Image description: A bottle of Ibuprofen containing 1000 tablets.


(Originally published earlier today on mastodon.social)

  • Technofrood@feddit.uk
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    9 months ago

    If someone is having to take an Ibuprofen a day, for long enough to make a 1000 pill a worthwhile purchase, they really should be seeing a doctor to actually treat the underlying cause, because you really shouldn’t be constantly taking it long term.

    • ImTryingLemmy@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Doc said I can either pay the copay on 800mg generic Ibuprofen and wait in line at the pharmacy or eat 4 of these. Daily ibuprofen won’t give me a habit and my pain isn’t so bad that I would even want opioid medication.

      It’s way cheaper to buy the 200mg in bulk.

      • fiercekitten@lemm.ee
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        9 months ago

        I was told by a doctor that Ibuprofen daily at 800mg for more than a week or two can cause stomach ulcers that can be extremely dangerous to your health. Someone close to me took this amount for over a month and had extreme ulcers in her stomach because her idiotic doctor told her to.

        Also, there was a recent study that came out that mentioned taking ibuprofen daily can worsen the pain you’re trying to treat.

    • seathru@lemmy.sdf.org
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      9 months ago

      This is plan B for when the doctor(s) inevitably think you are a liar just looking for pain pills.