It Made My Feet Swell

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Hey all, I had to stop taking the extra-high doses of ibuprofen my doctor said to try. I normally take either one or two 200mg tablets of ibuprofen (Advil) if I have a headache or other kind of pain, and it usually works fine. When I saw my doctor about my hip, he prescribed prednisone but said I could also try the ibuprofen at a "prescription dose", which is 800mg, three times a day! I gamely swallowed four tablets at a time for two or three times per day, but after doing this for a little over a week, my hip didn't seem any better at all, and I had a weird and annoying side effect - my feet and even my lower legs swelled up and were very uncomfortable. My feet felt itchy, probably because my skin was stretching. Since it was already halfway through the 9th day and he had said only to do it for 10 days, I gave up. My feet had been really bothering me, and I noticed that my calves had swollen, too, and the skin was tight. What a bothersome side effect! Maybe I could have put up with it if the medication worked, but alas, it didn't. I will have to try the prednisone. I've taken that before with no ill effects. I am just waiting for a couple of days for the ibuprofen to clear my system. My calves don't feel tight any more, but my feet are still poofy. I know y'all dont wanna see my poofy feet and I don't want to show them, so here's a photo of my cat sleeping in a box with her nose tucked in.