The only issue with treating pain with paracetamol is that it does not work at all against the pain.
It works against fewer or maybe mild inflammation and what not ... but it does absolutely nothing with actual pain. It is placebo at best.
It works against fewer or maybe mild inflammation and what not ... but it does absolutely nothing with actual pain. It is placebo at best.
Neither paracetamol nor ibuprofen work by blocking pain. Depending on the type of pain and your physiology it can range from really effective to not at all.
I only take paracetamol, it works better than both ibuprofen and opioids for me. I know other people who have the exact opposite experience. There’s no absolute here.
I wish they dipyrone was sold here, but alas I can only get it when I travel abroad.
For mild stuff I use ibuprofen, if it gets worse, diclofenac works every time.
Soluble paracetamol literally turned the pain off like a switch - of course I was limited as to how much I could take, which I was careful to stick to but I was almost in tears waiting for the time to come where I could take more paracetamol.
So in some situations paracetamol can be an extremely effective painkiller.
Acetaminophen is like a wonder drug for me while ibuprofen doesn't seem to ever do anything for me.
Double blind placebo controlled trials have shown that acetaminophen/paracetamol is superior to a placebo at controlling pain.
I did not said it cures the root issue, frankly I dont care that much. I am taking it so that the pain stops and I can function normally.
Paracetamol does not stop pain/hurt. It is like taking nothing and just waiting. It may help with fewer or some such, but I am not taking Ibuprofen for fewer.