Image description: A bottle of Ibuprofen containing 1000 tablets.


(Originally published earlier today on mastodon.social)

  • @[email protected]
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    217 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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      137 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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        7 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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          27 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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      87 months ago

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