I take aspirin for pain, headaches and fever. Ibuprofen and acetaminophen give me the worst headaches, the kind you can almost see behind your eyeball.
I was a frequent aspirin user for most of my 71 years of life. A few years ago I developed extreme shortness of breath after taking just a few steps. I thought it may be my heart. Had a routine blood test last summer and my hemoglobin showed a level 6. Should have been at least 10 or 11. I was so extremely anemic that it was affecting my breathing because I didn’t have enough oxygen in my blood. Had to have a blood transfusion. Dr. told me to immediately get off of aspirins and ibuprofen and take Tylenol only. He also put me on iron supplements.
Since that time, my breathing is back to normal, and when I had a recent blood test, my hemoglobin has jumped to 14. Feeling so much better now.