Advil vs. Tylenol

i just took 2 advils and 2 advil PM's. i know this is a lot, but it feels like someone is drilling a hole in my throat. i choose drugs.

pamprin

I routinely take 4 ibuprofen (advil/motrin,etc) at a whack. It's 800 mg, the same as a presciption Motrin. Anything less doesn't kill the pain. I'ver consulted with lots of medical professions about this, and they all say it's fine.
Acetaminophen is highly toxic. People have ruined their livers by taking it with an alcoholic beverage.

i'm allergic to advil (and aspirin), so it's tylenol or nothing.

um i took acetabla with an alcoholic beverage earlier this afternoon. does that mean my liver is ruined?

Aleve makes me spontaneously vomit! No nausea, no warning, just Linda Blair surprise special.

hahahaha... i thought aleve was supposed to be like the magic one. i feel like it's expensive though

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aleve is the only thing that works for me.

I always go for the ibuprofen. I will rotate with acetominophen if I have a really high fever and the ibuprofen isn't bringing the fever down by itself. I don't find acetominophen very effective, and, as mentioned above, it is more toxic to your liver.

Acetominophen is, however, the painkiller you are allowed to take during pregnancy. I once told my OB that I found it "about as effective as Lamaze breathing" for pain. He just laughed.

I thought I had acid reflux just from eating greasy food (which was part of it) so I went to the doctor and got an upper GI and he said "do you take a lot of Advil or Aleve?" i said yes, I get headaches and take tons. He said it was eating a hole in my stomach. He said to only take Tylenol from now on. If there's no tylenol around, I'll take ibuprofen, but mostly, have to stick to the acetominophen.

So for those Advil and Aleve addicts out there...pace yourself.

advil/ibuprofen is the only thing that works for me, but my headaches haven't been nearly as bad lately as they used to be so i can go easy these days, knock on wood

My boss's best friend died when he took a few too many tylenol after waking up from a night of birthday-partying. Massive liver failure, natch.

I RECOMMEND SHOOTING UP

oh my god. this is all ridiculous. died from tylenol for a hangover? i mean i've definitely done that before.

i think i've heard the thing about advil and the stomach. i've taken 6 advil in the past 24 hours. fucking doctor here i come ;/

I can only take Dafalgan (which in the US would be acetaminophen)which as Sara said can only be taken when you are pregnant. I also took it when breastfeeding to alleviate the nipple pain. It helped. But it does jackshit for my migraine attacks, sadly.

Acetaminophen, as has been stated, is really bad on your liver and shouldn't be taken if you drink regularly.

That said I can't take either b/c of some other medication I take. I could take aspirin but why bother. I just don't take anything for headaches/normal aches and pains.

yeah what's with aspirin, it's the one i know least about. good for blood pressure or something?

well now i'm all paranoid that my liver is done for. i mean i don't take that much tylenol but i've definitely been known to take it after a hard weekend.

Just don't keep taking it around the time you're taking alcohol; I think you'd know if your liver was failing. ;)

As for aspirin, it's a vaso-dilator and it works to thin your blood a bit - that is why some people take it to decrease the risk of heart disease/heart attack.

I only have aspirin, it's a classic, it's a blood thinner, it works better than anything else for me. I'm vaguely annoyed by ibuprofen, even when it works.

xpost Yes.

interesting. i always liked the idea of having a bottle of aspirin in the house, it seems so old world. but then people complain that it isn't strong enough. i guess for your common headache?

take four, that's all. Buy a big bottle.

aspirin can cause hearing loss

huh?

i have aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen and aleve on hands at all times

this week both acetaminophen and aleve have helped, ibuprofen hasn't done shit, and aspirin's sort of only around as a formality

Aspirin works best for me, esp. for headaches and muscle pain. Aleve makes me ill, acetaminophen doesn't seem to do much at all for me, I've never bothered with ibuprofen because aspirin works.

But yeah, don't take too much aspirin at once or you'll end up with tinnitus.

that's very strange about aspirin and hearing impairment

and BTW this tylenol & alcohol information has really changed my life.

not that advil + alcohol = terrific either.

tylenol doesn't work as well, but advil makes fat so... tylenol

fat?? what

i have to say advil really does some wonders. i'm kind of obsessed with it at the moment. i mean in theory not in practice, i'm not like addicted. really.

my doctor said "mylanta"

I can only take Tylenol b/c of meds

I don't know if I've ever had Advil!

!!

you guys get a lot of headaches

I didn't know that about acetaminaphin and boozery. Thanks, ILE!

I find that aspirin works the best for me for headaches.

I am the biggest fan of Excedrin, but I can't take it after 7 p.m. or I won't sleep.

Mefanamic sp?)Acid

i don't get headaches or colds, which probably means that i have cancer

I have a bit of an aspirin habit, to tell you the truth. I take a couple on a fairly regular basis, just as an adjunct to my daily pill intake. Like, a little extra heart disease prevention. Aspirin is cheap, I don't get an upset stomach from it, so why not?

advil/ibuprofen is the only thing that works for me

I have a bit of an aspirin habit, to tell you the truth. I take a couple on a fairly regular basis, just as an adjunct to my daily pill intake. Like, a little extra heart disease prevention. Aspirin is cheap, I don't get an upset stomach from it, so why not?

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i believe it can cause hearing loss

Yes, aspirin and other so-called salicylates have been associated with hearing loss and ringing in the ears, especially with high dosages or long-term use.

Yeah, I've heard that (see? I heard it), but have you read a bottle of acetaminophen or ibuprofen lately? Either one, take your pick -- that shit is scary!

you guys could stop doing whatever it is that gives you so many headaches

drinking?

you guys get a lot of headaches

so will you, just give it time

tylenol is the only thing that works on headaches for me. advil works for other weird aches that I get (joint pain, back pain, mainly).

Is acetaminophen the same thing as paracetamol or something different?

Paracetamol is pretty bad on the liver in high doses, and as few as 10 tablets in one go can apparently kill (thats less than a packet!)

But I'm here to tell you it mixes ok with heavy drinking... I mean ok, my liver's not 100% healthy but I'm not cirrocic or dead or anything, so.

Is acetaminophen the same thing as paracetamol

It is. And yeah, for real, after you're done reading the health risks on the label, it's mind blowing that the shit is even legal.

Trayce! No! Do not mix booze with Tylenol. From upthread:

My boss's best friend died when he took a few too many tylenol after waking up from a night of birthday-partying. Massive liver failure, natch.

This is all very bad news. I am now trying to remember every instance of Tylenol + alcohol! Why are we all not more aware of this? Surely by now this should have been naturalized to the level of common sense.

I was v. aware of it

One evening of listening to nursing school pharmacology lecture kind of put me off acetominophen forever. Luckily, I prever Advil, as I find acetominophen entirely useless for pain relief.

xp Trayce, DO NOT mix acetominophen with alcohol. It's good that your liver is still fine. Keep it that way!

if you ever watch House, tylenol poisoning is ALWAYS one of the proposed problems. Along with Lupus.

here, i'll tell you how it works:

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Thank you; I now feel the need to run away from school FOREVER

I am all about aspirin and naproxen sodium (aleve)
the rest, meh.

nah, tylenol with codeine's where it's at. it makes me feel like this:
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I love aspirin so much I don't really feel a need to use anything else. Sometimes it's the only thing that will help me get to sleep when the OTC sleeping pills aren't working. And yes, I do take it after heavy drinking sometimes. It helped me survive many a hangover. I don't take it every day, though.

I took an overdose of aspirin when I was a teenager and yes it did make my ears all funny (tinnitus). There was ringing in my ears. But it didn't do any permanent damage to my hearing, thankfully.

tylenol #3 doesn't do shit unless you have a cough and fever. codeine does nothing for pain.

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but everything for fun. x-post

fun fact: with an aspirin od, you can end up infertile cos the epidymis that shifts sperm from your nuts has the same tiny hairs as the inner ear, and these get damaged. forever.

tylenol #3 doesn't do shit unless you have a cough and fever. codeine does nothing for pain.

u wrong. T3 saved my life after surgery.

T3 is over the fucking counter in canada. it's main use is as an antitussive. there are a hundred more drugs for pain.

more effective that is.

heard somewhere that this stuff worked for a headache
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anyone vouch for it? kev?

i can't see what that is. is it glad trash bags? i suppose that's one way of dealing with a headache.

I believe those are little baggies of top-shelf Afghani black tar heroin.

Judging from the url.

Thought it was hash, which I'm told goes quite nicely with alcohol.

Im sure I've gone into my regular codiene/paracetamol/booze roundabout before. I know its bad. I dont take TONS but I take it daily. Long story. Yes, I know its bad. I drink a LOT of water, have vitamins, regular liver testing, etc. I know I'm doing myself no favours. But but but. Lets just say doctors be aware of my shiz and its ... monitored, if nothing else.

the acetaminophen and alcohol is more damaging to your liver than the codeine and alcohol are.

Ibuprofen has never worked for me for anything except to prevent hangovers (I sometimes take two with one or two large glasses of water RIGHT before I go to sleep when I'm mad crazy drunk and I wake up feeling like I've gotten the best sleep in years). Everything I've read says ibuprofen is totally fine with booze but NOT tylenol or aspirin.

Also, a month ago I drank a bottle of yellow tail shiraz and woke up with a massive headache (which needed to go away so i could get to the pride parade holla!) which stayed for four hours until I took two Excedrin and a bottle of water. I've been a big fan of Excedrin since, recommending it to multiple people.

i fail at verb agreement.

xpost.

i take doan's pills with a gin chaser

Heroin will cure any and all pains you have in a very short period of time, yes.

been takin a little advil for my shoulder

would u say aleve is the best thing for a pain in the neck ?

Motrin worked for me the other day.

would u say aleve is the best thing for a pain in the neck ?

― surm, Tuesday, February 21, 2012 8:53 PM (31 minutes ago)

aleve is a little more potent than advil and is longer lasting, too. there's not a really big difference between the two though -i'd probably say either is okay, unless you've had problems with things like stomach ulcers, then i'd prefer ibuprofen. what is the pain like? does it come and go, or does it not go away? how long has this been going on?

it used to come and go more but lately it's been something i keep trying to stretch out every day. it's not severe pain, just a consistent ache.

what have you taken for it?

just advil so far, sometimes 3 at a time if it's rough. and ativan/klonopin occasionally if i am feeling stressed in general, which often accompanies the neck pain.

We old people have more muscle aches and pains than fevers. Ibuprofen (generic Advil) is better for reducing different kinds of musclar and joint inflammation, so that's what we always have around the house.

I love Advil so much. SO MUCH! It does for all my dance/workout pains, and reduces inflammation in injured feet and ankles pretty fast.

Also on the several occasions when I've had vomitous amts of pain from dental abcesses & inflamed nerves, Advil is the only thing I've found to kill it.

none of these things do anything for me, neither do stronger painkillers tho

advil will tackle fever pretty well too but yeah for inflammatory pain, NSAIDS like ibuprofen are a good bet. xxxxp

surm, give the aleve a try, one tab evenly spaced two or three times a day.

thanks kev

I love the dark teal Tron grid on the Advil label and the bold yellow valley of the dolls style lettering of the logo.