# Does ibuprofen make you feel "good?"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ibuprofen-make-you-feel-good/651459>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 26, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ibuprofen-make-you-feel-good/651459 "2013-02-26T20:08:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![WitnessMe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/witnessme/32/4597_2.png) [@WitnessMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WitnessMe)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ibuprofen-make-you-feel-good/651459/61 "2020-09-05T13:27:19Z")

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I read about some study years ago that said acetaminophen blunted emotions, it could bullshit but it makes a certain amount of sense, state of mind and physical pain can be linked.

> **[Your pain reliever may also be diminishing your joy](https://news.osu.edu/your-pain-reliever-may-also-be-diminishing-your-joy/)**
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> Researchers studying the commonly used pain reliever acetaminophen found it has a previously unknown side effect: It blunts positive emotions.
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> In the study, participants who took acetaminophen reported less strong emotions when they saw both very...

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ibuprofen-make-you-feel-good/651459/62 "2020-09-06T08:17:00Z")

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> [@Machine\_Elf](#):
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> Is that just me? Or have you noticed the same thing when you take ibuprofen?

Not as good as placebos make me feel.

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**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ibuprofen-make-you-feel-good/651459/63 "2020-09-06T10:54:14Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> Not as good as placebos make me feel

Does a heroin placebo make one feel a lot better than a baby aspirin placebo? Hmmmmmm.

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