I too have found ibuprofen to work quite well for me. I have also taken Aleve thinking it was ibuprofen and took them every 4 hours instead of every 12. They worked well also but cave me a stomach ache for a couple of days. If you keep both of these in your kit, find a way to keep the dosage readable.
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