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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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 Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:14 am Post subject: Tylenol vs. Aspirin |
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Tlylylenol!
Advil_*_ |
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jessiaka
Joined: 07 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:16 am Post subject: |
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Pfffft to both, they're crap. Unless it's T3.
Advil Liqui-Gels all the way! |
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: I love baby!
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:33 am Post subject: |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:08 am Post subject: |
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Glorious thread idea, William.
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Paracetamol has long been suspected of having a similar mechanism of action to aspirin because of the similarity in structure. That is, it has been assumed that paracetamol acts by reducing production of prostaglandins, which are involved in the pain and fever processes, by inhibiting the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme.
However, there are important differences between the effects of aspirin and those of paracetamol. Prostaglandins participate in the inflammatory response, but paracetamol has no appreciable anti-inflammatory action. Furthermore, COX also produces thromboxanes, which aid in blood clotting � aspirin reduces blood clotting, but paracetamol does not. Finally, aspirin and the other NSAIDs commonly have detrimental effects on the stomach lining, where prostaglandins serve a protective role, but paracetamol is safe.
Indeed, while aspirin acts as an irreversible inhibitor of COX and directly blocks the enzyme's active site, paracetamol indirectly blocks COX, and that this blockade is ineffective in the presence of peroxides.[2] This might explain why paracetamol is effective in the central nervous system and in endothelial cells but not in platelets and immune cells which have high levels of peroxides. |
Thanks Wikipedia.
I met a space alien last weekend who told me he's never taken any kind of painkiller in his life. Wow. |
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krats1976
Joined: 14 May 2003
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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For what?
Actually, I never use either. It's Excedrin for headaches & off-brand Ibuprofin for everything else. |
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pdxsteve
Joined: 29 Sep 2004
Location: Bundang
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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For what?
Actually, I never use either. It's Excedrin for headaches & off-brand Ibuprofin for everything else. |
Excedrin is just a mixture of acetaminophen (Tylenol) and asprin, with a little caffeine thrown in for some reason. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Codeine, failing that Paracetemol .... |
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krats1976
Joined: 14 May 2003
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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| pdxsteve wrote: |
| krats1976 wrote: |
For what?
Actually, I never use either. It's Excedrin for headaches & off-brand Ibuprofin for everything else. |
Excedrin is just a mixture of acetaminophen (Tylenol) and asprin, with a little caffeine thrown in for some reason. |
OK, then I'll vote for Tylenol. 
I couldn't really care less what's in it. All I care is that it works... even for my migraines. |
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T-dot
Joined: 16 May 2004
Location: bundang
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Pyongshin Sangja wrote: |
| T-Dot all the way. |
huh? |
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