Thursday, December 15, 2016

Tylenol vs Advil

I recently found out that if you have high blood pressure, or heart problems, you should take Tylenol instead of Advil. Did you know that? Advil, motrin, aleve use ibuprofen anti-inflammatory drugs where tylenol uses acetomenaphin which is less likely to increase your blood pressure.

15 comments:

The Happy Whisk said...

That's interesting and important to know for sure.

Thanks!

Valerie-Jael said...

That's good to know. Hugs, Valerie

Silver in AZ said...

Also, be VERY careful with cold medications. Most of them rev up blood pressure.

With Tylenol, one must really limit alcohol, because it is VERY easy to get liver failure with mixing any alcohol at all with Tylenol...

TheNotSoGirlyGirl said...

Oh. I din't kniw that! Okey...

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Mark said...

I didn't know that actually. I generally just take paracetamol or ibuprofen if I'm in pain.

Anonymous said...

I can't take Advil because it causes internal bleeding.

Christine said...

Thanks for pointing this out!

Lowcarb team member said...

Thanks for sharing this information.

When taking any medication care should always be taken, always be aware of any contra-indications etc. Read the labels and advisory information carefully.

All the best Jan

Lisabella Russo said...

That's interesting. I didn't know why Tylenol was the recommended product, but it's good to know!

Wanda said...

We always have to check out medicines due to my husband's heart problems. Always good to know what you can take safely.

Adam said...

Some of the side effects often sound so scary

gloriadelpilar_1994@yahoo.com said...

Yes I heard about this. Is scared !

Anonymous said...

I had no idea. This is important to know!

Kathy G said...

I know that someone that has GERD (acid reflux problems) needs to take acetomenaphin.

Jenn Jilks said...

I knew there is one or the other peeps should avoid. Tricky, huh?!