My doctor said I could alternate Tylenol with Motrin for my child, but I am not sure what he means. Do you give them at the same time so that you use less of each? Or can you give them more frequently by alternating them?
Anonymous What does it mean to alternate acetaminophen with ibuprofen?
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- 26 Sep 2010 by Anonymous
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- motrin, tylenol, acetaminophen, ibuprofen
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I don't understand why you should alternate. Can you not give doses of Motrin ever 4-6 hours and Tylenol every 4-6 hours. Why use both, alternately, instead of just one product every 4-6 hours. I'm sorry I'm so dense.
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I<3theOcean27 Sep 2010
I usually alternate every 2 hours because each of them can be take after 4 hours, but they wear off after 2-3 hours. So if you alternate them every 2 hours, you can keep on track with using each at 4 hours like ur supposed to but keep them working to control pain constantly instead of wearing off like normal
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exactly... so if you give your child a dose of motrin at 1pm, then when the next dosing time rolls around (lets just say around 5pm), you use the tylenol. make sure you have an accurate medicine dropper. i found that the droppers that come with the medicine (or the little measuring cups or normal tablespoons) arent very accurate. i was told this at the hospital where they gave me a hand full of their medicine droppers. they were very helpful and gave very clear instructions on the dosing.
Your childs doctor must want her/him to take medicine more often. It's not safe to give the same medicine too soon. But it's safe if it's a different medicine. And you are not dense. You only misunderstood your doctor.
Thank you so much.
Our pleasure. And hope all goes well.