Which Is The Stronger Pain Killer.

[Jeza]

2x Co-Codamol 30/500

or

2x Paracetamol 500 + 1 Codeine phosphate 30mg

Can you take anything else with Ibuprofen 200mg.

[237SJ]

2 x Co-Codamol 30/500

[guilliebrougues]

2x Co-Codamol 30/500 but be careful taking too many say, three times a day, they can also cause Constipation if you take them everyday.

[sandyRoe]

I've seen Co-Codomal prescribed two, four times a day.

[pixie373]

Yes, you can take co-codamol 4x a day- also with ibuprofen if necessary.
don't take the co-codamol and paracetamol together, though.

[craft1948]

I take soluble co-codamol 4 times a day, and a 400mg Ibuprofen as well if needed...............

[guilliebrougues]

Hi SandyRoe. Yes you can take co-codamol 4 times a day but I was just pointing out, that when taken regularly okay say 4 times a day on a regular basis they can make you constipated.

[sandyRoe]

I believe they can also become addictive.

[Jeza]

Together or at intervals craft, please explain.

[Peter Pedant]

good answers so far
the upper limit for co codamol and or paracetamol is 6g /d or which is two tabs every four hours - and do not take paracetamol and co codamol together - (those two are instead of....)

Ibuprofen is pretty safe ( which is why it is off prescription )

and yes co codamol at this dose - you will next go to the bog sometime in April

[guilliebrougues]

If you take co-codamol regularly and are having them prescribed by the G.P. He could prescribe Laxido in satchets which you take in water and it softens the stools.

[jno]

alternate cocadamol and ibuprofen a few hours apart, Jeza.

[Jeza]

So to clarify you can take 2 co-codamol at 8 12 4 and 8
and 2 ibuprofen at 10 2 6 and 10.
Is that correct?

[pixie373]

Ibuprofen three times, jeza

[pixie373]

Co-codamol 8, 12, 4, 8
ibuprofen 9, 3, 9

[Jeza]

Thanks everyone.

Pixie, Thanks for putting me straight.

[pixie373]

No problem. Sqad may well come along and up the ibuprofen, which is fine, he's qualified to. I'm just saying what the general guidelines are x

[jno]

yes, I think Sqad may well say your first suggestion is ok, jeza

[whirlyhurly]

I have had no pain relief whatsoever from taking Ibuprofen & paracetamol, I have also tried Diclofenac, which didn't help. So hesitating before returning to the GP, my kind sister in law gave me a supply of Solpadol, yippee ! pain vanished. However they are only available on prescription.