Ibuprofen - n*/v*?

[lewisr]

Hi everyone,



My dentist appointment this morning did NOT go well - another story.
But when I got back to the office, and the anasthesia began to wear
off, the pain became intense. I've had a lot of dental work done so I
am familiar with toothache - but this was excruciating.



The dds always gives me an 800MG ibuprofen in the office, which I pleasantly say thanks but no thanks to.



I took two advil (400mg) and it didn't help, so against my better
judgement, i took another one, making the total dose 600mg. Truth be
told, the help was only moderate, I am still in a great deal of pain,
but moreso, I am really worried that I am going to be n* and v* - it's
a big side effect of ibuprofen.



The additional problem is i can't even come close to chewing, so all
i've been able to eat is a banana, some vegetable broth, and two soy
yogurts. Will that be enough to protect my stomach?



I really am fearful that this dose I took is going to set me over the
edge - I routinely take 400mg and no problem (just makes me profoundly
tired) but is that third liquigel going to make me sick??



Thank you everyone.....



Hugs, Lewis

[kate1966]

I don't think so...I remember when i had an absess and my dentist told me to take 8 advil at a time until he could see me on mon. am.....it didn't hurt my stomach that i remember....just try to keep something in your stomach...the banana was good and the yogurt...just something to protect it from being empty.......i hope you feel better soon.....take care..K

[sillygirl]

I've taken 800mg before and was fine. I only weigh about 100 pounds too. I think the concern with IB is the long term use. Taking a lot in the short term will be fine.

[jesskali]

I have stomach problems, yet I can tolerate 800mg of Ibuprofen with no problem as long as I eat something with it. They prescribed that for my tension headaches and I've only taken it a few times, but it didn't make me nauseaous.

What kind of dental work did you have done?

Jess

[lewisr]

I have stomach problems, yet I can tolerate 800mg of
Ibuprofen with no problem as long as I eat something with it. They
prescribed that for my tension headaches and I've only taken it a few
times, but it didn't make me nauseaous.



What kind of dental work did you have done?



Jess

I had a permanent crown put on where once was a temporary. The
assistant asked me if I was in pain, and I told her no, because I
thought she meant was I in pain at the moment, not does this tooth
cause you pain ever.



Well she proceeded to yank the temp off and I have never been in so
much agony in my life. I've had root canal, fillings, multiple
extractions and never have I experienced such sudden pain. The dentist
came over quickly to get me numb and put the permanent crown on - I was
still numb in the office but as the novocaine wore off, the pain
started to become intense.



The advil took the edge off but it is still very bad. I am going to
wait until 6:15 (4 hours after my last dose) to take it again but i am
not hopeful.



She prescribed me tylenol 3 for the pain but I do not want to take that because it supposedly causes n*.



If it is still this bad tomorrow I will need to call her to see what's up - this doesn't seem normal for a crown replacement...



best,

Lewis

[chicajojobe]

The first time I took ibuprofin, it did make me n*. BUT I was 9 at the
time and I had such a bad cold that I hadn't eaten all day. A doctor
advised me to make sure I didn't take it on an empty stomach and that
would help the n*.



Since then I've taken it every time I have a headache or sore throat or
menstrul cramps or muscle pains from working out too much, and I
haven't had any problems with it.

Just make sure you have something in your stomach when you take it and you'll probably be fine.

[shiva]

I have taken 800 mg ibuprofen quite a few times and it has never made me even remotely sick. My GI doc tells me not to take it, so I would have to agree that it's more a long term stomach issue.. like, if you take it daily, that would cause problems. Taking it for a few days should be fine. Take it with a couple crackers.