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Hi have afib. Just developed a heavy cold with a painful headache. What pain killers can i take

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Always best to check with the pharmacist but generally paracetamol is OK. Anti-inflammatories such a Ibuprofen are best avoided.....

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Ok thank you very much.

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Paracetamol any maybe codeine but check with pharmacist against what ogther drugs you are taking.

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Only one I take is Paracetamol - usually the soluble ones I find are more effective.

DON’T take any NSAIDs such as Ibuprofen as they are known to trigger AF.

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Thank you for your reply

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I take paracetamol or co-codamol depending on severity of pain.

Not Afib related but when I was picking up my prescription from chemist yesterday a lady was buying some calpol and ibuprofen for children. Pharmacist asked if child had chicken pox but as they didn’t she didn’t enlighten parent. Being nosy I had to ask when the mum had left. Apparently you should never give a child with chicken pox ibuprofen as it can cause a serious skin infection called - necrotising fasciitis -.

You live and learn. xxx

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I was also told my a French doctor never Ibuprofen for toothache only paracetamol. Di

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Interesting my dentist always says "oh of course you can't take ibuprofen pity, it's very effective for tooth pain caused by inflammation"

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As others have noted here. Stay away from NSAIDS which include Aspirin, Advil, Aleve, etc. I take Tylenol which has worked so far.

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I'm near the end of my dose of flu. Early on the pharmacist recommended paracetamol. It worked well. I stopped as soon as the painful joints were finished.

Just as a side issue, I didn't have much of an appetite so my diet had a radical change. I wasn't thinking well, but by not eating much my potassium input changed, resulting in my INR jumping from the low 2's to almost 4......just not acceptable. A trap to be missed if possible.

Hope you feel better soon.

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Thank you x

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My INR always goes up (once to 6 with a particularly bad infection) when I am unwell. With me, food has nothing to do with it. Last week, with a heavy cold, I went up to 3.6 but I am back down just above 3 again, and am quite happy with that. Do you self-test?

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No, I don't test myself, merely pop into the chemist. They take a small sample from a finger and give me the result straight away. It's a bit like the test for diabetes.

I think during my bout of flu I should have at least eaten my normal vegies to get those essential elements which are good for you plus balance with taking warfarin.

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You might find this of interest, posted by MarkS .

healthunlocked.com/afassoci...

Since I read that I have taken K2 daily and have never had any real problems. I don't even think about what I eat. But please do your own research!

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I often get headaches, and I take Co Codamol. It doesn't seem to trigger palps or anything, although it can cause constipation. Not sure if it's sold over the counter stateside.

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My local pharmacist recommended Sterimar Breathe Easy to help with the blocked nose I

had during the night. It has been great. For pain it is always Paracetamol or Codeine as most have already said.

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Thank you x

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Just ordered some on Amazon being delivered tonight

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I hope you will be feeling better soon ☺

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Tried Sterimar and great results feeling better today although husband got it now ☹

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I am in the process of recovering from just that. Gargling with salt water helps a bit. Lots of manuka honey. I took Vit C and zinc and of course my magnesium at night. Sniffed Olbas oil, and put on rosemary and lavender diluted with almond oil. When the nose was at its worst took 1 contac which contains paracetemol and that helped. I agree with FlapJack about paracetamol being OK and anti-inflammatories a complete no-no.

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