If, like me, you have bad knees and a tendency to tension headaches, ibuprofen is a wonder drug. It calms the swollen gammy knees, eases the poor aching head, and restores the George to equilibrium. If you add two ibuprofen to a pint of beer, you have a failsafe sleeping draught. (This is not for everybody, particularly small children.)
They're cheap, they're widely available, they always work, and if my experience is anything to go by, you can take up to four at any one time without too many serious side-effects. (Again, I'm not sure if a medical professional would whole-heartedly endorse this view.)
It's not that I don't love paracetamol - I do. But when the chips are down, I know that I can count on Ibuprofen. And also, they're usually covered in sugary stuff, which tastes nicer.
recreational drug use eh?
ReplyDeletemaybe you should be thanking your lucky stars that the drug company license ran out and they now make the super cheap sugary versions to allow you to feed your daily habit?
what next hendricks gin with a morphine chaser....?