• @TimeNaan
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    21 month ago

    Paracetamol has not been proven to relieve pain more than a placebo. Ibuprofen is the real deal.

    • @WereCat
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      221 month ago

      I don’t see them selling Ibuprofen ice cream

    • Da Bald Eagul
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      101 month ago

      If placebo works, who cares lol

      I’m gonna go forget this and enjoy using paracetamol for headaches :)

    • @visc
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      630 days ago

      Are you saying that despite not getting you high it’s the primary cause of acute liver failure in the world, over alcoholism, because it’s such a good placebo?

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          29 days ago

          OD, or having a pre-existing liver condition or taking other medication with acetaminophen that causes you to inadvertently OD on it.

          It’s true that the rates of OD are high for Acetaminophen, but if you don’t have or do any of the above, it’s safe.

          Just take the recommended dose at the recommended schedules, not 20, and stop + see a doctor if your pain doesn’t get better. It’s not usually meant to treat chronic pains, and neither is Ibuprofen.

          • Norah (pup/it/she)
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            429 days ago

            stop + see a doctor if your pain doesn’t get better. It’s not really meant to treat chronic pains, and neither is Ibuprofen.

            Thank you for the advice, but as someone with chronic pain, my doctor(s) do recommend I take it fairly regularly, though generally when my pain reaches more acute, flare-up levels. I use medicinal cannabis for the chronic stuff.