Image description: A bottle of Ibuprofen containing 1000 tablets.


(Originally published earlier today on mastodon.social)

  • @LemmyIsFantastic
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    3210 months ago

    Not everyone is a lonely neck beard. Some folks live with families, and some of those family members might just have to take a daily pill or two daily.

    • @[email protected]
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      2110 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
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        1310 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.

        • @[email protected]
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          10 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.

          • @Spiralvortexisalie
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            210 months ago

            Ibuprofen can cause issues with stomach lining and ulcers, long term usage is usually with drugs like Duexis which adds famotidine (Pepcid AC). Its claimed to be different but I would imagine taking four of these and ~ 2-3 regular strength (10mg) famotidine pills would work roughly similar(26mg in Duexis).

      • @[email protected]
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        810 months ago

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

      • @something_random_tho
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        410 months ago

        You’re assuming they have healthcare and can afford to see a doctor.

    • @MrJameGumb
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      310 months ago

      Are you suggesting that anyone who doesn’t use up all of their over the counter medications before they expire is a “lonely neckbeard”?

      That seems like a harsh judgement

      • @LemmyIsFantastic
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        10 months ago

        No. Just those that only can consider quantities for a single person and bitches mouths off about it online. Those are the neckbeards.

        • @MrJameGumb
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          710 months ago

          Some of us may have beards on our necks, but I suspect you may have a neckbeard around your heart

          💔

        • @Gabu
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          210 months ago

          Brother, here you can’t even buy a card with more than 20 tablets or a box with more than 60 (3 cards of 20), and they’ve always worked fine for my family of 5. Should I also mention that my mother suffers of chronic back pain? As usual, 'murican culture is a culture of unnecessary excess.

    • @marcos
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      210 months ago

      Well, and I guess some people run a hospital on their backyard. I did hear backyards on the US are large.