A member asked:

Is it ok to take 800 mg of advil (ibuprofen) (600 plain advil (ibuprofen) and 1 200 advil (ibuprofen) pm) nightly? it's about the only thing works for my insomnia!

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Dr. Yun Tran answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Be careful: Usually it is the diphenhydramine in the Advil PM that helps sleep. Unless you also have pain that is keeping you up, you don‘t need the ibuprofen/advil part of it. You could develop tolerance where the diphenhydramine can quit working if you take daily. It is also considered a potentially unsafe medication because of your age. Talk to your doctor.

Answered 3/15/2016

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