which OTC painkiller works best for you?

[grasswire]

aspirin? tylenol or generic? ibuprofen?

Do tell.

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. Excedrin Migraine or Excedrin Tension headache.

I am glad I stockpiled the 3 packs from Sam's. I don't care if there has been a recall. I'm still using them because I can tell the difference between Excedrin and another pill (if they were mixed up) and a few busted pills is nothing to worry about. That was just about the dumbest recall ever.

[Incitatus]

3. Excedrin nt

[grasswire]

6. according to wikipedia

excedrine contains acetominephen, aspirin, and caffeine.

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. Yes, it does. And it is awesome.

[begin_within]

33. That reminds me of "Easin' Powder"

which seems to be sold in the Deep South of the U.S., and only at gas stations and convenience stores. Maybe drug stores too, I never went in one there. But it's a packet just like a packet of sugar, but it contains aspirin, acetaminophen, caffeine and sugar, all ground to a fine powder, to take effect faster. You just dump it into your mouth and wash it down with anything - I used the super-spicy ginger ale that seems to be popular in the south. In 15 minutes my headache was gone and I felt like a new person. But ibuprofen is the "magic" painkiller for me.

[Purveyor]

2. Aleve or its store brand. eom

[grasswire]

4. aleve is the brand name for naproxen, I believe n/t

[csziggy]

35. Same here.

[TheMadMonk]

5. One (count one) double dose of paracetamol.

That's for something like a headache, which otherwise will stick with me through a sleep and/or 2-3 dosing periods.

Chronic pain I've never had to deal with.

[cwydro]

8. Aspirin.

Generic is fine.

BC powders are great. I used to take ibuprofen for cramps....but my body hates it.

I would never take Tylenol.

[Warren DeMontague]

9. ibupofren, although if I take it for a day or so it seems to work less well.

It seems to build up some sort of tolerance with me quickly. But if I haven't taken it in a while and have a headache or other pain, it knocks it right out.

[Major Nikon]

10. Wheated whiskey

[JonLP24]

11. Ibuprofen for me

Great especially after runs when my legs are sore for the rest of the day.

[sarge43]

12. Ibuprofen

Got me through two hip replacements. Caveat: Don't exceed 18K mg daily.

[Scuba]

13. I take "Vitamin I" (Ibuprofin) for "routine pain" and Naproxin for tougher stuff.

[PuffedMica]

14. Whiskey

[cliffordu]

15. Hood River Vodka.

Stick in the freezer and use an oven mitt to swig it right out of the bottle.

painless, baby, painless......

And your hand won't get cold, either....

[hobbit709]

16. As we used to say back in the 70's when I worked at a crisis center.

After all, heroin is the most effective painkiller you can buy without a prescription.

[HopeHoops]

17. Oxycodone.

Oh wait, you said OTC. Well I still like my oxycodone. When I have to be functional, I do generic ibuprofen.

[irisblue]

18. after gastric bypass, only tylenol

sometimes it works...mostly..ehh. balancing perscription pain control, life and work can be ..a challange...there are 2 sizes of tylenol in my locker at work. three kinds at home.

[Moondog]

19. Generic aspirin.

Tylenol just doesn't seem to work for me, and ibuprofen tear up my stomach. Fortunately, aspirin works well for me.

[unionworks]

21. "Camo Black Ice"

10.5% Malt Liquor

[unionworks]

22. 4 tallboys

... and I'm ready to post

[Glimmer of Hope]

23. Ibuprofen and those Thermacare heat patches work great for back and neck pain.

[etherealtruth]

31. I'll second that for hip and back pain!

[RebelOne]

24. Inuprofen.

I can't take anything else, not even prescription pain meds. They all tear up my stomach. I have awful stomach pains, especially with anything codine based.

[MrsBrady]

25. it depends on the type of pain and the problem

they all work differently.

[name not needed]

26. Hendrick's Gin

[IcyPeas]

27. 2 advil plus 2 tylenol...

not really? This is what one of my co-workers does and claims it is like taking vicoden. (she said this in earshot of quite a few people too)

I wonder how her stomach and liver like this?

personally I go with the excedrin too. (works fast)

[Gidney N Cloyd]

28. Not to mention her kidneys...

[grasswire]

29. geez

that's radical

[Lydia Leftcoast]

30. Tylenol for headaches; buffered aspirin for muscle or joint aches

For severe sinus headaches, my drug of choice was Tylenol with Pseudoephedrine, but due to an overreaction to the proliferation of meth labs, this is now extremely hard to find, and Tylenol PE just doesn't do the trick. (I avoid Ibuprofen because it upsets my stomach, so no Advil-D for me.) I have bought the equivalent on my trips to Europe with no trouble, and I make them last, saving them for only the worst headaches.

[grasswire]

36. I can't take pseudoephedrine

It's the one item I list as "allergy" to meds. The one time it was given me by a doc, I thought I was going to die. Tachycardia. Never ever took it again.

[Pool Hall Ace]

32. ibuprofen or naproxen, especially in a "liquigel" form.

Tylenol is about as helpful as water, for me.

[begin_within]

34. Ibuprofen, in the "liqui-gel" form

Either Advil Ligui-gels or the generic equivalent. The liquid seems to work faster.

[SteveG]

37. LOL

Aspirin for breaking a fever and for tension headache's, Ibuprofen for sore muscles and for minor arthritis pain, Naproxin for more serious pain in my joints. All work quite well. Tylenol is worthless for me for anything. And Bourbon or Gin so I just don't care about the pain.

[femmocrat]

38. Tylenol is the only one I can tolerate, but it doesn't help much.

I have a prescription med for headaches. Mostly, I just suffer.