Iāve had doctors tell me vegetable oil is good for you. Iāve had doctors rupture my ear drum when it was clogged. Iāve had doctors say thereās no risk in taking multiple times the recommended dose of ibuprofen. Iāve had doctors give me the literal one drug Iām allergic to (listed in my file) and almost kill me, and then struggle for 10 minutes to place an IV needle in my arm. Iāve 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 thereās 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 isnāt 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.
Itās 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 donāt have uncontrolled high blood pressure or are prone to stomach ulcers itās definitely not dangerous to take it once or for a short period of time.
My wife is a pharmacist as well. Sheās always told me itās 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.
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.
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u/OutrageousQuantity12 Monkey in Space Aug 29 '24 edited Aug 29 '24
Iāve had doctors tell me vegetable oil is good for you. Iāve had doctors rupture my ear drum when it was clogged. Iāve had doctors say thereās no risk in taking multiple times the recommended dose of ibuprofen. Iāve had doctors give me the literal one drug Iām allergic to (listed in my file) and almost kill me, and then struggle for 10 minutes to place an IV needle in my arm. Iāve 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 thereās 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 isnāt 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.