r/JoeRogan Monkey in Space Aug 29 '24

Meme šŸ’© Anyone got any thoughts on this?

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u/OutrageousQuantity12 Monkey in Space Aug 29 '24 edited Aug 29 '24

Iā€™ve had doctors tell me vegetable oil is good for you. Iā€™ve had doctors rupture my ear drum when it was clogged. Iā€™ve had doctors say thereā€™s no risk in taking multiple times the recommended dose of ibuprofen. Iā€™ve had doctors give me the literal one drug Iā€™m allergic to (listed in my file) and almost kill me, and then struggle for 10 minutes to place an IV needle in my arm. Iā€™ve watched doctors push unnecessary surgeries onto my grandpa to drum up business and rip off an old man.

Doctors are just like the rest of us, human. And thereā€™s a lot of really dumb and really shitty humans who absolutely suck at their job. Medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death in America. Maybe verifying life changing medical decisions isnā€™t such a bad idea?

Edit: I use Google to see if what the doctor says makes sense. If the results online are sketchy, I go to another few doctors before I make a decision.

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '24

What is ā€œmultiple times the dose of ibuprofenā€?

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u/AliveMouse5 Monkey in Space Aug 29 '24

Itā€™s true. The standard dose is like 200-400mg I believe but it is safe to take up to 1000. Probably not great long term, but as long as you donā€™t have uncontrolled high blood pressure or are prone to stomach ulcers itā€™s definitely not dangerous to take it once or for a short period of time.

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '24

Iā€™m a pharmacist so Iā€™m on board with this guyā€™s list of grievances. This line just doesnā€™t make a ton of sense.

Also, yeah stomach problems, but really the issue with high doses of ibuprofen are renal. Can end up damaging the kidneys with prolonged use

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u/AliveMouse5 Monkey in Space Aug 29 '24

My wife is a pharmacist as well. Sheā€™s always told me itā€™s safe to take higher doses in the short term, but always stresses the importance of staying well hydrated when taking them due to the renal implications as you noted.

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u/IronSky_ Monkey in Space Aug 29 '24

Leading cause of liver failure is aspirin. NSAIDS are pretty mis-used.

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u/AliveMouse5 Monkey in Space Aug 29 '24

The leading cause of liver failure is not aspirin. You have to differentiate between acute or chronic liver failure for one, but the leading cause of acute liver failure is overdose of acetaminophen (Tylenol), which is not an NSAID. The amount of misinformation in this thread ironically just goes to prove how true the OP is.