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Parecetemol Question
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I have had really bad toothache for the last few days and in the last 4 days or so i have been taking 2 doses of 2 parecetemol a day.
Will this be doing me any harm?
Will this be doing me any harm?
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It can be taken with paracetamol if needed, but you can only take one 3 times a day.
Why? You can take 1000mg of paracetamol upto four times a day for as long as you need it. Obviously it isn't recommended if you don't know what the cause of the pain is but for diagnosed problems there is nothing wrong with taking it for as long as necessary.
Exactly what I was gunna say.
I used to take a lot of painkillers, so my doc had to change which ones I was taking because he didn't want me to get addicted.
Netty... Had you been to a dentist about your toothache by the way? Cos if it's something they can treat then you won't need to be taking painkillers...
But I guess it might be a molar or something? In which case maybe there's something else which could help, like a gel or something rather than taking oral meds.
It's all good if there's no alternative, and the benefits of taking them outweighs the risks of taking them, but all drugs have side effects, even the seemingly harmless everyday ones like paracetamol and ibuprofen. I ended up with a stomach ulcer and gastritis after taking less than the recommended daily dose of ibuprofen every day for about 2 months.
Taking paracetamol for a week for a bad tooth is all well and good, but a much better idea would just be to get the tooth fixed so you don't have to.
That's the big one with ibuprofen.
Aye, without fail! I can't swallow tablets other than with a mouth full of food.
Finally, I've found someone who is as freaky as I am! I can't swallow tablets without food either. :hyper:
I used to be the same - either that or it had to be crushed and given to me with a spoonful of milk.:yuck:
He has given me antibitotics because another one of my teeth is infected to and he is going to have to take that one out aswell :crying: