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Is it Safe to Take Ibuprofen Every Day? - Cleveland Clinic
Don’t be so quick to pop that over-the-counter painkiller
You’ve got a headache, so you take ibuprofen. Your muscles are sore from a workout, so you take ibuprofen. Your menstrual cramps are bad this week, so you take ibuprofen.
But is it really safe to be taking so much ibuprofen?
In short, no. “People don’t think of over-the-counter medicine as being medicine at all,” says internist Janet Morgan, MD, “but it absolutely is medicine, and like anything else, it’s potentially very dangerous.”
Dr. Morgan talks about the risks and how to take ibuprofen correctly, sparingly and responsibly.
Don’t be so quick to pop that over-the-counter painkiller
You’ve got a headache, so you take ibuprofen. Your muscles are sore from a workout, so you take ibuprofen. Your menstrual cramps are bad this week, so you take ibuprofen.
But is it really safe to be taking so much ibuprofen?
In short, no. “People don’t think of over-the-counter medicine as being medicine at all,” says internist Janet Morgan, MD, “but it absolutely is medicine, and like anything else, it’s potentially very dangerous.”
Dr. Morgan talks about the risks and how to take ibuprofen correctly, sparingly and responsibly.