drink and tablets?

hey guys, was just wondering whether it's dangerous to mix iburprofen and alcohol? wanted to go out and have a good time tonight, but have period pain too. :frown:

thanks in advance xx :s-smilie:

Reply 1

Sijia

I hear it's pretty bad. Most painkillers and alcohol don't mix too well.

Reply 2

*pink_sapphires*

im not allowed to mix alcohol with ibuprofen. though im on max dosage per day and on other things aswell. but i wouldn't advise it

Reply 3

hannah_dru

You're not supposed to. Saying that I did it once and as far as I know nothing happened but I still wouldn't advise it.

Reply 4

sebbie

why not just drink without painkillers? if you have enough to drink you'll be forget about the pain

Reply 5

Christina

I have certainly done it quite a few times and it's never harmed me. Then again, the alcohol should numb the pain so you might as well go without the painkillers.

Reply 6

Carl

ibuprofen attacks the stomach lining, making you more susceptible to the effects of alcohol. As a rule mixing medication and alcohol is a no-no. I certainly wouldn't drink alot whilst taking ibuprofen.

Reply 7

Thud

i think ibuprofen is fine with alcohol, it's paracetamol that you shouldn't take with it.

if you're drunk and in pain, what else are you gonna do? i always do it and it never hurt me.

Reply 8

Caribou

Thud

i think ibuprofen is fine with alcohol, it's paracetamol that you shouldn't take with it.

if you're drunk and in pain, what else are you gonna do? i always do it and it never hurt me.

I often drink on paracetamol. Never hurt me :confused:

Reply 9

scutt

HagerVor

I often drink on paracetamol. Never hurt me :confused:

It makes your liver cry. :*(

Reply 10

RetiredAccount89

HagerVor

I often drink on paracetamol. Never hurt me :confused:

if you take some paracetemol for pain and go out and get plastered it won't make a difference.
if you take ibuprofen (and have something to eat) then go and get palstered it won't make a difference.

If you take ibuprofen on an empty stomach and go and get plastered it can upset your stomach lining.
If you down a dozen paracetemol and go and get plastered it will upset your liver.

So if you have period pain do take some painkiller go out and have a good time. it won't harm you.
If you come back after a night out and have a headache/dancing related injuries, then do take a couple of pain killers before bed.

Reply 11

Toy Soldier

Jamie

If you down a dozen paracetemol and go and get plastered it will upset your liver.

Upset your liver? Heh, a dozen paracetamol is enough to kill you.

[edit] Ooooh and drinking on paracetamol doesn't increase liver damage. Neither does drinking while taking a deliberate overdose increase your chances of dying: that's a myth. Some research shows that alcohol can actually REDUCE the effectiveness of a paracetamol overdose as the alcohol and paracetamol are competing for metabolic pathways.