Airport Pharmacy in Mexico they want us all dead in the USA
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that ibuprofen is expensive
It is, but it is also 800 MG. Several years ago, I got body slammed to the sidewalk by some random guy. I was okay for the most part, but they took me to the ER and they gave me Rx for muscle relaxants and Rx ibuprofen. That ibuprofen was only 400mg. OTC, I think is 200 mg.
Yes. That's why it's safe to take four at a time. Same as prescription strength.
The reason they gave 400mg is that's what studies show is where the pain control effect of the drug caps out. If you take higher doses, you get more anti-inflammatory effect, but more importantly, you get the side effects of NSAIDs to worry about like stomach issues, kidney issues, etc. You don't need to risk that crap for pain, so you just take the 400s.
They hand out 800mg like candy some places and it's frankly kind of embarrassing that they docs aren't more savvy about pain meds and potential side effects, especially after learning from the opioid experience. The drug makers lied and acted like there were no side effects, so docs handed them out like candy thinking they were helping with pain. They were, but side effects were real. All drugs have them. All of them. Tylenol is one of the most common causes of liver failure when people take too much. Docs need to tell people this stuff and not just assume they know, because God knows, people don't know.