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ButterflyEffect · 3171 days ago · link · · parent · post: Should you take Tylenol, Advil, or aspirin for pain? Here's what the evidence says.
If only. I would love if any of these made a significant difference to me but maybe the caffeine trick will help. I doubt it though, I've been prescribed more potent pain relievers before and still didn't notice much of a difference in pain levels. Wonder what has caused my seeming tolerance to pain relievers.Like all good evidence-based medicine thinkers, Moore was able to provide a very practical answer: "If you’re talking about aspirin in doses of 500 to 1,000 mg or two tablets, 30 percent of people get relief from acute pain. For acetaminophen at doses of 500 to 1,000 mg, about 40 percent have a success. For ibuprofen, in its normal formulation at something around 400 mg or two tablets, about 50 percent have success."