It surprises me people would just 'down' any medication. I've always stuck strictly to the very clear instructions on the box (I believe it's 2 every 4 hours, n

It surprises me people would just 'down' any medication. I've always stuck strictly to the very clear instructions on the box (I believe it's 2 every 4 hours, no more than 8 within 24 hours for paracetomol) and everyone I know does. Reading through this thread though it seems like a lot of people seem to be confident enough to play doctor and decide what they should/shouldn't take and what is good/bad for them. Maybe it's a cultural thing but everyone I know is pretty careful with even 'staple' medications like this or NSAID's.