Really not much exaggeration here

Ngl I ibuprofen does kinda taste good

It's probably expired.

Ibuprofen is pretty fucking strong. I stick with CBD and paracetamol and I’m bedridden with a painful disease.

Yes, it's real. Just another case of "the European mind cannot comprehend".

To be fair we also have it much easier with our healthcare that doesn't know the concept of sick-days. When you're sick you just don't go to work and your healthcare pays half your salary while your employer continues paying the other half.

So we can actually afford to stay home in bed and let our bodies do the work while we rest.

I just don't think it's a good idea to take pills without asking a doctor, I'm not a medical professional

In the UK you're limited to 32 pills of paracetamol(acetaminophen in NA) per purchase. Less if they're high dose.

I'm Dutch and I only take paracetamol when I cannot sleep or function due to pain/illness. I've never taken something stronger like Ibuprofen in my life. When I'm ill I usually just lie in bed and wait for it to blow over

Yeah, in the UK they reduced the amount you can buy at once too, so drugs like paracetamol and ibuprofen only come in 16 tablet packs and you can only buy 2 packs at a shop., It's helped lower suicides quite well.

People here have a real aversion to taking tablets a lot of the time. I have to convince people to take regular paracetamol (which is non addictive and doesn't have side effects so long as you don't take more than the recommended amount) after they have had surgery semi-regularly.

Yes, it's a thing. The idea behind it is that you don't want to become dependent on the pills to the point that they have less effect or that you feel worse without them. Sincerely, a Dutch non-techno non-DJ.