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Re: tyleno3 vs ibuprofen

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 21:13:21 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Liz wrote: >
>I am 19 wks pregnant and have a bad disk (Dr's think) which is very
>painful. My DO (famliy Dr.) has been cracking my back every week and
>told me to take tylenol/advil/alleve to stay away from anything
>stronger. didn't take but 1 or 2 anyway cause didn't help at all so I
>figured why ingest the meds if they don't even work.
>
>when I saw my ob last week he said no advil etc. and perscribed tylenol
>#3 which he says is safe during pregnancy and that I can use them
>throughout the rest of my pg. He said the narcotic is actually safer
>than the ibuprofin/antiinflamatory and he would rather me use the
>tylenol #3.

True, true, true. Especially if you don't take them on a regular basis.

(they do actually work, yeah finally something helps!) but >I still take them very sparingly only when I'm really hurting bad, I was
>suprised that they were even considered safe during pregnancy so I"m
>still a bit nervous about using them even though they help so much. He
>said I can take 2together when really bad but I'm afraid to.
>
>do you agree that they tylenol#3 is okay and better than the otc stuff
>my DO said to use? thanks so much for all you Dr.s do to help us worried
>pregnant women!
>
>--
>Liz
>

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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