Aspirin, in high dosage, will give me the runs, but that is the only “stomach upset” I have ever experienced.
Tylenol can and will destroy your liver under several scenereos. I saw a healthy 25 year old neighbor die of liver failure from it, it wasn’t pretty. I will never take any tylenol containing meds again.
Aspirin is a powerful pain reliever, and can be boosted with caffine if needed. Aspirin also reduces inflammation (tylenol doesn’t), reduces fever, and works as a mild blood thinner (good for the heart).
We have a generation of Doctors that were brainwashed by the Tylenol marketing and bribes.
“We have a generation of Doctors that were brainwashed by the Tylenol marketing and bribes.”
Big pharma is not guilty in this matter.
Docs prescribed aspirin for everybody, it was what they always used and it’s hard to change habit. Then Reyes syndrome was described, it is a rare condition that children with fevers can develop when treated with aspirin, unfortunately, it can cause death.
After some well publicized deaths and hefty lawsuits, well lets say, aspirin went out of favor. It was not until aspirin’s favorable affects in cardiovascular disease were described that doctors carefully ventured back into recommending aspirin, and even then usually only recommend a baby aspirin per day for adults and still won’t recommend it for kids.
I’ve got a grey beard, and I’m not old enough to remember a Tylenol rep. It’s been generic for ages, it’s over the counter and there’s just not enough money in it to brainwash docs.
Personally, I’ll take Tylenol, aspirin or ibuprofen depending on the situation. If I’m at work and can’t get something to eat, Tylenol is the best bet. Don’t take multiple tylenol containing meds, keep within the recommended dosing and don’t mix with alcohol, the liver should be fine.