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The most "European mind cannot comprehend this" thing around
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Image description: A bottle of Ibuprofen containing 1000 tablets.
(Originally published earlier today on mastodon.social)
Do Americans need these giant packs to deal with daily life in America?
No. This was purchased because someone thought it was a “great deal”. They will use about a quarter of the bottle before it expires and then just throw the rest out.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
This is plan B for when the doctor(s) inevitably think you are a liar just looking for pain pills.
You’re assuming they have healthcare and can afford to see a doctor.