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explain alternating tylenol and motrin, please :)

jenifairiesjenifairies
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for teething. thanks!
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Re: explain alternating tylenol and motrin, please :)

  • Breezy.LivesBreezy.Lives
    Pedi said Motrin/Ibuprofen works way better for teething, so I'm only giving that - no Tylenol/Acetametophin (sp????)
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  • livinituplivinitup

    My understanding is alternating is better than just one ... a doctor could explain more specifically.

    My darling daughter just turned 4 years old.
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  • thomas&lynnthomas&lynn member
    oooh....would also like to know!
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  • Tess12Tess12 member
    Our doctor said the point of alternating was so that the baby isn't getting too much of one medicine. 
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  • mrsrose16mrsrose16
    We had to alternate tylenol/motrin and you give each 4 hours apart, so give tylenol now, two hours later motrin, two hours after that the tylenol again and keep repeating the cycle. This was for dd when he got a febrile seizure, and the dr said it was for better temp control. Have not heard of it for teething. GL!
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  • thomas&lynnthomas&lynn member

    imagemrsrose16:
    We had to alternate tylenol/motrin and you give each 4 hours apart, so give tylenol now, two hours later motrin, two hours after that the tylenol again and keep repeating the cycle. This was for dd when he got a febrile seizure, and the dr said it was for better temp control. Have not heard of it for teething. GL!

    Did I read this correctly? Alternate giving one of the 2 meds every TWO hours? I am sure they work in different ways and on diff receptors and all of that but wow I'd think that'd be alot of meds in one day.

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  • jenifairiesjenifairies

    Ok, maybe I'm just confused, but I swear I read on here before about alternating the two for teething pain.

    She got Tylenol at like 1, so surely it is safe to give her Motrin now.

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  • LoriFalceLoriFalce member

    Tylenol is every 4 hours. Motrin is every 8. You stagger them because they work in different ways, and for different lengths of time, so as the Motrin is wearing off, the Tylenol is still going strong, and vice versa. Also, the Tylenol works on the fever, while the Motrin works on the swelling.

    And this just makes me wonder something I've been wondering for freaking weeks. WTH is Chihuahua?

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  • jenifairiesjenifairies
    imageLoriFalce:

    Tylenol is every 4 hours. Motrin is every 8. You stagger them because they work in different ways, and for different lengths of time, so as the Motrin is wearing off, the Tylenol is still going strong, and vice versa. Also, the Tylenol works on the fever, while the Motrin works on the swelling.

    And this just makes me wonder something I've been wondering for freaking weeks. WTH is Chihuahua?

    Thanks, and I have no idea WTH Chihuahua is. lol

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  • mrsrose16mrsrose16
    imagethomas&lynn:

    imagemrsrose16:
    We had to alternate tylenol/motrin and you give each 4 hours apart, so give tylenol now, two hours later motrin, two hours after that the tylenol again and keep repeating the cycle. This was for dd when he got a febrile seizure, and the dr said it was for better temp control. Have not heard of it for teething. GL!

    Did I read this correctly? Alternate giving one of the 2 meds every TWO hours? I am sure they work in different ways and on diff receptors and all of that but wow I'd think that'd be alot of meds in one day.

    Sorry, I'm reading midnight sun online too and got confused...I meant alternating every 4 hours! Thanks for catching that!

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  • thomas&lynnthomas&lynn member
    imagemrsrose16:
    imagethomas&lynn:

    imagemrsrose16:
    We had to alternate tylenol/motrin and you give each 4 hours apart, so give tylenol now, two hours later motrin, two hours after that the tylenol again and keep repeating the cycle. This was for dd when he got a febrile seizure, and the dr said it was for better temp control. Have not heard of it for teething. GL!

    Did I read this correctly? Alternate giving one of the 2 meds every TWO hours? I am sure they work in different ways and on diff receptors and all of that but wow I'd think that'd be alot of meds in one day.

    Sorry, I'm reading midnight sun online too and got confused...I meant alternating every 4 hours! Thanks for catching that!

    Oh good! My head is post-cold-fuzzy but that gave me pause lol.

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