A 27-year-old female asked:
How much advil (ibuprofen) can i take in 24 hours
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Dr. Andrew Carrollanswered
Family Medicine 27 years experience
1800mg: You probably should not exceed 1800mg a day. This all depends on your age, weight, renal function, and any comorbid medical conditions you might have. There is no one right number.
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Dr. Andrew Carroll commented
Family Medicine 27 years experience
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I would likely just support Dr. Wyatt's numbers for your weight then. Short term, 600mg with food three times daily is okay. Dr. Wyatt quotes the more acceptable numbers for chronic usage.
Jan 5, 2012
Dr. David Wyattanswered
Family Medicine 28 years experience
6 of the 200mg: Officially - here ya go : max: 6 tabs or caps/24h; info: use lowest effective dose, shortest duration; - although as a prescription medication = we occasionally prescribe 800mg 2-3 times a day for a short period of time if there a re no ulcer / bleeding contradindications.
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Dr. Pedro Hernandezanswered
Geriatrics 42 years experience
3200 mg: For healthy adults 800 mg four times a day( every 6 hours) is the maximum, but ulcers, bleeding, upset stomach, injury to the kidneys, increase in blood pressure, worsening of leg edemas may happen with much lower dosis. Protect your stomach with Prilosec or Zantac (ranitidine) or Pepcid and antacids. Take them with food.
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Can i take Advil (ibuprofen) hours after taken dayquil?
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Dr. Marvin Denanswered
Internal Medicine 47 years experience
YES: There should be no issues as long as you have not had any problems with these meds.
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A 55-year-old male asked:
I have headaches. How much Advil (ibuprofen) can I take a day?
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Dr. Sathish Adigopulaanswered
Pediatrics 22 years experience
.: If continious headache or severe headache or for a long time consult physician. Usually you can take ibuprofen/advil once every 6 hours. You can also alternate with tylenol/ acetaminophen. (one every 4 hours).
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A 45-year-old member asked:
How much Advil (ibuprofen) is too much to take?
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Dr. Michael Sparacinoanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
See below: No more than 2, 400 mg/24 hours for an idealized 70 kg person.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Can i take Advil (ibuprofen) in 4 hours after i took dayquil?
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Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Advil (ibuprofen): On an "as needed basis", no harm.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Don?T want to take it but how much is too much advil (ibuprofen)?
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Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 51 years experience
2tab three a day: Advil (ibuprofen) is Ibuprofen with sugar coated it come in different forms, every tablet of advil (ibuprofen) contain 200 mg of Ibuprofen it could used up 4 times a day, even for kids come as drops be careful follow your doctor advice for the amount you use, it reduce fever and swelling and reduce swelling in the joints.
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