visitor in the US and yesterday I sprained my ankle while running. It wasnt that bad, I could walk even with high heels. Got to the hotel like 3 hrs later and put lots of ice in a towel. It still hurts when I try to make circles or twist it to the sides, it's not swollen or bruised but it feels really stiff. Since I dont have insurance here I dont want to see a doctor. Is there a non presciption medice other than advil/aleve that can help me with this? Thank you

Answers:
I would suggest Tyelenol or acetaminophin every 8 hours and rotate in Advil or ibuprophen evry 4 hours(equals every 8) after the Tylenol is taken. This will help with swelling and pain Also would recommend the following
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
or RICE for short
This will help keep the pain and swelling down.Good Luck!

you should put some arth rx on it (it also comes in a cream form that contains capsacin which is actually an ingredient from jalapeno peppers and is used to treat arthritis. good luck!

Take it easy, It will take time to heal. Don't force it. Get some liniment, specially the one used to ease pain on horse when treating them for leg injuries.

take some pain medicine
like Ibuprophen or tylenol or alieve.

Ibuprofen will reduce any swelling and will help relieve any pain you are suffering. You can also get this as a cream to apply on the ankle.

But be careful because it won't fix the root cause of the problem. If you ignore the messages that your body is giving you you can make the injury worse.

Non prescription medicine for sprained ankle?

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