Health & Fitness
When Tylenol Doesn't Work
Tylenol also known as acetaminophen is an over-the-counter (OTC) drug that you can get without a prescription. While Tylenol is effective in the reduction of pain syndromes, higher doses or abuse of the drug can have deleterious effects to your body.
Although acetaminophen is considered one of the safest available pain relievers in the marketplace, too much of it can lead to liver damage. In fact, acetaminophen overdoses are the number 1 cause of acute liver failure in the United States.
One reason why this may be true is that people are ingesting acetaminophen without even realizing it. Besides being the main ingredient in Tylenol, acetaminophen is also found in other products designed to treat headaches, cold and flu symptoms, sinus problems, sleeplessness, arthritis and menstrual cramps.
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And if that isn't bad enough, it's commonly added as an active ingredient in some popular pain medications and muscle relaxants.
So when you're taking Tylenol you need to consider what other medications you may be taking that have acetaminophen in it. Certain studies have shown that daily doses of 5-7,000 mg can have adverse effects on your liver. With a 4,000 mig daily dose intake limit for acetaminophen you can see that it doesn't take much to border some serious side effects.
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Chiropractic care has been shown to reduce musculoskeletal pain effectively and without drugs. Neck pain, back pain, arm or leg pain, numbness & tingling, headaches, sciatica (to name a few) all respond well to conservative reductive chiropractic care.
Pain medication like Tylenol is purely blocking pain signals to your brain and is masking your condition. If you want relief of your symptoms and an effective way to find and treat the cause of your pain then call my office today to see if you're a candidate for chiropractic care.
Sources: Overdoing Acetaminophen. Harvard Health Publications, August 2009. www.health.harvard.edu; Acetaminophen is safe when used correctly, www.HealthLetter. MayoClinic.com, December 2009
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