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1399033 tn?1449587779

Off-brand Headache Medicine

I rarely ever take medicine for headaches, I just use the wait it out method lol.... Since that's how I've been forever, I have off-brand tylenol or something like it... I've heard that's okay for headaches so is the off-brand too? And is Tylenol the only thing pregnant women can take. I have a headache every day. It's not bad but annoying at times.
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1399033 tn?1449587779
Lol, thanks ladies. I read up on it and it's just dollar store brand Tylenol, so it should be okay.
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1035252 tn?1427227833
what she said^ lol
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1124862 tn?1303850973
all tylenol is is the brandname... but the actual medicine it is made of is acetaminophen which is a pain reliever and fever reducer... if what you have is a headache reliever i would not take it because most of those (like excedrin and other offbrands) have acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine... and you cannot take them... so once again read the active ingredients and proper dosage, all medicines will say if pregnant or nursing ask health proffessional before use, but if it is just acetaminophen there is no need.

Also, a lot of the off brand meds have a little note on the box saying compare to .... so that may help too...
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1399033 tn?1449587779
Thanks :)))
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951898 tn?1296134343
5n1
if it is just acetamenophin which is what tylenol is, it should be fine...Like Clysta said just look at what is in them and compare...If they are the same, it will be fine..Since you dont have any tylenol, you can look at the ingredients online
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1194973 tn?1385503904
I would imagine it's fine. You can compare the two and see what the differences are, if there are any. You doctor should give you a list of all medicines that are safe during pregnancy for various illness and infections and the like.
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