MR. BMJ said:
With one Vicodin and only like 8 Ibuprofen, taking all these are not gonna do squat to your health. I'd just take the 800mg Ibu's and save the Vicodin for when any pain really comes around (on top of the Ibuprofen).
Most Vicoden has acetaminophen as well. You can get Vicodin in a cough syrup without the Aceto. You may want to ask for that instead.
Personally, for pain, i'd take Vicodin over Ibu's any day. In fact, Ibu's hardly do shit for me. They work more as a anti-inflammatory. Yes, you can get addicted on Vic's, but i'd rather go with no pain than sitting around all day hurting. If you are getting them from an MD, then you will only have a certain amount anyway, unless he keeps giving refills.
I usually keep a bottle of both around in case something arises. You can not plan pain, so I usually keep them for them unexpectant emergencies. Of course, i'm not a downer freak like I was when younger, so I don't ever get urges to take any for recreational use anymore. Besides, Vic's make my nose itch like a mother fucker now.
BMJ