Paracetamol - is it a standard in your house?

[Mum2jenny]

I’ve just had my adult daughter here and I do not use paracetamol as it just isn’t my thing, I prefer ibuprofen.
What standard painkillers do the rest of you use and keep in your house?
I do keep baby paracetamol, but not adult doses.

Paracetamol makes me nauseous for some reason so I only ever take ibuprofen or naproxen.

Both (and others) as they do different jobs.

Oh and antihistamines and dh and I take them most days and dc sadly have my allergies so I buy in bulk.

The daughter could take the calpol but would have to chug a fair amount to get an adult dose - feel like you’d probably feel quite sick!

I keep both in the house as they are different painkillers that work in different ways, so they get used depending on what type of pain a family member has.

Would find it odd for someone not to have any in.

we have about 6 full packets of paracetamol floating around perhaps more. And then about 4 or 5 packets of ibuprofen.

Ibuprofen isn’t a painkiller, though, it’s an anti-inflammatory. It’s also no good for cold and flu or bringing down a temperature.

I have both.

I have a full medicine bag full of many other medications from diarrhea relief to indigestion and migraine. I'm all about the drugs!

We have ibuprofen, acetaminophen, aspirin, and naproxen sodium.

I used to have different types including ibuprofen as that was husband's go to. Until.he developed an anaphylaxis allergy out of the blue to it and had to be saved by A&E And spend a couple of days in hospital. We don't get it in anymore.

It's not a very nice drug, no idea why it's sold over the counter

Nurofen is great for bringing a temperature down. Is that different to ibuprofen?

I have both because it's the only thing that will stamp on a migraine when I feel one coming on.

Yes it's always in the cupboard in case of period pain, headaches etc.

I can't take ibuprofen as it does irritate my stomach and give me heartburn. But it's a great anti inflammatory if you can stomach it (no pun intended).

My dad used to love a couple of paracetamol. My mum used to go to get us one for a cold/headache and find empty packets and roll her eyes and shout "your father's ate them all " 😄.

My favourite one was going to the sweet shop (penny sweet shop) and my mum calling to my dad "what do you want Malcolm, quarter of paracetamol?" 😂

I always have aspirin and paracetamol. I get bad headaches and take them both at the same time when I feel it coming on, it's the only thing that stops it.

Dh is on blood thinners so can only take paracetamol.

I think I would find it odd that a house didn’t have any paracetamol as a visitor.

We keep both in, DH prefers ibuprofen, I can’t take any anti-inflammatory so have to stick to paracetamol or codeine if something stronger is needed (but this effects my bowels too, so last resort).

For the teens, it depends what’s wrong on what I would offer them.

I can't take ibuprofen or aspirin so the only non prescription medication we have is paracetamol

Paracetamol is slightly safer than Ibuprofen, in that it's contraindicated for fewer people (people with certain preexisting conditions such as kidney or chronic intestinal problems shouldn't take ibuprofen without specialist advice - people with liver issues have to avoid / be very careful with both paracetamol and ibuprofen).

Ibuprofen is anti-inflammatory though so useful for a broader spectrum of causes of pain - for example Ibuprofen is more useful for a sprain.

Sometimes both can be combined for high fever or bad pain but obviously cautiously.

We always have both in, mainly just in case someone has a fever that doesn't come down/ pain that returns before the four hours minimum between doses of one or the other, but obviously don't generally resort to combining.

I rebuy if we only have a few of one or the other left, as with anything.

We always have both. Different ones for different things.

Yes, I've looked it up and ibuprofen is a painkiller that also reduces fever.

I always have both in the cupboard and my handbag. Osteoarthritis in right knee. I have just had a steroid injection into my knee so haven't needed to take any lately but still have them available.
Dh doesn't take painkillers as he takes 9 pills a day for his various ailments😂. It's no fun this getting older.

Always have paracetamol and ibuprofen in. Sometimes co codamol. I tended to take ibuprofen over paracetamol previously (DH the opposite) but I now have prescribed naproxen so I take that instead. We keep calpol and nurofen kids liquid as well because we have kids.

Why do they alternate between them in hospital then when children have temperatures and / or pain?

I’m prone to headaches that will turn into migraines if I don’t catch them with painkillers early. As such I have a few packets of paracetamol dotted around the house and in a couple of handbags. Another packet at work. Probably have to take them once a week normally but in the couple of days up to my period and on the first 2-3 days, I might have to take them repeatedly.

Nurofen is simply a brand name for the ibuprofen drug - exactly the same thing.

We always have both in, and use both/either depending on cause or whether we've eaten (tend to try and avoid ibuprofen on an empty stomach)

Please please for those who favour ibuprofen, consider the long term risks

As Someone who is due their second kidney transplant soon, my kidney doctor calls ibuprofen the devils drug

its ok in small doses but can cause stomach and kidney issues and if you have untreated high blood pressure or something you are unaware of, it can kill your kidneys (take it from me!!)

Paracetamol is generally considered safer and although can affect the liver, I don’t think there are any proven side effects from using it frequently the same way there is with ibuprofen