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Anon takes the pink pill (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 19 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Here in Belgium, even ibuprofin needs a prescription. Certainly DPH.

Then again, here weed is still illegal (possession of 3g decriminalized) and the actually very beneficial stuff like LSD and psilocybin are also highly illegal.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 22 points 9 months ago (3 children)

You need a prescription for ibuprofen? That's way too far imo.

[–] CareHare@sh.itjust.works 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You need a prescription for pills of 600mg ibuprofen. 400mg is available over the counter without prescription at any pharmacy. So you could just do 1,5 pills of 400mg and not have a prescription.

Source: Belgian nurse.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Same in the USA for doses that high

[–] KinglyWeevil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've never seen anything over 200mg

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Honestly 100mg is all I see on the shelves but I haven’t looked.

I’ve been prescribed 600 and 800mg in the past.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Nah, those ibuprofen trips are deadly

[–] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 10 points 9 months ago (3 children)

The issue is the potential risk of severe (and potentially fatal) side effects if ibuprofen is taken regularly, especially at high dosages. You could argue that people have a right to damage their own bodies in whatever way they wish, but that's the reasoning.

[–] Quexotic@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thank you. I just warned my wife. She's going through a lot of ibuprofen.

[–] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It's not common, so don't panic. But if anyone needs painkillers regularly I'd strongly advise consulting a physician about it, even if the source of the pain is known and harmless.

Edit - just to be very clear: I'm not a doctor or other medical professional. I just read the paperwork that's included with the medicine I take.

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Is it the side effects of medication itself or the pain source remaining untreated?

[–] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 5 points 9 months ago

The medication itself can (very rarely, it wouldn't be on OTC if severe side effects were common) cause kidney damage.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah. It's basically as good as perfectly safe if you don't overdose it daily. Same with paracetamol.

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well ibuprofin is pretty damaging to your liver depending on conditions and many people take it without food which is much more damaging than with food.

That being said, you can call for a prescription and a 50 pack of it is like 0.50€ lol

[–] beastlykings@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago

Are you thinking of acetaminophen? Without googling, my head canon says that acetaminophen damages the liver, while ibuprofen damages the kidneys. But I could be way off.