Can I Take Mucinex And Ibuprofen To Better Manage Body Pain, Post Nasal Drip, And Fever In The Evening Before Taking A Flight Out Of The Country?

Posted on Wed, 5 Sep 2018

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Question : I was prescribed Ibuprifen to alíviate the pain and inflammation. Of the muscles of my right leg, at the level of the hip. I had been hiking for two weeks and overdid it... this was 4 weeks ago. I have now gone to 2 daily pills 600Mg from the 3 I started with.
Now I feel my whole body is aching and I have
posr nasal drip. As if I had some sort of flu.Also 100. Temperature inevenings.
Tomorrow I fly to Europe and I’m trywing to get better to have a comfortable flight. I have no time to make a medical appointment here.
Do you think that taking both Muxinex and Ibuprifen Can be helpful or can make matters worse?
Thanks for your opinion and help.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You can have both.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

You can have both Ibuprofen and Mucinex together. It will help in improvement of pain, fever and chest congestion. You can also have steam inhalation to decrease the post nasal drip.

I hope this answers your query. In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out. Wishing you good health.

Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal

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