Fossey

Am I allowed to take paracetamol? I read ibuprofen was out but not sure about paracetamol. My head is banging, but I can cope if its risky

bumpity

paracetamol is fine in pregnancy, though do watch how many you take

asprin and ibuprofen are out hope you feel better soon

dannigizmo

Yep, i agree. Got told everything else is out painkiller wise apart from paracetamol, but just watch how many you take. xx

Sarah81

I've always suffered from terrible migraines and headaches - paracetamol doesn't do anything for me . Can't take my usual prescription meds obviously! The doctor has just prescribed me co-codamol. You do have to be careful how much/many paracetamol you take though - 1 or 2 tablets maximum per headache really. If that doesn't help then I would suggest just lying down, relaxing and try sleeping it off if you can. Sometimes a cold compress on your head can help aswell - narrows the blood vessels and cools the body down.

Hope this helps - as I said I have had headaches for years, I think I must know every trick in the book! lol

Neecee

See if you can use the ForHead cooling strips/stick. Apparantly they work quite well and don't involve swallowing any pills.