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How often are you taking Tylenol?

spainy17spainy17 member
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Hi all,

I am getting to that point (as most of us on this board are!) where everything is getting slowly more uncomfortable and sore, especially when trying to sleep.  Yesterday I finally gave in and took some Tylenol to try and help take the edge off my hip pain and I actually slept hard for a couple of hours afterwards. 

I just wanted to see where people were at with taking Tylenol for this or if I should just be getting used to it because it is only going to get worse.  I know the actual dose limits I just wanted to ask about peoples actual usage?

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Re: How often are you taking Tylenol?

  • dodo1202dodo1202
    I will try heat pad at the back for 15 minutes each time first.  For Tylenol, my ob told me that I'm fine as long as I follow the instructions and take the regular dose.  Hope you feel better soon!
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  • persephonerosepersephonerose member
    DH massages my feet, legs, and hips several times a day to help with some of the pain. I am very thankful he can work from home most days. However, at this point I am taking one (500mg) Tylenol a day.  It is the most I will allow myself.  I have found that it does very little at this point (36 weeks) to help, but it does take a little of the edge off so I can actually fall asleep.
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  • tinktink20tinktink20 member
    I took two doses yesterday, because of an all day headache and being sick :(  I usually only take one dose a day, if I need it.  So maybe once every week or two.
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  • minervacullenminervacullen member
    I take it whenever I need it. I have no issues taking Tylenol.


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  • spainy17spainy17 member

    Thanks guys, it is good to hear that some people are taking some fairly regularly.  I mean, one dose a day is a far cry from the 4000mg allotted for regular people but I don't want to dump drugs in my system unless I have to.  I am pretty sure I am going to get where it does not help but for now it does and sleep is precious! :)

    P.S. I wish I had a hubby who would massage me every day!  I love my DH but there is no way in hell he is going to do that for me. ;)

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  • WVUPetuniaWVUPetunia member
    I took it pretty consistently for a few days a couple of weeks ago because I had a horrible earache (like to the point of being in tears from pain all of the time) that the OB didn't want to give me anything more than Tylenol and Zyrtec-D for.
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  • FirefightersBrideFirefightersBride
    Ugh...the last few mornings I've been taking 1 extra strength because of awful neck/tension headache pain. :/
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  • CartersComing1212CartersComing1212
    I take one dose (2 pills) of Tylenol PM before I sleep every night. At first I refused to do it, but the pain was so bad I would sit up at night and cry - then my OB explained that not sleeping was going to be worse for LO then taking tylenol. 
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  • ahollo02ahollo02 member

    imageminervacullen:
    I take it whenever I need it. I have no issues taking Tylenol.

     

    This. I have had no problems with it and have been super sore lately

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  • bearkatjenbearkatjen member
    I only take Tylenol for a bad headache, so once or twice a month? If I used it for all my other aches and pains I'd end up using it around the clock.
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  • RissKayRissKay member
    I take Tylenol PM every other night it seems. I'll usually only take 1 pill to help with sleep, but if I'm in a lot of pain, I'll take 2.

    ETA: I don't have a problem taking a full dose, I just know how much of it my body needs. If you're in pain daily, take it daily especially if your doctor gives you the go ahead.
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  • meow78meow78
    I don't take it often but I think it is pretty safe.
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  • burgergirl13burgergirl13

    imageminervacullen:
    I take it whenever I need it. I have no issues taking Tylenol.

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    I take Tylenol PM every night before bed. If I dont take it I am wide awake from pain all night.

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  • tiffhiamtiffhiam
    I take Tylenol PM every night to sleep and have my entire pregnancy and before that, my Dr said it was totally fine.
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  • Kingston54Kingston54 member
    Never.  I never took it before pregnancy and I am not taking it now.  Not a big fan of Tylenol.
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  • elizb137elizb137 member
    I take it pretty much daily. But I also have a rx for vicodin for severe headaches so clearly I'm on the other side of most of the PPs. Tylenol is probably the safest medicine you can take while pregnant. If you're in pain, your body is stressed, and that's not good for the baby.
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