Do you prefer Tylenol or Advil

Tylenol for headaches, Advil for body aches.

my parents always preferred Bufferin and would bring it back to England like a religion every-time they went to America. So would i, because they did.

Advil is great for toothaches.

R2, dear. Please demonstrate familiarity with the rudiments of the written language. Here at the DL you'll be giving people headaches.

Thank you.

Advil. Tylenol doesn’t do shit.

[quote][R2], dear. Please demonstrate familiarity with the rudiments of the written language. Here at the DL you'll be giving people headaches.

My English is fine and most certainly good enough for the likes of you.

Agree with R5, the problem is you can't really use it habitually - it's really bad for your liver.

As my preceptor internal medicine MD used to say, “give me a real drug, give me some ibuprofen”. I prefer ibuprofen myself over tylenol.

The type of NSAIDS you’re given sometimes depends on factors such as treating/ preventing inflammation, excretion via liver or kidneys, or it you have a bleeding/ clotting problem. If you have liver problems or elevated liver enzymes then tylenol should be avoided. Ibuprofen is excreted through kidneys so that’s an alternative. It also has anti-inflammatory properties that tylenol does not hav. That’s why it’s preferred for postoperative patients who require inflammation controlled, like if you develop chylothorax after thoracic surgery.

The manufacturer of Tylenol probably gives it to the doctors/hospitals, inferring that it is the best medication. Then, you go out and buy more Tylenol.

I like Advil. It's an anti-inflammatory.

Never take Tylenol when hungover. It’s really bad for a banged-up liver.

Tylenol extra stength

R5: Tylenol works better for my headaches than Advil. Unlike Advil, it's not an NSAID, so it doesn't come with the problems associated with that class of drugs.

R7: As long as you're not exceeding the dosage guidelines, you will avoid damaging your liver. It's the people who do that or mix it with alcohol and opioids who run into problems.

Aleve

Take a Tylenol and Ibuprofen together, they actually complement each other very well.

I generally prefer Aspirin, it has been around forever, and is less likely to cause problems than other NSAIDs, unless you have bleeding or stomach problems. For a headache late in the day I will take one aspirin and one Tylenol. For a headache in the morning I will take an Excedrin, but there is something about the caffeine in the Excedrin that makes me very jumpy, more so than from any other source, so I won't take Excedrin after noon.

[quote] So my thinking is, if the hospitals are giving Tylenol then there must be a good reason.

OP, the "good reason" is that Tylenol is not hard on the stomach, which Ibuprofen and aspirin can be -- therefore, most patients tolerate it without risk of stomach problems. It's just a matter of statistics, that the fewest people have side effects of stomach pain or damage from Tylenol, so the doctors won't have to address such issues if their patients are given Tylenol instead of Ibuprofen. Doctors outside of hospitals follow the same protocol, as do dentists.

Not that there's anything wrong with damage control, especially when the damage in question is the lining of a patient's stomach. But the decision to give Tylenol isn't based on knowledge of each patient's sensitivity to alternative medicines, it's just based on statistics. Which results in me being given Tylenol even though I'm not sensitive to Ibuprofen, despite the fact that Tylenol provides less effective pain relief than Ibuprofen does. I have to fight against being fobbed off with Tylenol and insist on Ibuprofen because everyone is so wedded to the protocol favoring Tylenol.

Tylenol destroys the liver.

I use Motrin, which isn't a lot better. Sparingly.

So Advil, when used properly, will not hurt your liver?

R19, try re-reading the part where I said, "which isn't a lot better."

Xanax (preferably washed down with a Scotch).

YOU CANNOT TAKE ADVIL IF YOU ARE ON TRUVADA OR DESCOVY. Adv has ibuprofen and you can’t combine with prep

I prefer a glass of wine with my xanax. Those were the days.

ibuprofen can damage your kidneys, but it less likely to do so than Tylenol is to damage your liver. Never take Tylenol with alcohol, or within 24 hours of drinking alcohol. Never exceed the maximum daily dosage, either.

Advil. Bur I stopped taking Advil when the covid struck. There was a suggestion that Advil caused problems for covid treatments and healing.

Baby aspirin before bed

I do that too, R26, but it's for my heart, not for pain relief.

How can taking an Advil a couple times a year hurt your kidneys? Wouldn't you have to take it all the time for it to affect you?

Yes r28. You have to take it daily and a lot of it to really screw you up.

I have a strong preference for acetaminophen. It works better for me. Advil's okehh.

I stay away from Tylenol because I probably have liver damage from my years of drinking.

The only real difference between Tylenol (Acetominophen) and Advil (Ibuprofen) is the latter is metabolized in the liver, while Advil is metabolized in the kidneys.

I prefer anal.

4 Norcos= no pain

Advil/ibuprofen. Tylenol is like taking nothing.

Yeah, Tylenol does not work as quickly as Advil for me.

Advil is much more effective, in my opinion. But only for occasional use, maybe 3 times a year. The liqui-gels take effect faster than the dry pills.

Advil, but if I have a killer headache I like Tylenol 3s.

For a headache, I now take BC’s headache powder: aspirin and caffeine. It kills it quickly. But if it’s at all sinus-y, Advil Cold and Sinus.

Otherwise I suck it up. Muscle aches, I use magnesium spray and tiger balm. Fever, I rarely get and just let it burn off.

Aleve is all I can personally tolerate in terms of digestion. Ibuprofen makes me throw up and Tyelnol doesn't do a thing plus it gives me nausea. I do however, have IBD and recto-colitis.

Acetaminophen (Tylenol)

Provides pain relief

May be given to infants

Available as a pill, chewable tablet and in liquid form

May not be used in children with liver abnormalities or medications affecting liver function

In children scheduled for surgery, may be used right up until surgery

Ibuprofen (Advil and Motrin)

Provides pain relief

Works as an anti-inflammatory to reduce swelling

Longer-acting than Tylenol

Available as a pill, chewable table and in liquid form

Needs to be taken with food or milk

Should not be taken if a child is vomiting, dehydrated, or not eating much

May not be used in children with gastrointestinal or kidney abnormalities or with medications affecting kidney function

May not be used 72 hours prior to surgery

May not be used in patients under 6 months old

Naproxen (Aleve)

Provides pain relief

Works as an anti-inflammatory

Longer-acting than acetaminophen and ibuprofen

Available over the counter in pill form; by prescription in liquid form

May not be used in children with gastrointestinal or kidney abnormalities or with medications affecting kidney function

Needs to be taken with food or milk

Tylenol with codeine, please.

If you have kidney damage like I do, any NSAID like Advil should be avoided. It's also a potent blood thinner, and since I'm on a blood thinner for AFib, that's also right out. I hate this because Advil works so much better than Tylenol when I have back spasms.

Of course it all depends on the patient and the circumstance. Barring any pre-existing organ damage, pathology or disease, Tylenol(Acetaminophen) is FAR more toxic to one's liver than Advil(Ibuprofen) is for one's kidneys. That said, if you have never been an alcohol drinker or used any drugs that also damage the liver but DO have some form of familial kidney pathology, then by all means use the Tylenol. If you are on dialysis then by all means use Tylenol. You can't make broad statements when it comes to medication, but for the "average" person with no kidney issues - Ibuprofen is more effective and better for you health-wise than Tylenol. However, if you require an opioid and can actually get a doctor to prescribe you one these days - most opioids are more effective (aka give you a much stronger "high") when mixed with Tylenol verses Advil. That said, both are equally safe when it comes to interactions between the opioid and pain reliever. The fact that Ibuprofen also has anti-inflammatory properties is often a plus considering that most pain is often a sign of injury that either causes or was caused by inflammation. As many above have stated - there exists many cases when Ibuprofen should NOT be used. Use common sense, consult a medical professional and NEVER take any medication more often than needed. Some people pop pills like a nervous tick and take things "just because". These are not harmless vitamins (which are often not harmless either - but that is an entirely different discussion...) that we are talking about.

Tylenol does nothing for me, besides it's a liver killer. Advil is a NSAID works better for muscle pain and my arteritis. If you are positive for COVID avoid ibuprofen.

R22 It says talk to your doctor they say you may be able to take it.

[quote] Take a Tylenol and Ibuprofen together, they actually complement each other very well.

This is true.

I went to the dentist for an unbelievably bad toothache. They told me I needed a root canal but they didn't do them (huh?) and I needed to go to a endodontist. As it was late in the day and I couldn't get an appointment right away I asked what I should do for the pain, hoping they would at least give me a prescription for a pain killer. They recommended 2 Advil and one Tylenol.

Not thinking it would do much, I nevertheless stopped at CVS, bought what I needed and took them right before I left the store. Within 30 minutes the pain was reduced by 80-90 percent.

[quote] I like Advil. It's an anti-inflammatory.

A couple of years ago I had plantar faucitis in one foot and could barely walk. I kept popping 2 Advil (400 mg total) and it really didn't do much. I finally went to a podiatrist who asked if I had tried taking anything. I told him Advil and he stopped me and said "You took 2 Advil and it really didn't help, so you quit taking them, right?"

I said 'What are you doing, spying on me?". He patiently explained that taking 400mg affects the pain receptors enough to dull the pain but not enough to stop the inflammation. He prescribed 800mg, four times a day (total 3200mg a day). That was the only think that helped me literally get back on my feet (plus stretching and PT).

I wouldn't take that much without consulting a doctor, but it worked for me with no ill-effects.

Meloxicam and Ponstan for me as Tylenol no longer works though.

Aspirin is what you should use. It was genocide to insist on these others.