I understand your point, and the thought behind it.
However, for both freedivers as tri-mix divers, I don't like the use of Ibuprofen, especially as prophylaxis, due of the major and side-effects. Just look closely to what it does. It is a painkiller, affecting your sensory capabilities of sensing pain. It is quite aggressive for the stomach, and has a full array of other side-effects you don’t really want to have during diving.
Like often, it is a combination of risks. What is the risk that you will have a problem during your dive, or after it, due to use of Ibuprofen (or any other NSAID)? What is the risk on getting DCS? And finally what is the favor of using the NSAID? I still would recommend consulting your diving physican, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the answer could change your mind.
I also believe that any medication, including the use of over-the-counter medication, require a well balanced decision when diving. Most of these medicines aren’t tested under hyperbaric circumstances, and I doubt that any medicine is tested for (deep) breath-hold diving.
If you don’t need medical drugs: Great! If you need them: Ask yourself if you would like to dive with them, or should dive with the reason why you need them. If you want to use medication: consult your diving physican.
Just my 0.2 cents,
Rik
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