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0 pointsgopalv6y ago0 comments

> Why would young and healthy patients be taking "massive amounts of NSAIDs" if they didn't have co-morbidities? This doesn't really make any sense.

There are enough people who have no idea that hang-over + pop-2-advil is a deadly combination in this situation.

Also a lot of the "new year, new body" resolution folks start too hard at the gym & then push through with NSAIDs.

Young people, particularly the fit, do go through a lot of NSAIDs out of OTC convenience.

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alkonaut6y ago· 2 in thread

"Massive amounts" to me sounds like at least the max dose for at least a week.

Taking 2 ibuprofen in a day against a flu like headache is what your doctor recommends, probably. Not exactly a massive amount even if repeated for a week.

Rebelgecko6y ago

I don't know about for the flu, but for other types of injuries doctors will often recommend taking double or triple the recommended dose on the bottle.

AstralStorm6y ago

There is 2 standard EU OTC Ibuprofen which is 400 mg and 2 South Korean Ibuprofen which is 2000 mg. Indian formulations also come extra strong.

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