Combining tylenol and hydrocodone?!


Question: I have a fever and a cough. I took two tylenol and it lowered the fever somewhat but I am still coughing so bad I am throwing up and my head is still pounding. Is it ok to take a hydrocodone on top of two over the counter tylenol?


Answers: I have a fever and a cough. I took two tylenol and it lowered the fever somewhat but I am still coughing so bad I am throwing up and my head is still pounding. Is it ok to take a hydrocodone on top of two over the counter tylenol?

It will be fine. Just make sure you do not take more than 10 Tylenol in a 24 hour period. Remember to add the Tylenol that is in the hydrocodone.
5/500= 500mg Tylenol
7.5/500= 500mg Tylenol
10/500= 500 Tylenol

Just to let you know.....you sound like you have the flu. There is medication for that. Ask your doctor for "TAMIFLU"

Sorry you feel so bad.

dont combine medicines w/o asking a doctor. a combination of medicines is what killed heath ledger

call the pharmacy from where u got the hydrocodone...most the time hydrocodone contains tylenol in it already.... but its under a different name - acetaminophen......it.ll prolly say it on the label........but its not good to take too much tylenol in a short amount of time....

hydrocodone has tylenol in it

Not a good idea. Vicodin already has tylenol in it ( hydrocodone with acetaminophen) first of all, the only time u should take vicodin if you feel that tylenol is not helping with the pain and at least separate it by four hours. But I would definitely stick to one or the other don't take both of them at the same time it can shut down your liver.

if you are healthy, you can take up to 3-4g (3000-4000mg)of tylenol a day if it doesn't cause stomach issues. it is not a good idea to take this much for an extended period of time though

and yes, it is ok to take them both as long as you don't take too much tylenol

it should be written on the rx bottle in XX/XXX form how much tylenol is in the hydrocodone tablets first number is hydrocodone, second is amount of tylenol or APAP



jesus christ i can't believe someone already mentioned heath ledger...whelp time to generalize about prescription meds we know nothing about (there is this wonderful thing called the internet FILLED with info)...can't wait to see what happens when the media gets ahold of this and begins to fill peoples heads with crap and cause even more doctors to become opiod phobes and undermedicate patients and indirectly fuel the diverted narcotic black market.

Take a good cough suppressant cough medicine. For the fever take two extra strength Tylenol and two hours later take two regular strength aspirin. This is fine as they are two different forms of pain relievers and will help break your fever. It is OK to take aspirin for a short term.





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