• untorquer@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    Is it common for ibuprofen to not really help? With physical pain it does nothing for me. It kind of helps with head aches sometimes. I use it maybe a couple times a year, so it’s not tolerance.

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      13 days ago

      Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID). It will reduce inflammation and the associated pain. If your pain is not caused by inflammation then you should talk to a pharmacist about what the best analgesic is for you.

    • ✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.world
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      13 days ago

      Try taking it with a dose of acetaminophen. Those two have a synergistic effect that is better than either alone and is often used post surgery for that reason.

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      It helps marginally better than placebo for me. Hence why Americans use it for fairly trivial aches and pains.

      I can’t imagine it would do anything for pain I’d consider ‘serious’.

    • TheEmpireStrikesDak@thelemmy.club
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      Depends, I guess. It does nothing for period pains with me, but when I burst my ear drum last month, it took the pain from excruciating to manageable.