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  • I’m alternating between 800mg Ibuprofen and 500mg acetaminophen every 3 hours

    Looks like your dosage is wrong. The NHS website confirms that 800mg ibuprofen is twice the generally recommended dosage and 500mg of paracetamol is half the dosage for adults.

    My doctor did say it was OK to go over the recommended dosage for ibuprofen to me in the short term so is that maybe where you’re getting that? 2400mg a day seems like an ass load though.

    If I’m in serious pain I alternate them every three hours but always take the ibuprofen with food as it’s harsh on the tummy so my schedule would be, for example:

    8am 2 x 200mg Ibuprofen with food
    11am 2 x 500mg paracetamol
    2pm 2 x 200mg Ibuprofen with food
    5pm 2 x 500mg paracetamol
    Etc