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A member asked:
Took a 800mg ibuprofen 1st of the day for my headache its caused some heat flash and sweating.this happened the other day also.is this a side effect?
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Yes : Yes you can try lower dose 400 mg repeat in a few minutes to see if that will eliminate side effect . Make sure you are not taking any supplement that help reduces cholesterol the combination will do the like folic acid or statin
Answered 1/3/2016
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