Hmmm. I've been given NSAIDS, too. And THEY don't work for me. AT ALL!! Ibruprofen makes My stomach feel like my intestines are being pulled out through my navel with vice grips. It follows peristalsis and literally makes me pass out from the pain! I forget all about FM because the ibruprofen pain is so much worse! Naproxen did work when I had tendonitis in my elbow - and I was so surprised! I was like, 'hey, this stuff actually DOES do something!' Just not for my FM.