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Originally Posted by AGDee
The ibuprofen is a real sticking point with me because so many girls have to have it or have to miss school a couple days a month. It's kind of ridiculous to have to miss school because you're not allowed to take Ibuprofen.
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ITA. When I was a teenager, I got such severe cramps that I couldn't get out of bed unless I took large doses of ibuprofen. My HS had a zero-tolerance drug policy, so I had to make a choice: sneak ibuprofen and risk suspension, or pass out from cramps, go to the nurse's office, and get sent home. So I carried ibuprofen and Tic-Tacs. If an adult heard the rattling of pills coming from my purse, I would just hold up the Tic-Tac box and say, "Oh, I was just getting a mint, Mrs. Nosy."
I cannot see how it's "better" for the school, that a girl suffering menstrual cramps should be made to suffer, or sent home, rather than be allowed an OTC pain reliever.