I'll switch back to Benadryl, Tep. You're right.
My whole family, being big drinkers, dropped Tylenol like a hot potato when the news about its potential for liver damage came out, back in the day. We gotta have our priorities in order.
Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!
Xander ,'Chosen'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Aug 13, 2008 8:49:47 am PDT #3099 of 10003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
tiggy - Aug 13, 2008 8:50:31 am PDT #3100 of 10003
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
I don't think you're being bitchy. i'm not at all surprised to find out that my PCP was wrong. i knew acetaminophen caused liver damage, which was why i'd been taking the ibuprofen. so i was surprised when he told me that, but didn't think any more of it. especially when i found my One True Headache Medicine.
Steph L. - Aug 13, 2008 8:52:28 am PDT #3101 of 10003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
tiggy, it doesn't sound like you take a lot of excedrin, though. The amount you take -- unless you wash it down with a keg o'beer -- isn't enough to damage your liver. It's just high levels of acetaminophen, or combining acetaminophen with alcohol, that can whammy the liver.
juliana - Aug 13, 2008 8:53:08 am PDT #3102 of 10003
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Ibuprofen is supposed to attack the kidneys, right? That's what M was told when he donated one of his, so he only takes Tylenol (and rarely, at that).
I am unsurprised by the rebound headaches (and pain) that go on when I stop my Advil - same thing happens when I go off of caffeine. I just try to go cold-turkey every 4 months or so (off of Advil - go ahead and try to pry my morning coffee out of my cranky, sleepy fingers - I will cut you. Sleepily).
tiggy - Aug 13, 2008 8:54:55 am PDT #3103 of 10003
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
oh no, i'd been taking acetaminophen before the ibuprofen in much the same way. 4 pills about 3 times a day. switched to ibuprofen when i heard the news about acetaminophen. then the doc told me (wrong!) information about ibuprofen, which led to me trying excedrin.
meara - Aug 13, 2008 8:55:54 am PDT #3104 of 10003
Yeah, I was told that if I have to use an OTC for a headache (mind you, this is just b/c of migraines, not for other random pains) to use naproxen (Aleve).
Jesse - Aug 13, 2008 8:56:39 am PDT #3105 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I actually think what gives me a headache most of the time is going between the laptop screen and the tv screen for hours on end. So I could maybe not do that, too.
Steph L. - Aug 13, 2008 8:57:12 am PDT #3106 of 10003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
oh no, i'd been taking acetaminophen before the ibuprofen in much the same way.
Yeah, but *now* -- didn't you say that the way you take excedrin is 1 or 2 for a headache, and then if you need it, 1 or 2 more after about 4 hours? That's totally okay.
tiggy - Aug 13, 2008 8:57:13 am PDT #3107 of 10003
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Aleve was like taking a placebo for me. no help whatsoever. seems to work for a lot of people though.
Cashmere - Aug 13, 2008 8:57:36 am PDT #3108 of 10003
Now tagless for your comfort.
Holy John Holmes, Batman!