Does Tylenol have any of the properties to treat inflamation in joints as does Advil ?

Answer 1

no.

Answer 2

I have a bottle of Tylenol Arthritis in my hands right now.
It is an Acetaminophen Extended Release Pain Reliever for the temporary relief of minor Arthritis pain... .Timed Released 650 mg........A friend put me on to it...I was taking celebrex . Got some relief, but hands and feet(especially) swelled up 2x size.
I went off celebrex and am now taking Tylenol Arthritis!! I feel so much better and can move better...Give it a try good luck

Answer 3

Call 1-877-TYLENOL
Tylenol is a pain reliever and a fever reducer.
Tylenol is used to treat many conditions such as headache, muscle aches, arthritis, backache, toothaches, colds, and fevers.
Paracetamol (INN) (IPA: [pærəˈsitəmɒl, -moʊl, -ˈsɛtə-]) or acetaminophen (USAN) (brand names Tylenol® in US and Panadol® in UK), is a common analgesic and antipyretic drug that is used for the relief of fever, headaches, and other minor aches and pains. Paracetamol is also useful in managing more severe pain, allowing lower dosages of additional NSAID or opioid analgesics to be used, so minimizing overall side-effects. It is a major ingredient in numerous cold and flu medications and many prescription analgesics. It is remarkably safe in recommended doses, but because of its wide availability, deliberate or accidental overdoses are fairly common.
The words acetaminophen and paracetamol both come from the chemical names for the compound: N-acetyl-para-aminophenol and para-acetyl-amino-phenol. In some contexts, it is shortened to apap, for N-acetyl-para-amino-phenol.
In 1963, paracetamol was added to the British Pharmacopoeia, and has gained popularity since then as an analgesic agent with few side-effects and little interaction with other pharmaceutical agents.
Paracetamol has long been suspected of having a similar mechanism of action to aspirin because of the similarity in structure. That is, it has been assumed that paracetamol acts by reducing production of prostaglandins, which are involved in the pain and fever processes, by inhibiting the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme.
However, there are important differences between the effects of aspirin and those of paracetamol. Prostaglandins participate in the inflammatory response, but paracetamol has no appreciable anti-inflammatory action. Furthermore, COX also produces thromboxanes, which aid in blood clotting — aspirin reduces blood clotting, but paracetamol does not. Finally, aspirin and the other NSAIDs commonly have detrimental effects on the stomach lining, where prostaglandins serve a protective role, but paracetamol is safe.
Some of the above description was taken from the Tylenol website. Ibuprofen (INN) (IPA: [ˈaɪbjuprofɛn]) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) widely marketed under various trademarks including Act-3, Advil, Brufen, Motrin, Nuprin, and Nurofen. It is used for relief of symptoms of arthritis, primary dysmenorrhoea, fever, and as an analgesic, especially where there is an inflammatory component. Ibuprofen was developed by the research arm of Boots Group.
So, if you ask if they are the same, the answer is no. Advil (Ibuprofen) is a true NSAID.

Answer 4

Advil and Ibprofen are better for that kind of stuff but you can take one then the other every 4 hours.... tylenol and advil that is

Answer 5

Tylenol is an analgesic (pain reliever) while Advil is an NSAID (Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug).

Answer 6

No. Tylenol, is only a pain reliever, and fever reducer. It is not an anti-inflammatory drug. Motrin, which is ibuprofen, would be another drug that would help reduce inflammation and swelling in the body.

Answer 7

Does Tylenol help inflammation (swelling)?
Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, has not been shown to reduce inflammation.
-this was taken from the Tylenol website.

Answer 8

Nope - but Motrin will help. That helped when I had a muscle spasm and my neck muscles were inflamed. (at least that was the doc told me to take)

Answer 9

Tylenol does not contain any anti inflammatory agent.

Answer 10

My doc says ADVIL is better for the joint problem and it works i think!

Answer 11

Nope. It is not an anti-inflammatory. It is a fever reducer and pain reliever.