A woman has revealed how taking Ibuprofen to alleviate her menstrual cramps resulted in a 17-day coma and blistering, peeling skin all over her body. Jaqueline Gmack says she took the over-the-counter medication as usual but started to experience a mild itch in her eye a few days later.
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out’ after taking Ibuprofen to alleviate menstrual cramps. Jaqueline Gmack, 31, said the nightmare began with a mild itch in her eye which developed a few days after taking the over-the-counter medication as usual. But her condition began to rapidly worsen the following day and she went to hospital after blood blisters appeared in her mouth. Soon, her entire face was covered in them and she could barely see.
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