Both my doctors suggested that acetaminophen was safer for me than ibuprofen or other NSAIDs. Additionally my GP told me that the minimum effective dose for ibuprofen was 600 mg. So my strategy was to take two 8 hour acetaminophen (650mg each) twice a day and only take the ibuprofen midday if I had breakthrough pain.

The good news is that recently I’ve been getting by most days with only one dose of acetaminophen in the morning. I take that as a sign I’m slowly returning to normal.