Tylenol vs Motrin

[Paris47]

When I was first diagnosed, I was told, no tylenol.
Then with tx, I was told to take tylenol before each shot
to help alleviate the sx.
So with simple, yet horrible headaches, would you recommend
tylenol or motrin? Doc says Tylenol but no more than 4 pills
a day. (500mg tabs)
I am going to get some herbal rice bags, and sunglasses for
work, but in the middle of the night...what should I take?
And why do the drs say different things about the pain relievers for me to take??

[Dale_Ray]

There is an article that came out written by a doctor at the University of Tennessee Medical College and she details when the use of Tylenol is better and with which type of patients. Some factors are general health. likely use of alcohol and numerous factors. This is based on a study and sounded as if she knew what she was talking about. My doctor told me two hours before shots to take Tylenol Extra Strength and also if pain increases but never more than two every 6 hours. I take very few and lately none. I seem to hurt the same amount with them or without them. I think the UT article was on Janis and Friends maybe but you could look up University of Tennessee and the doctor specialized in Hep. Dale

[cuteus]

paris; take whichever works best. It makes no difference if you take one that was recommended by the dr as "safer" if it is not going to do the job. my dr said tylenol, but when i told her that did nothing for my pains, she said ibuprofen is fine. Use what works.


goof; it does seem as if the eggplants were pressing on your liver as they gathered in the bumper to bumper traffic.
the low enzymes results seem to indicate real good news!  I think i am going to uncross my fingers now, it is a done deal. The printouts are just a formality.

[GoofyDad]

My doc limited me to 3000mg of tylenol a day, too. I never needed that. My pattern was something like this:

Week 1: Tylenol PM with shot
Week 2: Tylenol PM 5 hrs after shot
Week 3: Tylenol 5 hours after shot, add 1 benadryl
Week 4: Move shot 8 hours earlier since sides start 6 hours after shot
Week 5-8: Shot probelms gone, new problems start (sleeplessness, nausea, fog, fatigue)
Week 8-26: Mostly just tired and stupid for the duration

[Dale_Ray]

No, most of the time I feel like my body is going 1000 times faster than my feet and balance can keep up though. I did have that problem until Doc put me on Lexapro and Ambien. I couldn't shut my mind down. Felt like I had a ticked of rattle snake in my head. Probably shouldn't have told that one:) Dale

[azgrl]

you know what they say  "one woodie a day keeps the hep c away"

Deb in az

[NYgirl]

My doctor said that tylenol is BETTER to take than advil because it doesn't change your blood chemistry.  Tylenol in itself is not damaging I don't believe IF you don't take a LOT.Some people though take like 2 tylenol and codeines every four hours - so if you think of all THAT tylenol you are taking it's a lot.

I take two before treatment and find it does REALLY help.

PS I Love advil love it love it love it but am not taking any of it right now.