[stephen_g]

Wow, all the ones I have (and I don't remember seeing any different in Australia) all say do not take for more than three days at a time (except with a doctor's advice).

6 weeks is a long time to be popping 1200mg/d!

[sclangdon]

Are you sure it didn't have codine in it? In the UK, the only (AFAIK) non-prescription medication with that sort of warning is anything containing codine.

[bazfoo]

I'm in Australia and looking at a box of plain Ibuprofen. It also recommends limiting to a few days at a time unless told otherwise by a doctor.