Medically reviewed by Mary Jane Minkin, MD Gynecologist Mary Jane Minkin, MD, is a practicing gynecologist with a special interest in menopause. She is a North American Menopause Society-certified menopause clinician. She is also the co-director of the Sexuality, Intimacy and Menopause for Cancer...
Over-the-counter (OTC) pain medications are fairly safe and somewhat effective in moderation and work in different ways, so do experiment, but do it cautiously. There are four kinds: acetaminophen/paracetamol (Tylenol, Panadol), plus three non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs): aspirin (Ba...
Is Tylenol 3 a narcotic? Tylenol #3 is classified asa narcotic-analgesic combination. The term narcotic is used as a reference to opiates (which are drugs, like morphine, made from opium) and opioids (drugs like codeine, which have opiate-like effects). An analgesic is any drug designed to...
Since this is almost always just a viral infection and not a severe bacterial sinusitis, the best treatments are decongestants. Pseudoephedrine (sudafed) products in the Tylenol Cold/Bufferin Cold pills work well for 4-6 hours, as do the Robitussin combo syrups. There’s also the oxymetazolo...
I didn't think too much of it and took some tylenol and went to take a nap. By evening, I got worse and as I experienced a dull bodily ache, particularly along the back. I thought I was coming down with some kind of urinary tract infection. The pain got worse the next day. ...