Really? I get headaches semi-frequently and my first line of defense is ibuprofen, I use acetaminophen sporadically as a last resort

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sfn42 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

I take both. 500-1000mg acetaminophen, 200-400mg ibuprofen. Usually helps for headaches which I get frequently. I only take them for the worst headaches though, so probably once every couple of weeks on average.

	▲	ac2u 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah if I need to I take both also. In addition I be sure to have a caffeinated drink also as caffeine has been shown to both speed the absorption and boost the efficacy (5-10%) of paracetemol over a multi hour period. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17442681/

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dncornholio 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Why? Does ibuprofen work better? It's bad for your stomach walls.

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amalcon 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

For inflammatory pain (most headaches, most pain from injuries), ibuprofen absolutely works better. For migraines, neither works at all on its own -- though ibuprofen plus caffeine (I generally drink tea) does a little. For overexertion aches and cramps, or fevers, I think either is generally fine.

	▲	SirMaster 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		>For inflammatory pain (most headaches, most pain from injuries), ibuprofen absolutely works better. Unfortunately, for me ibuprofen doesn't seme to help at all with any of these. Like I understand that my pain are often inflammatory based, and i try ibuprofen, but the pain doesn't dull at all even if I take 800mg etc... I take 1000mg acetaminophen and boom my pain is vastly reduced...

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SkyeCA 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Does ibuprofen work better?

In my experience it works far better at managing headaches/migraines.

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pixl97 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

There seems to be some percentage of people that acetaminophen seems to do very little for. Ibuprofen has a much more pronounced effect, to the point that I take it at half it's recommended dosage.