Talk to you doctor before trying this, but it is usually OK to take both acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Advil) at the same time.

They work in different ways, so using them together can let you stay well away from a harmful dose of either and still get better pain relief that taking a maximum dose of just one.

I somehow injured my rotator cuff, an injury normally associated with athletes but that I somehow got while sleeping?! With my doctor's permission, I did 1000 mg of acetaminophen every 8 hours and 400 mg of ibuprofen every 4 hours. The later was originally going to be 800 mg every 8 hours, but I asked if I could do it 400 mg every 4.