• marcie (she/her)@lemmy.ml
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      3 months ago

      i mean to what degree does it even affect your liver from taking one pill when you occasionally get a headache?

      like it cant be worse than one beer, right

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        3 months ago

        Ibuprofen crew checking in.

        Those of us with minor, chronic pain would like to keep what’s left of our stomach linings.

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          Naproxen, ibuprofen, arthrotec, pregabalin, etc. Used to be daily, multiple times. And tecta to protect my stomach from bleeding out my nose. Still in fuckloads of pain - always.

          But by stopping the frequency i have found it helps with the tolerance. I’ve also lost maybe 75 lbs over 5-ish years which also helps.

          My doc knows I have issues with other drugs and I’m hesitant to take anything more potent for pain.

          I want the pain to end but I don’t want the remedy to destroy the rest of me.

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            Taking it every day wears away your stomach and intestinal lining and you could get ulcers. Also generally it’s not just one, it’s 3-4. Sometimes multiple times a day.

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              My aunt actually had this happen went brain dead from the loss of blood when a huge ulcer popped. She was in the hospital for a lung biopsy when it happened it was pretty terrible and it was later concluded ibuprofen was the most likely cause.

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              yeah i mean if you have significant issues with migraines you prob shouldnt be taking it every day but rather finding a more permanent solution, also is that only ibuprofen? what about acetaminophen or nsaids