If you’re looking for some magical drug that can make you feel better without having some adverse affect, good luck. The second a pharmaceutical company finds one (or one that where the adverse affects are hidden enough hey think they can get away with it) they will corner the market and exploit the hell out of it for as long as their patent lets them.
Pain killing, like pretty much all medicines and drugs, is a trade-off. People should make informed decisions about their use and not just treat them as magical. I still use acetaminophen occasionally, but with caution. Ibuprofen too - it damages the kidneys. When I had surgery a while back the doctor recommended alternating between the two to avoid taking too much of either too quickly.
Acetaminophen/Paracetamol/Tylenol is the 2nd most common cause of liver failure in the US.
If you’re looking for some magical drug that can make you feel better without having some adverse affect, good luck. The second a pharmaceutical company finds one (or one that where the adverse affects are hidden enough hey think they can get away with it) they will corner the market and exploit the hell out of it for as long as their patent lets them.
Pain killing, like pretty much all medicines and drugs, is a trade-off. People should make informed decisions about their use and not just treat them as magical. I still use acetaminophen occasionally, but with caution. Ibuprofen too - it damages the kidneys. When I had surgery a while back the doctor recommended alternating between the two to avoid taking too much of either too quickly.
It’s very high usage that’s a problem, if you stick to the recommended dosage it’s perfectly safe.
It’s wild to me that this is even an issue, but then I know a whole family who joke about taking more than the recommended amounts on the container…
the primary concern i’m familiar with is gastrointestinal lining: NSAIDs cause it to thin, which with excessive or chronic use turn into ulcers.