I kind of remember someone posting a medication list of items that are safe to take.
What can I take for a headache. I have had one pretty much every day this week.
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Tylenol is all my Dr told me I could take, pre-pregnancy I had migraines pretty bad and she said if they stayed bad she could prescribe Tylenol 3 so you could ask your doctor about that. She also said to drink a half of a can of coca-cola with it if it was a doozy, that acts a little bit like the caffeine in Excedrine.
**ETA: I'm SO not a doctor or anything close so I'm sorry if your Dr thinks I'm cray-cray!!**
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Tylenol. Unfortunately, it doesn't work nearly as well on headaches as Advil does, but you're not supposed to take Advil.
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It's crappy, but only Tylenol. I get a lot of migraines, and both my OB and neurologist said Tylenol, a little caffeine, and/or an ice pack, Also A LOT of water and sleep.
How far along are you? If your headache is sinus-pressue related, you might also take Benedryl or even pseudophedrine (but personally I wouldn't take pseudophedine in the first tri).
Hope you feel better.
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@MrsCastro: babycenter has a list!
http://www.babycenter.com/0_chart-over-the-counter-medications-during-pregnancy_1486462.bc
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i took tylenol, but found that caffeine worked a lot better for my headaches. a cup of black tea did the trick.
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My OB said Tylenol, but if it's extra strength, only a 1/2 dose. She recommended caffeine, actually - she said a can of coke.
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My doctor also said caffeine. If it's late in the day or the caffeine doesn't work, I'll resort to Tylenol though.
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How far along are you? Massage is great but not recommended for first trimester. Peppermint oil works well too. And a heating pad, but you don't want to leave that on for too long because you don't want your body temp to get too high.
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I always did tylenol and caffeine.
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Had a good cup of half caf/ half decaf coffee and it worked miracles. Still need to hit up target for some Tylenol.
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@artbee: I think i am 4 weeks. Last Cycle was June 20, I O'ed late on the 11-12th.
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TOTALLY feel your pain. I get migraines outside of pregnancy. And the ones during it have been even worse! I could only take Tylenol Extra Strength... Sometimes a cup of coffee and an ice pack on the headache helped relieve some tension!
TOTALLY feel your pain. I get migraines outside of pregnancy. And the ones during it have been even worse! Reply
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