By accident I took two pain relief PM pills on top of two ibuprofen pills, should I be concerned?

Question

I had taken two ibuprofen pills because my head was hurting. i have a sleeping disorder and i am out of my medication so i took two pain relief PM pills about an hour after i took the ibuprofen. i had forgotten that i took the ibuprofen before. should i be concerned about an overdose?

Answer 1

Don't worry, it wasn't heroin.

You'll be fine, just be careful.  I wouldn't waste my time with poison control.  

Answer 2

CelestialFire is correct, you don't need to worry about this.  You haven't taken enough to be concerned.  Prescription strength ibuprofen is 600-800mg and OTC (Over The Counter) pills are 200mg.  If you took four of these (I don't know which PM pills you took) then you have only taken 800mg.  You don't want to take anymore though.  Get a good night's rest and hope your head feels better tomorrow.  If not, take a few more of the ibuprofen.

If your PM pills were acetaminophen (Tylenol) then you have absolutely nothing to worry about.  It is perfectly safe to mix ibuprofen with acetaminophen.  You don't want to do it daily or in high doses but one time is OK.

Answer 3

Um I would call your local poison control line or whatever and ask them.

Answer 4

if its over 850mg total I would be concerned...have something to eat and drink some milk....that will get something in your stomach to :mix things up"...empty stomach will give your gut...not really but it will hust and too much aspirin isnot good for your liver. and kidneys...they can't keep up with detoxing your body...so if it's under 850 then just make sure you eat something and have milk ( if you don't like milk then find something else that's pure..not soda)...if it's over 850 called the poison center 1800 #

Answer 5

A heat pack is a flexible bag containing special heat-holding chemicals. Applying a heat pack to a strained muscle or a broken bone is considered heat therapy, as opposed to placing an ice pack on a sprained ankle or a head injury for cold therapy. Heat tends to allow muscle tissue to expand and loosen, which is why a coach or physical therapist may use a heat pack immediately following an injury or wait until the initial swelling has lessened.

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Answer 6

I think you should be ok.  Doctors prescribe doses of ibuprofen that are 5 - 10 times the regular dose of over the counter products for chronic problems, and patients may take these high doses for several days without incident.