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"One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small..."

Anonymous — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:56:46 -0800

I'm beginning to feel like I am taking too many pills. Should I be?....I know YANMD/YANAD. I've been on Vyvanse for about a year, birth control (quasense) and have just started on Zoloft. I also use a prescription shampoo and a prescription scalp solution for skin issues. My GP also believes I have Gilbert's syndrome.

I've seen conflicting articles on if it is okay to take Vyvanse and Zoloft together and feel like now there is just too many chemicals in the mix.

Also, the zoloft is making me clench my jaw (happened when I started the vyvanse too). I am fairly certain it will resolve itself as my body gets used to the new medicine, but in the meantime, my jaw is so sore and I have a massive headache from clenching my jaw. I would love to take a tylenol or something as I have spent the last 24 hours in tremendous pain (I can still function, but it is like trying to work/drive/cook while someone is driving thumbtacks into the back of your head), but I have also seen scary articles on taking vyvanse/aspirin & zoloft/aspirin & having GS/aspirin.

I'm going to call the doctor in the morning re the teeth clenching/headaches.

But I am hoping maybe someone else here has gone through a similar experience and could share their peals of wisdom:

Am I being paranoid about too many drugs in my body?

What's a good alternative to Tylenol, aspirin, Aleve, etc., that won't tear up my stomach?

kittens for breakfast — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:45:44 -0800

What's a good alternative to Tylenol, aspirin, Aleve, etc., that won't tear up my stomach? I'm sure this question's been asked before, but I'm not finding anything very specific -- if I'm wrong, please direct me there, and I'll happily go. Anyway, all of the above mentioned drugs tend to upset my stomach a lot, which is problematic on account of how I get brutal headaches now and then. The choice between a headache and a stomachache is one I'd as soon not to have to make on a regular basis -- I'd prefer to just, you know, not feel sick. Any advice?

Why am I allergic to Tylenol?

birdlady — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:45:28 -0800

Why am I allergic to tylenol (all its forms: tylenol cold, tylenol allergy, regualr tylenol, etc.), but I am not allergic to other medicines including acetaminophen? I am ridiculously allergic to Tylenol. It makes my hands the the bottoms of my feet swell, itch and burn. I also get a hive-like rash on my arms, my tongue swells and itches and my lips swell and burn.

It took me a long time to discover the tylenol allergy because I always took tylenol for pain and never had any trouble. A few years ago, I started noticing the rash/swelling at what I thought was random times. I finally realized tylenol was causing it. It may or may not be relevant that at about this same time, I also became allergic to antibiotics I used to be able to take with no trouble).

I have no plans to take tylenol anymore, in fact every time I forget and take it, the reaction gets worse, so I am not looking for advice on minimizing the reaction. However, I am curious why I have this reaction to tylenol and no other otc pain medicine with the same active ingredient. Any ideas? Anyone else allergic to Tylenol?

A little bit of intestinal bleeding isn't so bad, is it?

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 08:14:56 -0800

Lexapro and headaches, tylenol just ain't cutting it. Would it really be so bad if I took aspirin or other NSAIDs? I was started in Lexapro about a month and a half ago for anxiety, and it seems to have worked wonders. EXCEPT I get headaches all the time, and I was told by the doctor to avoid NSAIDs (Aspirin, ibuprofin, et al). The headaches have always been there, (from my allergies, usually) but before I could take aspirin to clear them up. Now, with tylenol as my only option, they don't go away. Will it be SO horrible to take aspirin or ibuprofin on lexapro? Any other lexapro users experience with this?

Is it OK to break Tylenol in half?

autojack — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 17:42:11 -0800

I seem to have accumulated a stock of "extra strength" Tylenol, when often my headaches and other pains really only call for "minimum strength." I don't want to just pop a 500 mg Tylenol whenever I hurt - is it ok to break these in half to get a lower dose?

What's the best nighttime cold remedy?

grumblebee — Wed, 28 Apr 2004 08:52:55 -0800

Tylenol? Contact? Advil? Who makes the best nighttime cold remedy? I haven't slept for three nights because of my running nose and cough. UGH!