Posted on 10/11/2016 7:36:29 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Ibuprofen and other painkillers may trigger a heart condition which affects almost a million Britons, a major study has shown. Patients who regularly take the pills are up to 20 per cent more likely to develop heart failure. Long-term use of the medication causes chemical reactions in the body which place extra strain on the heart, research suggests. This can lead to heart failure in patients who have a history of previous heart attacks or high blood pressure. An estimated 900,000 adults in Britain have heart failure which occurs when the muscle becomes too weak to pump blood around the body.
It causes extreme tiredness, breathlessness and swelling of the legs and is a long-term condition that can’t be cured.
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Of course most people are not using ibuprofen long term. Its usually short term and if pain continues then you see a doctor. I used turmeric for a leg pain I had last week.
medical pushes’too much calcium on people and no magnesium.
soirce of a lot of folks problems today. so much people probably need to take twice as much mag as calcium, maybe even stop taking calcium if they have problems and/or eat a lot of dairy.
My doctor tells me to switch between acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
The problem is that the ibuprofen is an anti-inflamitory and acetaminophen is not.
I live on ADVIL in cycles. I never take it until after I have a full meal and either a full glass of water or with a cup of milk to protect the stomach.
Too bad after decades of use they only find this out today.
Thank you for the Magnesium info. I need to add that to our diet. Let’s see... what is it that contains Magnesium?
“good thing I’m not a Brit.”
LOL. I saw what you did there.
Somebody told me that the UK went to the bubble/card packaging to make it slightly harder to impulsively OD on the stuff.
Aleve can increase your risk of fatal heart attack or stroke, especially if you use it long term or take high doses, or if you have heart disease. Even people without heart disease or risk factors could have a stroke or heart attack while taking this medicine.
Respectfully, no, it's not.
“My doctor tells me to switch between acetaminophen and ibuprofen.”
“The problem is that the ibuprofen is an anti-inflamitory and acetaminophen is not.”
Your physician is correct, that ibuprofen has anti-inflammatory properties, and acetaminophen does not.
Aspirin and ibuprofen (and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) have effect on platelets and coagulation. That's why aspirin is prescribed for patients at risk for stroke or myocardial infarction. The way in which aspirin effects platelets and clotting is different than the effect of ibuprofen and other drugs of this class. That is why there is concern regarding heart disease. That said, this data appears to be overstated, and the data will require further scrutiny at this point.
That’s why I try to stick with aspirin.
“In the UK a while back, suicide-by-acetaminophen was statistically significant”
Dreadful.
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Traditionally high magnesium plants have been magnesium-depleted by magnesium-depleted soil. Go for them, but also get a magnesium supplement or two. Orally, just try to stay away from magnesium oxide - it's hard to digest. Any of the other are okay - except orally, they go right through you. Uncomfortably so if you take too much. You won't OD (can't OD, what you don't use goes out), you'll just need to be near a bathroom. Very near...
Solution is to limit the oral dose to a comfortable amount and then also take it in through your skin, "transdermally." Make "magnesium oil" out of water and magnesium flakes, and just spray it on and rub it in, or soak in epsom (magnesium) salts and warm water - feet, legs or your whole body.
You'll sleep like a baby.
I take a baby aspirin each day with lunch, that’s it....I’m 73 and in good health.
When I take it I also add a large fish oil gelcap per tablet
Ibuprofen is extremely hard on the kidneys as well.
I smell another FOX New Channel ambulance chaser commercial coming on.
What plant are you referring to?
Acetaminophen (tylenol) has been linked to liver failure when taken while drinking alcohol.
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