tylenol or ibuprofen?

Question

which do u prefer?

Answer 1

You can actually take both, this is a regimine usually prescribed for small children with fever but it can help with pain as well... You can take Tylenol every 8 hours and Ibuprophen every 6, staggering them. So take IBP, then two hours later take Tylenol. Don't exceed 4 grams of Tylenol in 24 hours or take it for extended periods of time at high doses, as it can damage your liver. Same with IBP, as it can damage your stomach.

Answer 2

It depends on what you are using the medication for. If you are using it for fever, tylenol is best. If you are using it for pain or inflamation, Ibuprofen is what is best and what you will be given by a doctor.
With that being said, you can actually take both medications because they are different types of drugs.
We often use both in the ER especially when someone has a high fever. It works really well for children who have high fevers. you start first with tylenol and if that doesn't work after about 45 minutes, you could give a dose of Ibuprofen.

Answer 3

Ibuprofen

Answer 4

Tylenol. Ibuprofen gives me severe stomach pains.

Answer 5

Tylenol for headaches, ibuprofen for muscle aches since it has a better anti inflammatory effect.

Answer 6

Tylenol helps with pain but is not an anti-inflammatory, ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory and will bring swelling down and reduce fluid in joints thus reducing pain. It depends on why you need it tho.

Answer 7

I cant use them
Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 8

For me, Tylenol is good for a headache. Ibuprofen is good for joint aches and cramps. Don't take them together.

Answer 9

Ibuprofen works better for me.

Answer 10

I think Ibuprofen works the best for headaches, and general pain management.