I get pounding headaches quite a bit, and I have tried everything from regular Bayer, to Tylenol Extra Strength, including Migrazone from my Dr. and nothing worked. They were so bad I had to lay in the dark and my husband would rub my neck and head. About a year ago my husband brought a bottle of Aleve home from CVS and I tried it. I was completely shocked when my headache went away! I have been using it ever since. I worked in nursing for years and have bad knees, and the Aleve works on that pain as well. My whole family has switched to Aleve for aches and pains. If I were going to an island and could take only one item, it would be my bottle of Aleve.