painkillers...?

[joko]

is there any reason why, when i am in particularly bad pain i couldnt take aspirin, paracetamol, codeine and ibruprofen at the same time...?

(other than the rattle, lol)

[Sqad]

Well, if that what it takes to relieve the pain.......then carry on.

[WELSHYORKIE]

Sqad, all of those together? I would have thought that would be dangerous

[Sqad]

Welshy....perhaps not the best idea in the world......but if that's what it takes to relieve the pain...then that's what it takes.

[WELSHYORKIE]

Well, my flabber has been gasted!

[Bbbananas]

You don't mention the strength (mgs) of the tablets you're thinking of taking joko?

[karenmac60]

My GP has just given me Ibuprofen (400mg), Co Codamol (30/500), diazepam (2mg) and amitriptyline (10mg) for sciatica. With the exception of taking the diazepam during the day and the amitriptyline at night I have to take them all together.

[joko]

at the moment i just have cocodamol -30/500mg, but id buy the strongest ibuprofen they had i expect and aspirin is just one type isnt it?

i wouldnt do it normally or all the time , just on occasions when the pain is too severe

cheers all

[joko]

are there any other types available from a chemist i could try? i get the cocodamol from the dox,

cheers

[JMR27]

Like Karen I had sciatica and was given diazepam 2mg as required, Co-codamol 30/500 (2 four times daily), Diclofenac 50mg (1 three times daily) and Tramadol 100mg (4 times daily). After a week my back felt fine but my stomach felt terrible. I went privately for craniosacral therapy thankfully got fixed and dumped the tablets.

[chas2008]

my wife was advised by the doctor to take paracetamol & ibruprofen one of each at the same time..

[joko]

sqad - my boyfriend just nipped to the chemist for me and the woman refused to sell him ibuprofen an aspirin togther as she said it contains aspirin too and will make you feel ill an give tummy pains...??

[Sqad]

joko....ibuprofen does NOT contain aspirin and acts in a completely different way.....................so for Pharmacists.

[joko]

i thought not...how weird cheers

[rowanwitch]

If you need that much in combination go back as yousound like you need something either stronger or with a different action... what sort of pain...? One thing that might be worth trying is changing the co deine/paracetamol for a version designed for tension headaches like syndol as they can make you a bit dopey/relaxed but instead of....not as well as...and remember to check the paracetamol content of everything you take and no more than 4 grams in any 24 hour period we don't want another AB visit to the liver unit

BTW both aspirin and ibuprofen can give you heartburn type symptoms but for completely different reasons

[Dee Sa]

my diabetic hubby developed a carbunckle on one of his kidneys & was peeing blood thru taking Ibruprofen and was hospitalised for a week and banned from ever taking them again, but can take all the others okay.

[Sqad]

DeeSa......not wanting to denigrate the medical staff but supporting the use of Ibuprofen, it is far more likely that the "peeing blood" would be more likely due to the kidney carbuncle rather than the Ibuprofen.

[RATTER15]

Again Im agreeing with Sqad, a lot of medication yes but a combination that can work together. I wouldnt recommend long usage though, keep antacids available!