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Yes, you indeed can take 2400mg of ibuprofen in 1 day.
A common dosage for people using ibuprofen to maintain chronic pain is an 800mg prescription ibuprofen tablet 3 times a day which comes out to 2400. The maximum daily reccomended dosage without doctor supervision is 1200mg/day.
Obviously if you're getting the 800mg prescription ones you have doctor supervision. If not I'd suggest running it by a couple pharmacists in your area really quickly.
It is very important that while taking ibuprofen at these dosages you do not drink or take anything else that can cause bleeding of the stomach, GI tract, or any other substance that can damage your digestive system.
Overall, if you're a healthy adult over the age of 18 you should have no problems.
They say to not take it on an empty stomach, however if your stomach is empty the ibuprofen exits your stomach more quickly, so this information is sort of conflicting. It can cause stomach upset, however. I'd suggest if you're on an empty stomach, eating a piece of bread or a few crackers. This also helps absorption, and will prolong the duration of action as it's released into your system more slowly.
I'm not a doctor, I've just done a lot of online research to answer this question, and I've also been on 2400mg/day of ibuprofen for 6 months in the past, however individual results may vary.
I hope this answers your questions, feel free to post a follow up with anymore.
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∙ 13y ago400 to 800 mg orally every 6 to 8 hours.
Maintenance dose: May be increased to a maximum daily dose of
3200 mg based on patient response and tolerance.
Doses over 400 mg haven't been shown to be more effective than the 400 mg dose.
Not sure why you would tax your liver like that though. Why not see the doctor if you're in that much pain?
(It's called no insurance....)
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∙ 15y agoI watched my little brother take 12 vicoprofen at a time and he's fine.. He did that for years. Not saying its a good idea, but you can live through it. Alot of people hooked on hydrocodone switch to vicoprofen from vicodin cause acetomenaphin is toxic to the liver and ibuprofen is not. just my 2 cents
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∙ 15y agoYou should take only the dosage that has been recommended by your pharmacist or other healthcare professional.
You're unlikely to die from taking so much, but it is a clinical overdose.
If you took it accidentally, and feel any symptoms obviously get straight to A&E.
Drink lots of water, if you have overdosed, and do not take any more until you've let that out of your system.... At least a day is best!
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∙ 11y agoMy mother had a hip replacement and was on 1600mg of ibuprofen a day for her post op pain, she took this dose every day, for a number of weeks. You have to take into consideration that this amount was taken in two doses daily (two lots of 800mg with a number of hours between the doses) and the dosage was advised and monitored by her doctor especially for her in this case. She had absolutely no adverse side effects from taking this high dose daily for a number of weeks.
It is also very important to take ibuprofen (especially large doses) with food, as one of the most common risks of ibuprofen consumption is that it can cause stomach ulcers.
In short if this was a once off dose of 2000mg I would not be worried. So to answer your question based on what I know you can take 2000mg of ibuprofen a day and it is unlikely you will suffer as long as you take it with food and don't do it everyday for a long period of time. Of course it is not good for you but in my opinion (I am not a doctor) the risk of an adverse outcome is reasonably low. It is best to see your doctor and assess your need for such a high dose, your doctor will most likely be able to give you something that subdues your pain more effectively and with less risks.
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∙ 13y agoNo, the kidneys cannot tolerate this amount (depending on the individual-it could possibly even shut them down).... and it can have a profoundly negative effect on the cardiac system causing irregularity in heart rhythm, too. The dose of 800mg every 8 hours is suggested, and not to exceed 2400 mg. in a 24 hour period of time.
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∙ 13y agoI have and I'm fine. Though I don't recommend it.
Plus I'm 240 lbs.
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∙ 11y agoThe recommended dosage for adults is 800 MG per dose, and upto 3200 per day. Do Not Exceed!
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∙ 14y agoYou CAN, but you wouldn't want to. Though it's virtually impossible to overdose on Ibuprofen, in large amounts it will just make you incredibly sick.
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