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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	# of patients evaluated by
Pain	247	39
Other	86	12
Headaches	40	7
General health	24	1
Support another treatment	22	3
Insomnia	16	2
Fibromyalgia	9	1
Leg pain (both)	8	2
Body Aches	6	0
Awakening due to pain	6	1
Back pain	6	2
Fever	5	0
General pain	4	1
Arthritis	4	0
Joint pain, stiffness	4	2
Migraine Headaches	3	0
Frequent Headaches	3	1
Mobility	2	0
Flu-like symptoms	2	1
full body pain	2	0
Aches and pains	2	1
Knee pain (both)	2	0
Abdominal pain	2	1
Restless sleep	2	1
Disc prolaps	1	0
Fatigue	1	0
Pain, arm	1	0
pain mgmt.	1	0
headache	1	0
chills and fever	1	0
painful aching burns	1	0
Augmentation	1	1
Pain, lower back	1	0
headache	1	0
Breakthrough pain	1	0
Support other treatment	1	0
Earache	1	0
muscle pain, legs, tendons, ankles, hands, wrist and lower arms	1	0
insomnia due to daytime sleeping	1	0
to alternate with relefen	1	0
overexertion precipitated relapse	1	0
Pain, eyes	1	0
Inflammation	1	0
Joints ache, whole body	1	0
Mild pain	1	0
Osteoarthritis (OA)	1	1
Migraine	1	0
disease-related symptoms	1	0
Betaseron Symptoms	1	0
Neuroprotective	1	0
Sensation	1	0
Optic neuritis (inflammation, optic nerve)	1	0
Neurological protectant	1	0
headaches during pregnancy	1	0
Taking with Rebif shot	1	0
pain and discomfort	1	0
interferon side-effects	1	0
slow als	1	0
Sexual dysfunction	1	0
avoid side affects of betaseron	1	1
Neck Pain	1	0
Tension Headaches	1	0
general muscle achiness	1	0
Pain, hand	1	0
joint pain	1	0
joint pain, headaches	1	0

See all 66 reasons taken ▼

See all 512 patients currently taking Acetaminophen

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	1	1%
Moderate	4	6%
Mild	3	4%
None	64	89%

Most commonly reported side effects

liver problems possible	3	4%
Liver impairment (chronic)	2	3%
Stomach ache	2	3%
Rebound headache	1	1%
Morning grogginess if taken > 10pm	1	1%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 5 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Acetaminophen. See all 111 dosages ►

1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL as needed	1000mg-50mg/30mL as needed	1000 mg all the time (24/7)	1000 mg as needed	1000mg as needed	1200mg as needed	1300 mg all the time (24/7)	1300 mg as needed	1500 mg as needed	150mg as needed	160mg as needed	1 g all the time (24/7)	1g as needed	2000 mg all the time (24/7)	2000 mg as needed	200 mg as needed	200mg as needed	20 mg as needed	2 325mg as needed	2 500mg/15mL as needed	2 500mg as needed	250mg as needed	260mg as needed	2 650mg as needed	2 80mg/0.8mL as needed	2 80mg as needed	2 as needed	2mg as needed	2other as needed	300mg as needed	325 mg all the time (24/7)	325 mg as needed	325mg as needed	3 500mg/15mL as needed	3 500mg as needed	400mg as needed	40mg as needed	4 325mg as needed	440mg as needed	4 500mg as needed	4 650mg as needed	4 80mg as needed	500 mg all the time (24/7)	500 mg as needed	500mg as needed	500mg monthly	600mcg as needed	6 500mg as needed	650 mg all the time (24/7)	650 mg as needed	650mg as needed	665mg as needed	6 mg as needed	80 mg as needed	80mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	3 g	2 mg daily	3 other daily	80 mg weekly	16 other daily	1000 mg every other week	500 mg weekly	75 mg daily	80 mg/0.8 mL daily	80 mg daily	100 g daily	100 mg daily	1000 mg weekly	150 mg daily	160 mg daily	200 mg daily	1500 mg weekly	240 mg daily	250 mg daily	256 other daily	320 mg daily	4 x 80 mg/0.8 mL daily	325 mg daily	350 mg daily	3000 mg weekly	1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily	500 mg/15 mL daily	500 mg daily	500 mg one time	600 mg daily	650 mg daily	975 mg daily	1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily	1000 mg daily	1000 mg one time	2 x 500 mg/15 mL daily	1300 mg daily	1500 mg daily	3 x 500 mg/15 mL daily	1950 mg daily	2000 mg daily	2 x 1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily	4 x 500 mg/15 mL daily	2400 mg daily	2600 mg daily	3000 mg daily	3 x 1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily	3250 mg daily	3500 mg daily	3900 mg daily	4000 mg daily	4500 mg daily	6000 mg daily
2	5	2	7	23	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	15	4	75	1	1	19	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	7	2	8	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	11	54	1	1	1	2	4	11	1	1	1	2	7	4	10	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	6	1	1	4	1	6	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	3	1	2	23	1	2	10	1	5	24	1	2	14	2	1	6	11	7	1	1	6	8	1	1	1	4	6	1	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Acetaminophen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	25	33%
Did not seem to work	19	25%
Doctor's advice	13	17%
Course of treatment ended	11	15%
Side effects too severe	5	7%
Not indicated	5	7%
Personal research	4	5%

See all 73 patients who’ve stopped taking Acetaminophen

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Acetaminophen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
2	10	15	80	60	122

Stopped Taking Acetaminophen

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
8	10	13	12	6	24

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	34	47%
Usually	24	33%
Sometimes	13	18%
Never	1	1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	2	3%
Somewhat	1	1%
A little	9	13%
Not at all	60	83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	1	1%
$25-49	2	3%
< $25	50	69%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 72 patient evaluations

HopeLives

Sex: F

Flare-up: Moderate

Sensation: None

Overall: Mild

Cognition: none

Vision: moderate

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate

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HopeLives

since Aug 18, 2008
Efficacy Major for Support another treatment
Side Effects None
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stargeek

Sex: M

Depression: 1

Emotional: 1

Compulsion: 1

Anxiety: 1

Mania: 1

Physical: 1

External Stress: Severe

40 M

Function: High

Distress: Low

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stargeek

2 500mg as needed

since Jul 07, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Headaches
Side Effects None
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jmlasorsa

Sex: F

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: moderate

Chest: mild

Legs: moderate

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jmlasorsa

500mg monthly

since Aug 18, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects None
See full evaluation

See all 72 patient evaluations

Forum

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Report created on November 23, 2009.

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2	5	2	7	23	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	15	4	75	1	1	19	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	7	2	8	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	11	54	1	1	1	2	4	11	1	1	1	2	7	4	10	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	6	1	1	4	1	6	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	3	1	2	23	1	2	10	1	5	24	1	2	14	2	1	6	11	7	1	1	6	8	1	1	1	4	6	1	1

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