Urgent help! Pain relief Q

[BrightSparkles]

Can I give a .5mth old (5month next week) panadol and nurofen together for teething. This is the 3rd REALLY bad night we have had with them. I'm giving cold washers/teething things to chew on and using bonjela as well.

[Doing my best]

If you are sticking to the correct doses. BY together, do you mean alternating between the 2? I would be giving panadol, then 3 hrs later nurofen, then 3 hrs later, panadol or vice versa.

[BrightSparkles]

If you are sticking to the correct doses. BY together, do you mean alternating between the 2? I would be giving panadol, then 3 hrs later nurofen, then 3 hrs later, panadol or vice versa.

Yeah. I wasn't sure if you could give it like that because of the time things on it (4 - 6or 8 hrs etc) I never had this issue with DD1. It's killing me seeing her like this but it's also killing me in sleep deprevation and exhaustion.

[Calluna]

My doctor told me to give them 2 hours apart minimum. For example Panadol at 4 and Nurofen at 6. Itms?

I'm not sure about the age, I would think if your LO can have them both individually it'd be ok to combine them? Maybe call 13 HEALTH?

[CinderToriella]

U can but not together so either one then wait the 4 hours plus then the other

[Olive]

if its mainly just at night could it be an ear infection?

[Enchanted]

You poor thing, teething is horrid.

Yep, the alternation every 4 hours is what my Dr told me. However, I thought Nurofen was for 1yr plus. Maybe give that 13 HEALTH a call like H & Z suggested.

Hope you get some sleep

[Fleur]

Our GP said we can alternate them 2 hours apart, but that was when she was sick. I don't know if it would be a good thing to do on a regular basis (not saying you are or plan to )
Does one or the other seem to settle it better? Pie usually responds better to Nurofen for teething.
It might be worth getting her checked out JIC?

[Alan]

Yes you can give nurofen and panadol. I recomend alternating them and giving them 3 hours apart.

[Mother Goose]

the current recomendations for panadol and neurofen is to actually give them together. This achieves a longer and better pain relief. It has been discovered that by staggering the dose (give one and then 2 hours later give the other), you are actually cutting off the first medications signals to the pain receptors therefor stopping it from achieving it's full optimal pain relief. It is safe to give them together. Because they have different dose times, give it at the longest duration (which would be the neurofen which is 6hrly).

MG

[Calluna]

Thanks MG - good to know.