# Which pain reliever for which pain?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-pain-reliever-for-which-pain/64545>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 6, 2001, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-pain-reliever-for-which-pain/64545 "2001-05-06T16:53:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tomcat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Tomcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tomcat)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2001, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-pain-reliever-for-which-pain/64545/21 "2001-05-07T11:56:47Z")

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And just to add my $0.02:

If any of you for’ners didn’t know what folk were talk’n 'bout, Tylenol/acetaminophen is sold as Paralen or Paracetamol outside of the US/Canada/???..

And I am of the opinion that the large glass of water in “Take two with a large glass of water.” does as much, if not more, to cure headaches than the drug itself. Headaches are a symptom of dehydration, AFAIK. If I have a headache I’ve found that slamming a few glasses of water (sometimes with a sprinkle of salt) works better and faster than 2 pills.

Oh, and when you are sick, don’t take one of those cold drinks AND a few Tylenol…They are mostly acetaminophen, which sucks because they are expensive. In fact, I just blew hard cash on a flu/cold drink that was acet. and that phenagobbledygook drug that I’ve heard causes strokes (PPA? Anyone? Bueller?). Great! Now I have a shitty cold and packets of crap I won’t drink, and they were expensive. Yes, I know, read the ingrediants, but I was tired, sick, and just wanted some relief!

-Tcat

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**Author:** ![Morrison\_s\_Lament](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Morrison\_s\_Lament](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrison_s_Lament)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2001, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-pain-reliever-for-which-pain/64545/22 "2001-05-07T12:10:08Z")

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**Author:** ![Hazel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Hazel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazel)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2001, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-pain-reliever-for-which-pain/64545/23 "2001-05-11T14:49:04Z")

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Thanks for all the information, everyone!

Re Tylenol, I remember hearing that one should be esp. careful when giving it to babies and small children. The recommended dose is very small, and exceeding it is dangerous.

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