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YSK that it is much easier to overdose with acetaminophen than it is with ibuprofen

YSK that it is much easier to overdose with acetaminophen than it is with ibuprofen

acetaminophen = Tylenol

ibuprofen = Advil

NSAID = Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, this includes acetaminophen, ibuprofen, aspirin, naproxen and others

Not endorsing any product… just using the most common brand names (in the US) so that readers can identify the medicine being discussed.

Like many things in science and human behavior this issue is complicated. For instance, the FDA study below indicates that aspirin has its dangers as well and they conclude that there would be an increase in deaths if acetaminophen use was restricted and the public shifted to aspirin.

tl;dr

never exceed the maximum dose of any over-the-counter medicine without your doctor's advice

be very careful about medications that you may not realize contain acetaminophen, people have overdosed because they combined a "cold medicine" with Tylenol and exceeded the daily limit

In the USA, acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol) caused 1500 accidental deaths from 2001 to 2010.

Doubling the maximum daily dose of over-the-counter pain killers such as aspirin or ibuprofen “may slightly increase a person’s risk for bleeding,” in the stomach and gastrointestinal tract, he wrote, but “it is not even close to the seriousness presented by doubling the dose of acetaminophen,” which can lead to liver failure.

http://www.propublica.org/article/tylenol-mcneil-fda-use-only-as-directed

At OTC recommended doses, ibuprofen appears to have the least risk of gastrointestinal toxicity when compared to other NSAIDs.

http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/02/briefing/3882b2_02_mcneil-nsaid.htm

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[hunterwaitforitmiller]

Goodbye.

[utibilis]

Gets massive dokis from Mk.

[lionsita]

i think I'm going to die of a sleeping overdose. ._.

[puppiesandrugs]

Fuck