can you take any other painkillers if on penicillin

[southeastastra]

anyone know?

yes they do not interact
what do you want to take?

nurofen with codeine and ibuprofen, or anadin with ibupofen. both ok then?

don't think penicillin reacts at all with AB's SEA - I've never been told to stop taking mine and I have all sorts!

lol - I meant with PK's

yes no problems to take those
however are you aware nurofen and ibuprofen are the same thing. also check on the label as some anadin types contain ibuprofen. you can only take one of this sort of drug. its different to paracetomol though.
HTH
get well soon

penicillin is not a painkiller, it is an antibiotic. You are fine to take painkillers alongside it

thanks it's so long since i've had penicillin

sorry to go on, does anyone know how long penicillin takes to work?

I was always advised to take a double dose on the first one and then regular as prescribed and that seems to give it a boost . Penicillin can work almost immediately IME.

Hope you feel better soon x

depends what dose you've been given....if 250mg then fine to double for one dose, but if 500mg tablets then just take one.
however to be on the safe side as we don't know your history - eg if you've got kidney problems etc best to stick to what the doc gave you
sorry it that sounds anal

i've got 3g amoxicillin, it isn't working (tooth abcess) i'm in agony and don't know what to do

How horrid SEA, you have my sympathy. Is 3g a typo or very low dose?

When did you start taking them, Is it an abcess that you've got ?
You must take reg pain relief, 400mg ibuprofen, few hours later paracetamol ( or cocodamol - can be prescribed for a higher dose codeine) then back to ibuprofen

it's a powder

Sorry - yes obviously an abcess you did say

i took first does at 10.30 but have to wait 8 hours until i can take the other, already taken nurofen, this pain is unbearable thougj

3g is huge dose - is that 3 x a day or in total?
might have as one off and then down to a normal dose
who prescribed this doc or dentist?
if it doesn't work then doc could add in metronidazole or change amoxicllin to augmentin as need to cover for anaerobic bugs (diff type that can grow in tooth abscess)
give it time though itmay work - not very helpful i know
v sore agree you prob need to alternate cocodomol with nurofen

i have to take 2 x 3g packets, he's taking the tooth out tomorrow, rang them they told me to give it time but its so bad i was to cry.

Are you taking regular paracetomol and ibuprofen?
If you are and the pain still isnt getting better then you can contact the dentist for a stronger analgesic.
Toothache is a terrible thing isnt it. Hope you are pain free soon.

ok so its a pre op dose
if you are taking regular ibuprofen and paracetomol then you can get in touch with gp for stronger pain relief. if gp shut try the out of hours docs you shouldn't have to suffer
remember if you get co-codomol it contains paracetomol so you shouldn't take paracetomol as well
good luck

i'm taking nurofen with ibuprofen/codeine and paracetamol.

i think the penicillin is finally starting to work, i really didn't think i'd feel any better, that was the worse four hours of my life. just want the tooth gone now.

oh and thank you!

great thats good news. but as said before ibuprofen and nurofen are the same medicine - one is the trade name and one the real name. so be careful not to have more than 400mg 3 times a day of ibuprofen in either form

yes i suppose i should say nurofen with codeine.

great - just checking!
get well soon