OTC relief for a very stiff neck?

[mrshandy]

I woke up this morning with a very painful stiff neck and a scratchy throat. I think I'm coming down with something. Any tips for helping my neck? It hurts so much.

I took some advil and it didn't help that much. Any other OTC meds (non-drowsy) that I could try? Or any other remedies? Is this something that I just have to wait out?

Thanks for any help.

[ijack]

I would try a little heat on it and some small stretches.

[Deleted]

Tiger balm + heat
Chiro appointment ASAP

[cajunmom]

I would definitely try heat for the stiffness.

[mrshandy]

Thanks. I'm at work. I wonder if CVS will have a heating pad. It's worth a shot.

[StJess80]

Icy hot?

[Susie]

Heat, stretching and/or yoga after work and maybe a walk.

[Norticprincess]

If they don't have a heating pad, you can get the instant heat patches that stick on, usually in the back pain area. Might look a little funny but thy last awhile and you don't have to hold them on.

[sa]

In addition to what others suggested, is there a place you can run on your lunch break for one of those chair massages?

I get frequent neck pain and the chair massages really help alleviate the pain.

[mrsnewhudson]

How much advil did you take? You can safely take 2400 mg/24hrs as long as you don't have any issues with your kidneys. An ache like that could easily need 800 mg per dose to help.