Is IBProufen (sp?) really bad for you?
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Like most drugs, there will always be someone who can't tolerate it. There are some people that develop bleeding problems when taking this medication.
However, if you've had no problem with it and don't take a higher dosage than recommended or don't take it more often then recommended, it is safe.
As with any drug, if you abuse it, you will have problems with it.
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i think thats only if you abuse it, otherwise you should be ok. however it does knock you out so if you have to drive dont take it!
yea, i am pretty sure it can damage your stomach or liver if you take a lot of it but im not totally sure. Not if you just take it every once in a while, but any pain medication, if taken on a regular basis, can eat holes in your stomach lining, and cause ulcers.
Too many can be bad for the liver and kidneys and can also cause ulcers. But that's if you take a TON. I think you'll be ok. Don't take it with alcohol and you should be fine.
taking one or two occasionally shouldn't be too horrible, but if you take lots of the stuff it is in fact toxic to the liver.
It seems to have few bad effects if taking less than 1200 mg a day
Adverse effects
Ibuprofen appears to have the lowest incidence of gastrointestinal adverse drug reactions (ADRs) of all the non-selective NSAIDs. However, this only holds true at lower doses of ibuprofen, so over-the-counter preparations of ibuprofen are generally labelled to advise a maximum daily dose of 1,200 mg.
Reported adverse drug reactions
In low single doses (200 to 400 mg) and daily doses of up to 1,200 mg the incidence of side effects is low. However, in patients treated on a long-term basis with more than 1,200 mg daily discontinuation rates are as high as 10 to 15%.
Common adverse effects include: nausea, dyspepsia, gastrointestinal ulceration/bleeding, raised liver enzymes, diarrhoea, headache, dizziness, salt and fluid retention, hypertension (Rossi, 2004).
Infrequent adverse effects include: oesophageal ulceration, heart failure, hyperkalaemia, renal impairment, confusion, bronchospasm, rash.
Photosensitivity
As with other NSAIDs, ibuprofen has been reported to be a photosensitising agent. Ibuprofen, however, has a very weak absorption spectrum which does not reach into the solar spectrum. The molecule contains only a single phenyl moiety, and no bond conjugation, resulting in a very weak chromophore system. Ibuprofen, therefore, is only a very weak photosensitising agent when compared with other members of the 2-arylpropionic acids.
Cardiovascular risk
Along with several other NSAIDs, ibuprofen has been implicated in elevating the risk of myocardial infarction, particularly among those chronically using high doses.
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