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Daily meds
Anyone take over the counter pain meds on a daily basis if so how many times a day and does your doctor approve?
There are two types of OTC pain meds in the US.
NSAIDs and acetaminophen (Tylenol).
NSAIDs are medications like aspirin, ibuprofen (Motrin), and naproxen (Aleve and Naprosyn). These medications help with certain kinds of pain, but cause great stress on your digestive system and liver. So, doses should be limited to advice on the label and these meds should always be taken with food.
Acetaminophen is a different kind of drug that is milder on the stomach, but doses over 3g or 3000mg per day can be toxic to your liver. Again, follow the instructions on the bottle.
Some prescription pain medications contain NSAIDs or acetaminophen.
So, if you're taking a prescription pain medication, you may already be getting some of this OTC pain medication. If you're taking the same medication in OTC form, you may be taking too much.
Your pharmacist can help you with this. Ask her about what's in your prescription medication, and whehter or not you can take OTC pain meds along with it.
NSAIDs and acetaminophen (Tylenol).
NSAIDs are medications like aspirin, ibuprofen (Motrin), and naproxen (Aleve and Naprosyn). These medications help with certain kinds of pain, but cause great stress on your digestive system and liver. So, doses should be limited to advice on the label and these meds should always be taken with food.
Acetaminophen is a different kind of drug that is milder on the stomach, but doses over 3g or 3000mg per day can be toxic to your liver. Again, follow the instructions on the bottle.
Some prescription pain medications contain NSAIDs or acetaminophen.
So, if you're taking a prescription pain medication, you may already be getting some of this OTC pain medication. If you're taking the same medication in OTC form, you may be taking too much.
Your pharmacist can help you with this. Ask her about what's in your prescription medication, and whehter or not you can take OTC pain meds along with it.
Hi! Even OTC meds can be dangerous in high doses. Can you be more specific as to what you're taking?
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