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Nursie 87 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Acetaminophen vs. ibuprofen

Interesting.

I guess it tracks with personal experience. I find Paracetamol is OK for fevers/generic cold symptoms but absolutely useless for a headache, Ibuprofen is the only thing that shifts them.

Well it's the only thing that shifts them now I'm in a country where I can't buy soluble aspirin and codeine OTC.

rustyhancock 87 days ago [–]

I end up using paracetamol often for pain because it's what's to hand.

What annoys me is that so many people have your experience and are effectively gaslit about the fact it seems to often perform so poorly.

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