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Can take Excedrin with Melixocam?

kathywadd
Mon, 31 Aug 2020 22:58:58 GMT

My 95yo mom takes 7.5mg melixocam a day for osteoarthritis of one hip. She is otherwise healthy and takes 10mg lisinopril. She would like to take an Excedrin at night to sleep the caffeine does not keep her awake, is this ok for her to take? Thank you.

elderconsult
Tue, 10 Nov 2020 02:01:59 GMT

First apologies that time got away from me. The practice has been very busy and the FB Live High Noon with Dr Liz and Friends addressing hot button topics in health every Saturday at Noon has kept me hopping. That said, I had done a High Noon on treating pain. Meloxicam, which is in the NSAIDs family with Ibuprofen, Motrin, Naprosyn is risky for elders to take long term. These medications increase the blood pressure and may lead to fluid retention, they increase the risk for stroke, heart attack, GI bleed and kidney failure. A better treatment would be topical Ketoprofen and long acting Tylenol 1 tab in am and dinner.