The Differences between Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen, and Aspirin?
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They are all painkillers. Ibuprofen & Asprin are also an anti-inflammatory, so pain caused by inflammation responds better to ibuprofen/asprin than to say, acetaminophen. Acetaminophen however is safer in general to take, primarily because it’s not a blood thinner, and also doesn’t have the gastrointestinal side effects of the others, it’s usually recommended to try that first. Acetaminophen specifically also can be used to reduce a fever.
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Ibuprofen eases pain and reduces swelling. Your body squeezes off sections to swell up areas with more blood and nutrients and immune response. But too much is bad, and ibuprofen opens those back up.
Acetaminophen eases pain and reduces fevers. Your body ramps up temperatures to cook out infections, but too much is bad, and Acetaminophen tells the hypothalamus to knock that off.
Aspirin eases pain, reduces swelling, thins the blood, and we dunno how.
Based on experience.
Ibuprofen is good for sore muscles, injuries.
Can be amazing for some children’s fevers.
If you have to you can take high doses, i know they make 3200 mg tablets and have you take two(32 normal 200 mg pills). Expect short term memory problems while under the effects.
If you’re alergic.to aspirin try this and related meds carefully.
Aspirin great for headaches/hangovers.
Bad for children especially with flu things, reyes syndrome.
Try the ones sold as powder.
Forgiving about dosage.
Blood thinning, good for heart things, bad for tattoos.
Lots of people are allergic.
Tylenol, not forgiving about dosage or old pills.
Seems to work well for people who can’t take aspirin. (Allergies or too young or drug interaction)
I don’t like it, doesn’t work as well for me.
Aspirin: acetylsalicylic acid, one of the earliest mass-produced painkillers. It’s the active ingredient in willowbark tea. anti-inflammatory, and used as a bloodthinner. Can be used for anti-fever applications.
Acetaminophen/paracetamol: different names for the same drug, derived from its chemical name. Not an anti-inflammatory, minimal gastrointestinal side effects. However, the lethal dose is much closer to the therapeutic dose than most other drugs! Avoid taking more than the recommended daily dose–it kills by destroying your liver and then you get to die slowly over the next few days after fatal damage is achieved. Death by most painkillers is relatively painless, you just go out like a light. death by acetaminophen involves agony for days.
Ibuprofen: a painkiller and anti-inflammatory. Its painkilling methods are fairly similar to that of aspirin, it’s not recommended to take both at the same time. Can be used for anti-fever applications.
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They all have one thing in common: they reduce fever. After that each drug has some interesting unique effects.
Ibuprofen and other drugs with similar names are called anti-inflammatory drugs. They block a chemical in your body that leads to a whole host of symptoms including swelling or “inflammation”. Ibuprofen does not relieve pain directly, contrary to popular belief. It does however make you less sensitive to pain , because inflammation makes your nerves hypersensitive. Ibuprofen also increases the chance of bleeding, and it can cause ulcers to form in your stomach and may increase your risk of heart attacks because those chemicals it blocks do a lot of interesting random things inside your body. One of those things is to help maintain blood vessels in the heart and ibuprofen may interfere with that. It also reduces blood flow in the kidneys and cause kidney damage if used too much.
Aspirin like ibuprofen blocks inflammation so in that sense it can reduce the pain you feel, though it also is not really a pain reliever directly. It also lowers your chance of getting a blood clot by reducing the “stickiness” of your blood cells which means it helps prevent heart attacks by blocking the blood clots that cause heart attacks. However it can also cause very serious bleeding in your digestive tract including your stomach just like ibuprofen. The bleeding risk is so high to the point that it could kill you, so they no longer recommend everyone take aspirin to prevent heart attacks.
Tylenol is the weird one of the group. It does not really reduce inflammation. However, unlike the other drugs, it really does block pain directly. In fact in some trials it worked almost as well as narcotics like oxycodone. It almost seems like the perfect drug except in high doses it’s fatal as it causes liver death. And this high dose isn’t that much higher than what you might take for serious pain. So there’s no drug without risks!
Am I a monster since I have always “chewed” aspirin and like the taste?
1. Ibuprofen is a multi-tool. It’s a type of medicine called a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It helps with pain (like a headache or a toothache), reduces inflammation (like swelling from an injury), and can lower a fever. But, like using a multi-tool too much can wear it out, using ibuprofen too much can upset your stomach.
2. Acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) is a fan. It’s great for cooling things down, so it’s good at lowering a fever and relieving pain. But it doesn’t reduce inflammation like ibuprofen does. It’s usually easier on the stomach, but like a fan can get overheated if used too much, too much acetaminophen can hurt your liver.
3. Aspirin is a small, specialized tool. It’s also an NSAID, so it can relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and lower a fever. But it’s also used in small doses to prevent heart attacks because it can stop blood from clotting too much. But just like a tool can cause damage if not used correctly, aspirin can cause stomach problems or bleeding issues if not used as directed.
Oh my god, what a bunch of old wife tales, misinformation and just wrong info in a single thread. Good luck sorting out the truth from this mess.
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