• @TootSweet
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    668 months ago

    DPH is scary shit.

    I’m not speaking from experience or anything. Nor about the “dark” trip reports. I’m talking about the stories of addiction, permanent debilitating brain damage, and death.

    It’s pretty fucked that LSD, psilocybin, and THC are schedule I in the U.S. while this shit doesn’t require a prescription.

    (Not that I think DPH should require a prescription. More that psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin should be accessible recreationally.)

    • JustEnoughDucks
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      8 months ago

      Here in Belgium, even ibuprofin needs a prescription. Certainly DPH.

      Then again, here weed is still illegal (possession of 3g decriminalized) and the actually very beneficial stuff like LSD and psilocybin are also highly illegal.

      • Onii-Chan
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        228 months ago

        You need a prescription for ibuprofen? That’s way too far imo.

        • @[email protected]
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          258 months ago

          You need a prescription for pills of 600mg ibuprofen. 400mg is available over the counter without prescription at any pharmacy. So you could just do 1,5 pills of 400mg and not have a prescription.

          Source: Belgian nurse.

        • Flax
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          78 months ago

          Nah, those ibuprofen trips are deadly

          • @[email protected]
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            108 months ago

            The issue is the potential risk of severe (and potentially fatal) side effects if ibuprofen is taken regularly, especially at high dosages. You could argue that people have a right to damage their own bodies in whatever way they wish, but that’s the reasoning.

            • ɔiƚoxɘup
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              78 months ago

              Thank you. I just warned my wife. She’s going through a lot of ibuprofen.

              • @[email protected]
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                8 months ago

                It’s not common, so don’t panic. But if anyone needs painkillers regularly I’d strongly advise consulting a physician about it, even if the source of the pain is known and harmless.

                Edit - just to be very clear: I’m not a doctor or other medical professional. I just read the paperwork that’s included with the medicine I take.

            • lad
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              48 months ago

              Is it the side effects of medication itself or the pain source remaining untreated?

              • @[email protected]
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                58 months ago

                The medication itself can (very rarely, it wouldn’t be on OTC if severe side effects were common) cause kidney damage.

            • Flax
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              18 months ago

              Yeah. It’s basically as good as perfectly safe if you don’t overdose it daily. Same with paracetamol.

        • JustEnoughDucks
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          -18 months ago

          Well ibuprofin is pretty damaging to your liver depending on conditions and many people take it without food which is much more damaging than with food.

          That being said, you can call for a prescription and a 50 pack of it is like 0.50€ lol

          • @[email protected]
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            58 months ago

            Are you thinking of acetaminophen? Without googling, my head canon says that acetaminophen damages the liver, while ibuprofen damages the kidneys. But I could be way off.