| ▲ | afavour 6 days ago |
| So in summary: taking 4x the recommended dose of a medication is dangerous? How many other medications would that apply to? Countless, I imagine. That’s why we have dosages on every bottle. |
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| ▲ | exe34 6 days ago | parent [-] |
| paracetamol is unusual in this respect, that the toxic dose is so close to the therapeutic dose, but the benefits outweigh the risks. after I had dental surgery, I took paracetamol and ibuprofen in alternate doses every 4h - I would have been in screaming pain if I couldn't have both as an option. |
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| ▲ | kelnos 5 days ago | parent [-] | | Maybe by FDA-type standards, 4x is "close", but to me, I would think it absurd to take 4x the recommended dose of something unless directed to by a doctor. I was recently prescribed 800mg ibuprofen for an injury, where 200mg is the standard OTC dose, and I even questioned that. | | |
| ▲ | exe34 5 days ago | parent [-] | | you'd be surprised how casual some people are with doses. my old grandma had a big bag of medication she had collected over the years and occasionally she'd sit down and pick a couple like smarties and gulp them down. when my dad decided to step in, he took her to a doctor to get a full review and confiscate the bag. |
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