Preference

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• daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  My poor european mind cannot understand the industrial bottle of 500 ibuprofen for a household.

  Here they sell you packs of 20 tablets or something like that.

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  • Akasazh@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Well but you do get health care with that, so instead of treating symptoms with ever larger doses of increaingly potent panikillers you have hopes of a more structural solution.

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  • 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Would you rather buy 15 pills for $15 or 500 pills for the same price? That’s why we buy the mega bottles.

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    • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Well I can buy a pack of 16 in Tesco for £0.39

      So we’re actually paying pretty close to the same amount per pill, just in smaller packs.

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    • TheBrideWoreCrimson@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      They go bad, though? At least my nice white aspirin pills start crumbling and visibly yellowing after a few months. There’s no way me or even an entire family could swallow 500 until then.

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  • LouNeko@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    The shocking part is, the whole bottle is like $2.

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  • PolyLlamaRous@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Advil is the main brand name for this. I always buy a bottle and other pills when I’m in the US. It is way more than I need but what I like is all the US pills look different. I always have a little mixed bottle of Advil, Pepto Bismol (fixes everything stomach related), anti-histamine pills… with me for when I need them. You can mix them all together and still tell the difference between them. That’s what I don’t like about the European blister packs of unidentifable white pills. That and I hate blister packs. It is also cheaper to buy a bottle. But to be clear, I get like a bottle of 50 or 100. Advil is also enteric coated so it is better for your stomach and tastes better (it’s slightly sweet).

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    • itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      That sounds horrible, haha

      If it works for you, great, but I’d be super sceptical of the Skittles jar of mixed pills. At least with blister packs you get the drug and dosage printed on the back

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  • Frozengyro@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    When you buy a bottle of 1000 for around 15 bucks, and it lasts you a decade… Amazing!

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    • rhombus@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Ibuprofen probably isn’t stable for a decade. Then again, apparently no one knows for sure! Studies pick an arbitrary amount of time to test and then call that the shelf life if it remains usable. So far it doesn’t seem anyone has had the patience to test the absolute shelf life of ibuprofen

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  • sparky@lemmy.federate.cc ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Came here to say the same thing, like WTF, why would you need a jar of 500

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    • RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Because some of us have had a headache since 1986.

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  • guy_threepwood@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    But the blister packs we get can’t be tampered with 🤷‍♂️

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    • lady_maria@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      The bottles in the US also have safety seals for the same reason

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    • boywar3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      There’s a tamper-proof seal on the bottle

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  • danc4498@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    They probably sell them in centimeters or some shit.

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  • EnderMB@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Here in the UK you can’t buy more than two packs at a given time…

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    • Belgdore@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      You also have to have a license for tv…

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• Sabre363@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Burger: No wrong way to swallow, feels more legit on the 'ol tongue, twice the value of “value size”

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• RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  ITT everyone talking about liver damage? It’s tylenol that is harder on the liver. Ibuprofen is harder on the kidneys. Yeah, you can mess with your liver if you take too much ibuprofen, too.

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  • Revan343@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Also stomach; NSAIDs like ibuprofen and aspirin can cause stomach ulcers, especially if taken on an empty stomach or with alcohol

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    • lol_idk@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Just earlier I was reading about NSAIDs and saw this: “There’s no evidence that taking ibuprofen with food prevents gastric irritation”

      I’m sure I can find the article with citation in my horror of you care.

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    • SuperCub@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yeah, what I remember is ibuprofen harms the digestive track.

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  • Sam_Bass@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    3.2 grams/24hrs max

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    • lol_idk@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Some individuals don’t tolerate it at all and get ulcers or bleeding with one dose. I know this because I’m related to one of these people

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    • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      You’d have to take 16 in a day. Standard pill is 200mg. I can’t imagine taking that many. Most I’ve ever taken is 2.

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  • Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Oh great news, I take both. The ones I take are a combo of Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen.

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• Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I like the kind that comes in a liquid gel cap so it works faster.

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  • LotzaSpaghetti@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Agreed, though the weird alchemy of it makes me less sweaty (but why?)

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    • Lowpast@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      A known side effect of Ibuprofen (and most NSAIDs) is sweating, so the faster release tabs, for you, cause sweating.

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  • takeda@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Then you might be interested in suppositories.

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  • Zachariah@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    So: blue pill?

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    • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Blue pilled liquidmaxxer

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  • Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I agree, I like the liquid ones better, but I also have the dual ones (ibuprofen and acetaminophen) which I use instead when the pain is too much for ibuprofen alone. I haven’t found gel versions of the dual ones but if I did I would get those instead of the white ones.

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• HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Be careful taking ibuprofen often it’s cause issues with your intestines like diverticulitis which landed me in the hospital and has greatly restricted my diet and ability to drink alcohol

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  • Jyrdano@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Also damage your stomach and your kidneys if you abuse them daily long enough time.

    People pop those like M&M and not realize that prescription free drugs are still drugs with all their side effect.

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    • GluWu@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      So ibuprofen and acetaminophen are weak ass pain killers that do all the damage or alcohol with none of the fun.

      As far as my ancestors were concerned I’m supposed to be drunk, chewing willow and maybe having a bit of opium for nap time.

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• General_Effort@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Americans may be seeing serious savings in that picture.

  I am seeing serious evolutionary pressure on liver genetics.

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  • Mcdolan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Nah, Americans are seeing a slight dulling of the pain to get through the day.

    Got bills to pay and mouths to feed, there ain’t no safety net to catch ya when your name whatever hurts and needed surgery a decade ago.

    Take your pain killers and caffeine and get to work you lazy scum.

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    • kibiz0r@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Got bills to pay and mouths to feed, there ain’t no

      thin in this world for free. No I can’t slow down, I can’t hold back, though you know I wish I could. There ain’t no rest for the wicked… til we close our eyes for good.

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  • rbos@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You’re thinking acetaminophen

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    • TwentySeven@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      They’re probably thinking paracetamol

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    • CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      That hurts the kidneys, ibuprofen hurts the liver. You are correct.

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  • Asclepiaz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Shitty American LPT: switch it up between Tylenol and ibuprofen to spread out the damage to your body.

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  • Zess@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Lmao yeah maybe if everyone takes it for 100,000 years or so 🙄

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• KingJalopy@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Hot dog goes down easier. I find easier to swallow a weenie shape than a ball shape.

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  • 0ops@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    The trick is to alternate between the weenie and the balls

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• Machinist@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I like mine jello shot style. (2-4 every night, chronic pain management and healthcare sucks in America.)

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  • SirHery@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Rip your kidneys and liver.

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    • Machinist@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yup, but the alternative is drinking myself to death or getting hooked on fentanyl/heroin.

      I try to work hard enough every day that 2-4 ibuprofen put me to sleep for 6 hours.

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  • jose1324@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Ulcer moment

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    • Machinist@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      It is a balancing act. Uclers vs acceptable level of sleep deprivation.

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  • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Do a sleep study, also, get long action type. When I was injured, I could feel the spikes and they didn’t last long

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    • Machinist@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      My insurance is so shitty right now I’m not paying for a sleep study. I know why I sleep shitty. It’s cause I have a big old herina that fucking hurts and kinks my body up due to compensation. Wish I could take Aleve, but it gives me heartburn for days.

      Also, can’t take most long acting meds since I don’t have a colon.

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• nichtburningturtle@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Why would ever need that many??

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  • callouscomic@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Inflammation pain that doctors won’t fucking help with.

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  • eezeebee@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Relief is temporary. Pain is forever.

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  • kameecoding@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Liver damage

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  • son_named_bort@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    To give to trick or treaters.

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  • rbos@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    They last forever. Bottle like that lasts us a couple years

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  • Adlach@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’ve only ever bought one like once. It’s just wholesale basically

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• Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Man you have some massive painkiller bottles. Biggest I’ve seen in a drug store had like 30 tablets

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• Fredselfish@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Hamburger style.

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• FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Do you run a hospital or something with this volume?

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• sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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• peteypete420@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Hamburger style. I’m not picky tho.

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• Belgdore@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  For people looking for a reason for large bottles other than less frequent purchases. Large bottles with many pills produces less waste than the same number of pills in multiple containers.

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• lol_idk@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  FFS people go read one article each on ibuprofen and acetaminophen and you’ll see most of you are wrong

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• InSamsara@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Hamburger

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• Sam_Bass@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  my personal experience hotdogs are not as effective. could be their overall size difference makes them dissolve slower. and a smidge more filler maybe

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• EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  And the buns still don’t match in number!

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• RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I take expired hotdogs, maggots, and clown tranquilizers.

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• WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  M&Ms

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• AnxiousOtter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Hot dog. I’ve always found swallowing pills difficult. The hot dog shape is weaker in the middle and breaks in half more easily.

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• houstoneulers@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Hamburger

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• jadedwench@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I have to use hotdog. I have EOE and got a round one stuck in my esophagus for hours once. The hotdog ones break easy. I basically bite it into thirds and can safely take them that way. I could never break the round ones.

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• Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Neither. I either take the gel ones which are green and squishy, or these white ones which are a combination of both ibuprofen and acetaminophen.

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• MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I prefer the mini-gummies style.

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