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ibuprofen overdose?

if i took 3 ibuprofen 200mg pills, am i okay? can i go to sleep?
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547368 tn?1440541785
Hello Demar,

Welcome to the Pain Management Forum. Our responses are tardy to your post.Sorry,  I do hope you were able to sleep. Why did you take the 600 mgs of IB?

Physician's often prescribe 800mg of Ibuprofen (IB) as a therapeutic anti- inflammatory dose. If you take no other medications you should not be overly concerned with 600mg.

However there are more things to consider. Do you take other prescription medications such as a blood thinner or other medications that have blood thinning properties? If so IB can enhance those medications..... obviously that is not desirable.

In closing I would not take a 600mg dose again of IB without consulting with your PCP. A pharmacist that knows all your medication history is also a good source for these types of questions. They are the real experts.

I hope you had a restful nights sleep with no ill effects. I'll look forward to your updates.

Take Care,
~Tuck
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441382 tn?1452810569
You should be just fine unless you have an allergy to ibuprofen.  Prescription Motrin is 800mg of Ibuprofen so that is the equivalent of four of the 200mg Ibuprofen.  If you don't break out in a rash or have breathing difficulties after taking one or two Ibuprofen, please don't lose sleep over taking a third.  As I said, as long as you can take Ibuprofen in the first place without having a problem, three won't bother you.

Ghilly
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