Image description: A bottle of Ibuprofen containing 1000 tablets.


(Originally published earlier today on mastodon.social)

  • @mint_tamas
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    1210 months ago

    You can only absorb 400mg in one dose, so 200 is a great idea (you get to choose taking one or two). Any excess you take will not have an effect on your pain.

    • @[email protected]
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      1810 months ago

      Wtf are you talking about? Ibuprofen is often prescribed in 600-1000mg. Maybe keep the medical advice to yourself.

      • @mint_tamas
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        10 months ago

        That’s daily. But lol, americans are sensitive about the topic of their ibuprofen. If you are interested, you can read up on it. 400mg every 8 hours provides the maximum effect, any excess won’t reduce the pain further.

    • sverit
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      610 months ago

      Well, sorry, but that is complete bullshit. You can go up to 1g/4h with effect, and if you take more you can overdose and fuck up your liver pretty badly.

    • @wild
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      310 months ago

      For real? I had a doctor recommend taking four for really bad headaches.