Dh moaning at me for taking paracetomal

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I suffer with bad headaches/possible migraines. To be very clear, I get regular eye tests, I’m not concerned. I’m not dehydrated. My headaches seem to be hormonal and always come around the time before my totm. I can’t just suffer the headaches because they get very bad and make me feel nauseous.

I might take probably 6-10 paracetamol spread over 2-3 days during a time when I’m having headache's which would be once a month or less.

Dh keeps saying that I’m adducted to painkillers, he’s worried how many tablets I’m taking, I shouldn’t be taking them, saying “oh my god “ comments if I buy a box of paracetamol in the supermarket shop, making stupid comments asking if I need tablets even when I haven’t said I’ve got a headache or anything.

Dh also refuses to take paracetamol himself even if he’s in pain or has a fever.

Aibu to think he is being ridiculous?

That's a completely normal amount of painkillers once a month. Your husband is being a dick. Does he want you to suffer?

Paracetamol isn't addictive

Well, he a bit thick. Paracetamol is not addictive.

Some people can become addicted to the habit of taking it, but it is not itself an addictive substance. You are clearly not addicted to the habit of taking it if you only take it once a month during a hormonal headache.

He really is just a bit thick.

I’d be telling him to fuck off, and to keep his opinions to himself until he gets himself a uterus and experiences periods and all the horrible associated side effects.

I take sumatriptan now for migraines / hormonal headaches. 1 sumatriptan, with 1 naproxen (an anti inflammatory), with 2 paracetamol. Sorts it right out. Maybe worth a GP trip if they are recurring as I was amazed how much other treatments there are.

Your DH doesn't get these headaches. Maybe he likes pain, who cares, he's not you.

Yes, he’s being completely ridiculous. As long as you’re not exceeding the recommended dose, you’re fine.
I also can’t stand people who martyr themselves when in pain (my husband can be a bit like that 🤯). Like why wouldn’t you take something which will make you feel better?
Youre not being unreasonable.
are there other areas in your life that he extends such control?

DH is a dick.

If you have migraines rather than headaches I would ask a pharamist for alternative meds as paracetomol isn’t always the most effective.

I take paracetamol everyday because I get an afternoon headache everyday. Likewise Dh would sit and suffer refusing any pain killers but that’s on him. I put mine down to stress because I have a stressful job and a stressful child. I probably take the same as you and not addicted just not willing to suffer.
He wouldn’t comment on it though and will happily get me some if I have a headache.

He’s an absolute nobhead.
paracetamol is not addictive. It’s extremely safe as long as you don’t exceed the recommended dosage.
Tell him to fuck if and stop being a control freak.

Just tell him to fuck off and mind his own business?

Yet again another man dismissing a woman’s pain as minor, as though we don’t know our own bodies and pain threshold.

Has he got rampant health anxiety by any chance? My DH is like this - won’t take any medication at all (and consequently always moaning about aches and pains and having a cold).

Does he understand that addiction’s only an issue with certain types of painkillers, that you can’t get in the supermarket?

You have my sympathies, OP - living with an anxious person who projects all his weird control stuff onto you is a real drag.

YANBU

My paracetamol use is very similar.
It works, so I will continue to use.

People who profess to prefer not using painkillers are just daft in my opinion.
Why suffer if you don't have to?

Also just to add you can get anti emetics for the nausea aspect as well.

I also find taking multivitamins in the week running up and making sure I get enough sleep helps.

All of the above!

And the female pain threshold is lower just before your period as well. Another reason for him to fuck off.

Is it 6-10 tablets or 6-10 doses?

Over two or three days that doesn't sound too bad.

I am a migraine sufferer and take two paracetamol tablets and two ibuprofen tablets whenever an attack starts. And maybe one or two ibuprofens a few hours later if I still feel groggy.

So that's 4-6 tablets each time. Sometimes I can get three migraines a week, (although sometimes I'll go 4 months without one). Definitely no addiction here

Tell him he's a fucking pain and you wish there was a tablet that worked to get rid of him.

Your husband is ridiculous but you might find migraine specific prescription medication more effective.

Well rebound headaches from excessive use of paracetamol/Ibuprofen are a very real thing, so maybe he's vaguely aware of that and incorrectly thinking that's what's going on for you. His concern is fine, but the moany communication is just unpleasant.

He's not a doctor or your health care provider so he can just stfu with his (dumb AF) opinion on your migraine and pain management.

Has he been listening to the whackos blaming Tylenol for autism?

6-10 tablets, so 3-5 doses over a few days. Sometimes one dose is enough to see off the headache but other times it keeps coming back so I might take more doses over a few days.

I’ve just snapped at him and told him to shut up about it. I asked him if he’d prefer if I just suffered the headaches but he had no answer.

He seems to think that paracetomal are some kind of serious class A illegal substance.

I’m glad I’m not the only one that thinks it’s a perfectly reasonable amount of tablets to take.

I probably should go to the doctors about getting something more suitable.

I’d tell him to shut the fuck up.

your body your choice, if he wants to suffer headaches etc then that’s up to him.

my dh doesn’t take paracetamol either, well that was until he broke his foot and needed pain relief. He was in so much pain he had to take paracetamol and cocodamol, stopped them after a few does as they are addictive. Still takes paracetamol 3 years down the line as still in pain at times.

Jfc, tell him to get a bloody grip.

or send him my way and I’ll tell him.

Oh my god. Please don’t tell me he’s influenced by RFK or any of the rest of those grifters?

He’s being an utter twat in any case.

Paracetamol is a fantastic medicine. Cheap, non addictive and good at its job. Of course there are dangers if you take too much but you don’t.

I would be very unhappy at my DH passing judgement on my perfectly reasonable health/medical decisions.