Is it bad to take this many advil?

I am a 17 year old high school senior and i run track. Yesterday i had a meet and i had to run three hard events (400m hurdles, open 400m, 4x 400m relay) in the space of about 1 hour in between each one. I was feeling sore after each one and really bad. Before the first race i had one advil. Before the second race i had 2 more because i was feeling awful. I threw up after the second race and had 2 more advil before i ran like half an hour later. In all i had 5 advil in the space of about 2 an a half hours. I am 5'10 and 129lbs and a guy. My stomach has been feeling upset since the meet (2 days ago) and i threw up twice since and had a nose bleed. Is it the advils or did i just run too much? what should i do? thanks.

Yes, that is marginally too many advils to take.

Ibuprofen can be taken up to 800mg every 4-6 hours, typically 400mg is the limit without a prescription, but because it is essentially the same medication that is over the counter as it is behind the counter, you can get 800mg in your system.

You took 1000mg within the span of a couple hours, not taking into considering what you may have lost throwing up.

ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, and it is pretty well documented to have adverse effects on the GI tract. Advil is to be taken with food to decrease chances of getting these symptoms...

..further, it has also been documented to have some effects on the blood, which would explain the nosebleed.

I dont think you should be taking so much advil, but if you plan to continue, just be sure to take it with food. That will decrease the side effects, but ultimately anything over 800, and even 800mg consistently taken will do some real damage to your liver

Talk to your trainer about some topical analgesics for use on your sore muscles instead of oral anti-inflammatories

Best of luck to you!

yeah it bad for anyone to take that amount of advil, its really bad on your liver and kidneys, and if you have never ran that hard before that could be the reason of the nosebleed and stuff. good luck but dont take that many. 3 at the most. 5 that asking for over dosage.

In your case you were probably not to well to start with.
but yes you took to many advil. It may also be that you are not used to taking to many pills, or if you were taking them on an empty stomach.

I was in the Hospital about 2 years ago, I had Internal bleeding, I had no color, and it turned out I was half empty of blood. I got 4 units of blood, along with iron, and a Nexium IV
and stayed 4 days in the hospital. before that I took advil whenever I felt any pain, not anymore I learned that too much ( more than the suggested amount) can cause you to bleed.
I now try to stay away from these pain relievers as much as possible, and try healthier ways of relieving pain.
Make sure you are getting enough Magnesium and Iron in your diet, you can also use Epsom Salt (magnesium) as a soaking aid in your bath. Try to go with more natural methods such as Nutrition to deal with pain rather than take lots of man-made pills that actually mask the symptoms of pain, don't deal with the problem, and can have drastic effects if you overdose (such as send you to the hospital.)
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