Is IBProufen (sp?) really bad for you?

Question

I've heard it can be bad for you, and I occasionally take a one or two for neck pains.

It's the only thing that works for me... none of the other stuff works on me.

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

It is a MIRACLE for me!! I hear all the crazy talk, and that's only for people who take 60 of them a day for twenty years!! I am so grateful for it! It was the only thing that got me through the pain of waiting to have TWO ROOT CANAL SURGERIES, believe it or not!!! Seriously, it's been the best stuff for me! If I'm in SERIOUS PAIN, I take four (200 mg.) every three hours, and THAT'S NOT ABUSING IT!! At least not for me!! Do you like pain?? Then believe all the nay-sayers!! If you don't, PLEASE USE IT!!!!! By the way, it's spelled, IBUPROFEN!!

Answer 4

IBpro. is just an aspirin, like advil or tylenol. You would seriously have to abuse it in order to hurt yourself. I have to take about four at a time when I use it and I have never experienced anything negative. 1 or 2 shouldn't do anything. Hope this works. Oh and unless you are a wimp it shouldn't knock you out.

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

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.

Answer 7

I was looking up something else and found these two sites. I too have had joint pain, and my doctor emphasize in captial letters TAKE WITH FOOD AND NO MORE THAN TWO WEEKS on my ibuprofen.

Answer 8

mostly in certain combinations with other over-the-counter "medications" . There are at least 9 different varieties if Ibuprophen(which branch into other combinations who's effects you then should worry about --intensifying your hypocondronism):
IB-Stat Oral Rx
IBU Oral Rx
IBU-200 Oral OTC
Ibu-Drops Oral OTC
Ibumed-400 Oral Rx
Ibumed-600 Oral Rx
Ibup Sinus Oral OTC
Ibupain-200 Oral OTC
Ibuprin Oral OTC
. Ibuprofen (Bulk) Misc Rx
Ibuprofen Cold Oral OTC
Ibuprofen Cold-Sinus Oral OTC
Ibuprofen IB Oral OTC
Ibuprofen M Oral OTC
Ibuprofen Oral Rx / OTC
Ibuprofen PMR Oral OTC
Ibuprofen-Oxycodone Oral Rx
Ibuprohm Oral Rx
Ibutab Oral OTC
IBU-Tab Oral
???... .

I know it's hard on the liver in combinations...can cause death in others. Hope you'll be alright...

Answer 9

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.

Answer 10

they thin your blood so if your going to take them for a long period of time yes they can be harmful