NO. No one, no matter the problem, should use NSAIDS daily.
I do take NSAIDS myself, but I was told by my neurologist to never take them daily. My GI doesn't want me to take them at all, but with the migraine disorder I have to take them a couple of days a week. This is just to confirm what the CL said. Long-term use has been shown to do the things she just said.
NSAIDS is used to controll inflammation and alleviate pain in the acute phase of arthritis.
The main side effect of them is may hurt you stomach,so you should just take only one kind of them after meal .NSAIDs treat only symptoms, not the underlying disease,they have no use to inhibit the procession of arthritis.As you condition ,I don't think you have to take NSAIDS daily.Maybe you can consult with you docter first,or try some therapies of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Thanks to everyone for their time and effort in answering. BTW Carolanivey, I have OA. And that's why I was asking the question--I was wondering if taking NSAIDs can retard the damage, since I don't think there's any way to reverse it. I doubt I'll take it daily though--seems like that would lead to even more problems to deal with, and I won't know if it's retarding damage or not.
Ah, okay. I'm not certain that NSAIDs will retard further OA damage. My guess is that they'll make you feel better so you're more active...which may actually accelerate damage esp. if bone is already grinding on bone, or cartilage is partially torn. Ask your doctor about it, though! I could be totally wrong. :)
If you continue taking the NSAID, make sure your doctor knows so he or she can either say it's okay to continue doing this and monitor for side effects, or suggest a prescription alternative that might be easier on your stomach. Long term use of over the counter products can be tough on the stomach lining. Hope this helps!