• Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org
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    10 months ago

    I guess everyone’s different but I’ve never understood people that don’t pop a cheeky Paracetamol or Ibuprofen when they get a headache. If it’s just every now and then I really don’t see the harm, but I’ve met quite a few people who don’t like taking them for some reason. I’ve never pressed them on it because it seems rude.

    I don’t get headaches very often, though, so I guess if they’re very common I could understand wanting to keep the pills for only when they’re really bad or something.

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      10 months ago

      I’ve had the same bottle for a couple years now, but my understanding is it’s reasonably safe. I’ve never personally known someone who’s succumbed to ibuprofen addiction lol

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        10 months ago

        They’re not addictive, but it can be kind of hard on your liver if you’re taking a lot, and I think NSAIDs can cause stomach ulcers (again, if you’re taking a lot).

        I get headaches almost daily so I try to be careful, but I still take pain killers because they kill pain.

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          10 months ago

          Yeah, I can definitely understand if it’s a daily thing. It would suck to get headaches everyday.

          I had a knee injury a little while back and was in really bad pain and I was prescribed something that was basically a very strong ibuprofen, and it was great but after a while my gut felt so bad, fortunately the two weeks or so was really all I needed.