i sometimes get a particular headache, behind my left eye.
this is of long standing, and only occasional. had eyes checked. a bit like a mild migraine maybe.
the only thing that helps is if i take one tablet early on. it has to be a mixture tablet, of paracetamol 200, aspirin 300, and caffeine 6. marketed as pain extra, quite cheap unbranded.
i've tried them separately, but doesn't reach the parts.
once when i had dental pain and a useless dentist, i went to a walk-in centre. i'd been taking codamol from a pharmacist which was some help.
the doctor said why was i not taking more of it.
i pointed to a large warning on the front of the packet about not exceeding the stated dose. he said that doesn't matter if a doctor tells you to take it. !
i should have not taken any notice of him after that. but i did.
he then told me to take paracetamol and ibuprofen both together at the maximum dose, and intimated that it was my fault for not taking enough tablets.
i said i had never taken ibuprofen, and asked about aspirin. he said no, take ibuprofen together with paracetamol.
he was quite insistent. i think he was Polish. i did as i was told.
by the time i had just taken the second dose i felt as if i was having a stroke.
i had the worst head pain ever, felt sick, was vomiting water, and could just about stagger to my neighbour to say ring my brother if necessary. i could barely speak.
she told me to lie down upstairs but i couldn't get there, collapsed on the sofa. after some hours i managed to keep down a few sips of water, and eventually half a cup of tea.
at least i forgot the dental pain. and later found an efficient dentist.
i have never taken ibuprofen again.
the very mention of it makes me slightly shudder.
i guess i should remember to say i have an aversion to it to medics.
when i was young everyone took aspirin, known as aspro.
paracetamol was unheard of, i think it was called panadol when it first came in, ?from america, i guess that was its trade name.
ibuprofen is even more recent here i think, at least in general usage. i had a feeling i shouldn't go near it, but sort of over-ruled myself, as that sounds intellectually not valid. i actually believe that sometimes we know more than we can explain.