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What is Acetaminophen?

Acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) is one of the most commonly used analgesics (pain relievers) in Western medicine. Widely available either by itself or in cold and flu remedies, it is used to relieve aches and pains on an as-needed basis.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients Efficacy	# of patients evaluated by
Pain	114	20
Headaches	14	1
Other	10	1
Fibromyalgia	9	1
Body Aches	7	0
Support another treatment	5	1
Joint pain with stiffness	4	3
Insomnia	4	3
Migraine	3	0
Headaches and neck pain	3	1
Migraine Headaches	3	0
Pain throughout body	2	1
it was for pain and sleep aid	2	1
muscle pain, legs, tendons, ankles, hands, wrist and lower arms	2	1
Fever	1	0
Augmentation	1	1
headache	1	1
Breakthrough pain	1	0
General health	1	0
Disc prolaps	1	0
MPS Myofascial pain syndrome	1	0
to alternate with relefen	1	0
I only take tylenol and Xyrem now The xyrem treats the daytime sleepiness as well as alpha intrusion at night, hopefully this helps restore my muscles as I did not have deep sleep ever.	1	0
FM pain and insomnia	1	0
Muscle pain	1	0
joint pain, headaches	1	0

See all 26 reasons taken ▼

See all 193 patients currently taking Acetaminophen

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	2	7%
Moderate	2	7%
Mild	8	27%
None	18	60%

Most commonly reported side effects

Rebound headaches	2	29%	1 0 2
Stomach pain	1	14%	0 1 0
Liver impairment (chronic)	1	14%	0 0 1
Liver problems possible	1	14%	1 0 0
Restlessness	1	14%	0 1 0
Groggy in morning	1	14%	0 1 0

Mild
Moderate
Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Acetaminophen. See all 57 dosages ►

1000mg-50mg/30mL as needed	1000 mg all the time (24/7)	1000 mg as needed	1000mg as needed	1250mg as needed	1300 mg all the time (24/7)	1300 mg as needed	1300mg as needed	1500 mg as needed	1 g all the time (24/7)	1g as needed	2000 mg all the time (24/7)	2 325mg as needed	2 500mg/15mL as needed	2 500mg as needed	2 650mg as needed	2 80mg/0.8mL as needed	2other as needed	325mg as needed	3 500mg/15mL as needed	3 500mg as needed	4 80mg as needed	500 mg as needed	500mg as needed	650 mg all the time (24/7)	650mg as needed	80mg as needed	as needed	2 mg daily	2 other daily	6 other daily	16 other daily	150 mg daily	160 mg daily	256 other daily	2 x 1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL weekly	325 mg daily	500 mg daily	600 mg daily	650 mg daily	1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily	1000 mg daily	2 x 500 mg/15 mL daily	1300 mg daily	1950 mg daily	2000 mg daily	2 x 1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily	4 x 500 mg/15 mL daily	2600 mg daily	3000 mg daily	3 x 1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily	6 x 500 mg/15 mL daily	3250 mg daily	3900 mg daily	4000 mg daily	5000 mg daily	6000 mg daily
3	1	2	4	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	5	3	28	14	1	1	4	1	3	1	4	14	3	7	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	6	1	5	4	12	1	10	4	4	3	1	9	5	1	1	1	2	5	1	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Acetaminophen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	8	40%
Doctor's advice	5	25%
Side effects too severe	4	20%
Other	3	15%
Course of treatment ended	2	10%
Personal research	1	5%

See all 19 patients who’ve stopped taking Acetaminophen

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Currently Taking Acetaminophen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	6	7	18	32	65

Stopped Taking Acetaminophen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
2	2	2	4	0	9

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	17	57%
Usually	6	20%
Sometimes	7	23%
Never	0	0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	1	3%
Somewhat	1	3%
A little	6	20%
Not at all	22	73%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	0	0%
$25-49	2	7%
< $25	20	67%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 30 patient evaluations

hskiles

Sex: F

Pain: None

Fatigue: Little

Sleep: Little

Stiffness: None

function: Most

external_stress: Some

Stickman: none

Description:F30y

FM:2y Dx

CFS:5y Dx

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hskiles

2 325mg as needed

since Mar 10, 2009
Efficacy Slight for Pain
Side Effects None
See full evaluation

debburdsall

Sex: F

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Most

Stickman: all

Description:F49y

FM:15y Dx

CFS:?y

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debburdsall

3 500mg as needed

since Apr 30, 2009
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects None
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kbc

Sex: F

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: Most

function: Some

external_stress: Little

Stickman: most

Description:F59y

FM:15y Dx

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kbc

as needed

since Dec 08, 2008
Efficacy None for Support another treatment
Side Effects Mild
See full evaluation

See all 30 patient evaluations

Report created on March 18, 2010.

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Acetaminophen Treatment Report

What is Acetaminophen?

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Side Effects

Dosages

Stop Reasons

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Patient Evaluations

See all 30 patient evaluations

Forum

1000mg-50mg/30mL as needed	1000 mg all the time (24/7)	1000 mg as needed	1000mg as needed	1250mg as needed	1300 mg all the time (24/7)	1300 mg as needed	1300mg as needed	1500 mg as needed	1 g all the time (24/7)	1g as needed	2000 mg all the time (24/7)	2 325mg as needed	2 500mg/15mL as needed	2 500mg as needed	2 650mg as needed	2 80mg/0.8mL as needed	2other as needed	325mg as needed	3 500mg/15mL as needed	3 500mg as needed	4 80mg as needed	500 mg as needed	500mg as needed	650 mg all the time (24/7)	650mg as needed	80mg as needed	as needed	2 mg daily	2 other daily	6 other daily	16 other daily	150 mg daily	160 mg daily	256 other daily	2 x 1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL weekly	325 mg daily	500 mg daily	600 mg daily	650 mg daily	1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily	1000 mg daily	2 x 500 mg/15 mL daily	1300 mg daily	1950 mg daily	2000 mg daily	2 x 1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily	4 x 500 mg/15 mL daily	2600 mg daily	3000 mg daily	3 x 1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily	6 x 500 mg/15 mL daily	3250 mg daily	3900 mg daily	4000 mg daily	5000 mg daily	6000 mg daily
3	1	2	4	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	5	3	28	14	1	1	4	1	3	1	4	14	3	7	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	6	1	5	4	12	1	10	4	4	3	1	9	5	1	1	1	2	5	1	1

1000mg-50mg/30mL as needed	1000 mg all the time (24/7)	1000 mg as needed	1000mg as needed	1250mg as needed	1300 mg all the time (24/7)	1300 mg as needed	1300mg as needed	1500 mg as needed	1 g all the time (24/7)	1g as needed	2000 mg all the time (24/7)	2 325mg as needed	2 500mg/15mL as needed	2 500mg as needed	2 650mg as needed	2 80mg/0.8mL as needed	2other as needed	325mg as needed	3 500mg/15mL as needed	3 500mg as needed	4 80mg as needed	500 mg as needed	500mg as needed	650 mg all the time (24/7)	650mg as needed	80mg as needed	as needed	2 mg daily	2 other daily	6 other daily	16 other daily	150 mg daily	160 mg daily	256 other daily	2 x 1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL weekly	325 mg daily	500 mg daily	600 mg daily	650 mg daily	1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily	1000 mg daily	2 x 500 mg/15 mL daily	1300 mg daily	1950 mg daily	2000 mg daily	2 x 1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily	4 x 500 mg/15 mL daily	2600 mg daily	3000 mg daily	3 x 1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily	6 x 500 mg/15 mL daily	3250 mg daily	3900 mg daily	4000 mg daily	5000 mg daily	6000 mg daily
3	1	2	4	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	5	3	28	14	1	1	4	1	3	1	4	14	3	7	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	6	1	5	4	12	1	10	4	4	3	1	9	5	1	1	1	2	5	1	1

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Acetaminophen Treatment Report

What is Acetaminophen?

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Side Effects

Dosages

Stop Reasons

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼ Adherence, Burden & Cost Hide details ▲

Patient Evaluations

See all 30 patient evaluations

Forum

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

1000mg-50mg/30mL as needed	1000 mg all the time (24/7)	1000 mg as needed	1000mg as needed	1250mg as needed	1300 mg all the time (24/7)	1300 mg as needed	1300mg as needed	1500 mg as needed	1 g all the time (24/7)	1g as needed	2000 mg all the time (24/7)	2 325mg as needed	2 500mg/15mL as needed	2 500mg as needed	2 650mg as needed	2 80mg/0.8mL as needed	2other as needed	325mg as needed	3 500mg/15mL as needed	3 500mg as needed	4 80mg as needed	500 mg as needed	500mg as needed	650 mg all the time (24/7)	650mg as needed	80mg as needed	as needed	2 mg daily	2 other daily	6 other daily	16 other daily	150 mg daily	160 mg daily	256 other daily	2 x 1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL weekly	325 mg daily	500 mg daily	600 mg daily	650 mg daily	1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily	1000 mg daily	2 x 500 mg/15 mL daily	1300 mg daily	1950 mg daily	2000 mg daily	2 x 1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily	4 x 500 mg/15 mL daily	2600 mg daily	3000 mg daily	3 x 1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily	6 x 500 mg/15 mL daily	3250 mg daily	3900 mg daily	4000 mg daily	5000 mg daily	6000 mg daily
3	1	2	4	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	5	3	28	14	1	1	4	1	3	1	4	14	3	7	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	6	1	5	4	12	1	10	4	4	3	1	9	5	1	1	1	2	5	1	1