New meds and new complications

I sat, frustrated, talking with my husband last night. I was pissed off that in a trillion dollar industry they can't make a simple anti-inflammatory pill that has no side effects. The early morning hours before had me up with what felt like bubbles in my throat, a headache and eventually vomiting for 30 minutes in my bathroom while trying to stay quiet so my child could sleep. Thank Naproxen side effects for that.
When I was more coherent later, I googled it. It sounds like I had an acid reflux attack (a Naproxen side effect), so I called my GP and told her what happened and asked if I should keep taking the Naproxen, because, hey, it was working on the anti-inflammatory end. I got a call back a few hours later saying my GP wants to get my heartburn under control first, so she would be adding another pill. NOPE. After 18 months of this BS I won't. I will not add a pill to counter the side effects of the first pill. And if there are side effects for the second pill, well, we'll just add a third pill. I see why those weekly pill cases were made and have stayed so popular. I won't become a human petri dish unless I have some serious disease that requires multiple medications.
So after figuring out that naproxen has a half life of 6 hours, I figured my 24 hours of not taking one was sufficient and I grudgingly took one of my husband's proton something-or-other pills he uses for his severe heartburn. Last night I slept beautifully, thankful that pill worked.
This morning I woke up to the familiar aches and pains in my knee but no burning or bubbling in my throat, so some progress was made? I guess I'll hold onto my naproxen pills for my flare ups and try to muddle through in between. I did manage a run yesterday of 5km, which was so much further than I thought I would get. I honestly thought I'd get to the end of the parking lot at work and puke at the effort, but my tummy behaved. Today I'll go for a 6km run and hope the knee pain isn't too bad. I've been slathering my knee and thigh in BioFreeze like it's suntan lotion in the 80s and that helps, but I know it's not a permanent solution. Something tells me I'll be visiting my chiropractor again very soon...