can you take motrin and Tylenol together?

I'm going in for my iud today and was told by one of the nurses that I can take 800mg of motrin and 1000 mg of Tylenol together before I go in and another nurse told me just to drink 600mg of motrin. I've heard that your not supposed to mix pain medicine together so I'm still indecisive if I should drink both or not.
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One is ibuprofen and one is acetaminophen, so it’s two different things. It’s safe to alternate both.

You can take both at the same time just ensure you’re alternating correctly with the right amount of time in between doses

@Lola how long between each one should I take them? I have my appointment at 2:49 today so I'm not sure how I will alternate it as close as I can to the time of my appointment?

Yes all safe! Those two don’t interact negatively in anyway. I’d take them an hour to 45 minutes before the appointment (:

They do different things.. so sure

You can alternate motrin (ibuprofen) and Tylenol (acetaminophen) you just don't want to take 2 types of the same medication

I can’t remember exactly but it should say on the bottle how many hours in between. It’s usually every 4-6 hours but I forget off the top of my head which is which

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