Tylenol Migraine

All drugs are dangerous. Before a person suffering from migraine is a prescription medication, they should ask themselves the question: "Is it possible benefit worth the risk to take this medicine? William Osler, MD said: "The person who takes medicine must recover twice: once from the disease and once from the medicine." Unfortunately, this may be too true.

Dr. William Bennett, head of nephrology at Oregon Health Sciences University, estimates that OTC pain relievers, are responsible for less than 20% of the 125,000 cases of end stage renal disease in the United States.

Some medications have side effects that may be more serious than the painful headaches themselves. Aspirin can cause internal bleeding, or bleeding in the stomach. According to the December 1996 Issue of Health news and views to take Tylenol every four days increases the risk of liver damage by over 400%.

The main ingredient in pain relief in Tylenol is acetaminophen, which has been shown to cause liver disease. "Tylenol", as reported in Forbes magazine in January 1998, "can be very dangerous at doses not much greater" than the recommended dose. In 1989, Lacy Keele, a 5-year-old has made four extra strength tablets in one day, or twice what a child should receive. Overdose destroys the liver Lacy. In one week, she was dead. A jury found Tylenol to be a cause of his death.

There have been hundreds of deaths and serious injuries of the liver attributed to acetaminophen, the active ingredient of Tylenol, since the death of Lacy. The main reason for these deaths is because people tend to use TYLENOL occasionally. Think about it: You have a headache if you take some pills. The headache does not disappear if you take a little more. The difference between a correct dose and an overdose is so small that dangerous quantities can be easily swallowed accidentally. "No other prescription medication, has a narrower range between therapy and toxicity of acetaminophen, said Dr. William Lee, a professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

LF Keble, MD said: "Why would a patient swallow a poison because he is sick, or what would be a very sick?" And OW Holmes, MD, professor of medicine at Harvard University said "If all drugs in the world have been thrown into the sea, it would be bad for fish and good for humanity."

On September 29, 1996 Issue of the journal Los Angeles Times, it is known that ibuprofen kills thousands every year. Ibuprofen, the active ingredient in many pain relievers, including Advil, Motrin IB, Nuprin and is known as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). People who take NSAIDs like ibuprofen regularly to ease their chronic migraine are prone to gastric (stomach) disorders. Dr. James F. Fries, a leading expert in arthritis and professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, said that "there is an epidemic of adverse drug reactions to NSAIDs. The FDA estimates ranging from 10,000 to 20,000 deaths each year are the result severe bleeding caused by NSAIDs. It is a big problem. "

When you are taking medications to relieve migraine is always a good idea to read the label carefully. If you decide to take pain medication for your migraines be sure to follow the instructions. Using common sense can reduce your chances of experiencing side effects.