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I do that, believing it’s acceptable risk, but I’m probably very poorly informed. My mental model is that it’s technically dangerous if I take an order of magni

by jpttsn 6y ago

I do that, believing it’s acceptable risk, but I’m probably very poorly informed. My mental model is that it’s technically dangerous if I take an order of magnitude too much, while drinking heavily. Since this goes for most things in life I dismissed any qualms long ago. Always preferred acetaminophen to ibuprofen; it feels more like “the real thing”. Maybe it’s the de-stressing effects alluded to in TFA.

lucb1e 6y ago
The thing they tell me (when I buy in bulk) to worry about is my liver as well as developing a dependency (headaches caused by not taking paracetamol). I don't know at what dosage+frequency either of those occur, though. If you do take it (or any other non-prescribed medicine) weekly or more often, I think it would be wise to do a cursory check on that or ask an apothecary or doctor next time you see one. (To be clear, I don't even buy it for myself and I know that the person whom I do buy it for doesn't take it weekly, hence my not knowing these details despite buying decent quantities of it. We buy in bulk only because it lasts a long time and we always put off going to the apothecary because why go more than necessary especially in a pandemic)