Been having bad anxiety taking...

[erinn]

Been having bad anxiety taking Advil vitamin c and pepto. Hope it's safe to take all 3. Advil to help with spasms and pepto to help with nausea. Help please.

[Stilltrying_]

As far as I know it's safe to take all three but always check with a medical helpline if in doubt.

[Betty30]

I think its a safe combination.... When I am unsure of a combination I usually call WalGreens and ask to speak to someone in Pharmacy... I've always found them friendly and willing to help.

[rasberrylemonade91]

People combine much worse things than this! I’m sure you will be fine

[fauxartist]

I believe advil and pepto in moderation is fine as long as you do know you have no issues with ibuprophin....you would know immediately if you had taken it for the first time. Anything in excess would not be a good idea.

[old-soul]

drugs.com/drug-interactions

I wasn't sure about this one. I suspect (But do not KNOW) that the vitamin C is likely benign enough. I only looked to the pepto and Advil.

That not-withstanding, regardless of whatever drugs I have taken personally, I flat out REFUSE to comment on ANY drug or medical option as safe, because I personally don't have medical malpractice insurance.

For what it's worth, I really strongly suggest that where that stuff is concerned, the pat answer be, "Ask you doctor or pharmacist, or if it is after hours and you need to know right now, call poison control, because they too have 100% reliable information about what combinations can be injurious, or in some surprising cases, even life thteatening."

Take it with as many grains of salt as you choose, but offering medical advice via the internet could in odd cases have pretty disastrous results.

Looking up plain old pepto on just one manor drug interaction resource shows it to have 13 drugs it has major reactions with, 221 drugs it has moderate interactions with and 14 drugs it has minor interactions with, and that's just plain old pepto. There are also medical conditions that make it's use risky.

I get an awful lot of benefit from being able to read and post here, and I really would hate to loose this valuable resource because of honest mistakes. Maybe I am being hyper-vigilant, maybe not, but where actual medical advice concerning drug interactions is concerned, I defer to the most paranoid, and would rather give a link to a drug interaction resource put together by an actual pharma company that sorta, "wing it."

One of the biggest things medical students are taught is, "Primum non nocere" (first do no harm) This is essentially a cornerstone of the Hippocratic Oath. I'm no doctor, and I am far from being a pharmacist too, so my only medical advice is, ask a pro or use a resource provided by pros.