Acetaminophen – a potent physical painkiller that also reduces empathy for other people’s suffering – blunts physical and social pain by reducing activation in brain areas (i.e. anterior insula and anterior cingulate) thought to ...
As a teen I was prescribed 500mg ones for my migraine, and it said to take 2 each time.
Now in Japan I get 140mg ones and it says to take 1 each time.
Now that I think about it, I don’t think acetaminophen has been effective in ever curing my headaches even back when I was prescribed liver damage amounts.
Now that I think about it, I don’t think acetaminophen has been effective in ever curing my headaches even back when I was prescribed liver damage amounts.
Sleep apparently > painkillers
I wouldn’t necessarily generalize; even if acetaminophen doesn’t work, other painkillers like aspirin or naproxen sodium might. (Personally, I take naproxen sodium and only naproxen sodium when I have a headache.)
For me, out of everything OTC, Advil Liquigels work the best for anything wrt aches & pain. Headache, muscle ache, period cramps, etc. And it’s pretty quick, too. The generic ones are fine.
As a teen I was prescribed 500mg ones for my migraine, and it said to take 2 each time.
Now in Japan I get 140mg ones and it says to take 1 each time.
Now that I think about it, I don’t think acetaminophen has been effective in ever curing my headaches even back when I was prescribed liver damage amounts.
Sleep apparently > painkillers
I wouldn’t necessarily generalize; even if acetaminophen doesn’t work, other painkillers like aspirin or naproxen sodium might. (Personally, I take naproxen sodium and only naproxen sodium when I have a headache.)
For me, out of everything OTC, Advil Liquigels work the best for anything wrt aches & pain. Headache, muscle ache, period cramps, etc. And it’s pretty quick, too. The generic ones are fine.
Of course, anecdotal evidence and such.