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I have been prescribed 600mg Ibruprohen and just wondered if I can take co-codamol with it? I have asked a couple of people and some say yes and some say no so any help will be appreciated.

Sam Greenfield

Morning SD
Sorry to hear youre not so good - i hope its not self inflicted - some say to take one of each coz one helps with the pain and one helps with inflammation - any help

Rosemary

My immediate reaction was NO. I have now looked both up and would think that they are such strong compounds in their own right that I would not recommend mixing them. Make sure that you only take Ibruprofen after food because if yoy take them any other time they can strip you stomach lining very quickly.

Rosemary

Sam Greenfield

Other than that i know absolutely nothing

rugbymatt

Co-codamol contains paracetamol and I am pretty sure you cant take paracetamol and Ibuprophen together.



Look here, its about Tylenol I know but that's its trade name in the states.


http://www.drugs.com/pdr/tylenol-with-codeine.html

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No its not self inflicted I was at the hospital most of yesterday and Ive got Mastitis Ive got to go for a mamogram in 10 days because they may need to operate as they think there maybe a lump or a cyst there.

Thanks Rosemary I dont think I will risk it then. I cannot eat first thing in the morning but I had to get up at 7am and force some porridge down me so I could take the Ibruprohen

Sam Greenfield

Sorry SD - my SIL had to have one a few months ago coz they found a lump - which turned out to be a cyst which they drained - BIG HUGS to you and take care xxxxx

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I am thinking along the lines of a cyst that has burst and that has caused the infection. I am not worrying too much at this stage, but it is very painful thats why I was asking about the co-codamol.

montgomail

You most certainly can. Medical opinion has changed on this fairly recently. When my son had an earache a few weeks ago, the doctor prescribed this mix.

Sam Greenfield

Hubby has arthritis in his shoulder and what i said earlier is what our doctor told him to do as one is pain relief and the other is anti-inflammatory - but check with yours first

rugbymatt

at those strengths?

Mitzyboy

All I can tell you is that when I was in the states I was suffering with terrible tooth ache, and I also got a bad headache one day.

I was taking 1200 mm Ibupofren a day to quell the tooth ache until I got home, and I went to the Pharmacist who told me it was OK to take Paracetemol/Codeine tablets with the Ibuprofen. I did, and it did me no harm (allegedly)

rugbymatt

Thank god the disclaimer was added!

Mitzyboy

Doctor in the UK some while back said it was OK also. Cos theres no paracetemol in Ibuprofen

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Did the Ibuprophen upset you stomach?

I am also on antibiotics with Acido Clavulanico in them so I am expecting my stomach to feel like its being gripped by clamps in a couple of days Though they have given me Omeprazol to counteract it. I am still wary about taking co-codamol but really could do with taking some.