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Kevin4762
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I read a few things about how Tylenol works and apparently, it only treats the symptoms of high fevers.

It lowers your body temperature, but that is bad actually since your body's response to the bacteria, so it can kill it.

I also read that almost all sources of headaches are because you brain is dehydrated. It contracts, causing the headache. If you just drink a glass of water, you stop the headache.

Tylenol only stops the message that your brain is dehydrated, but it actually does more harm, unless you take Tylenol with a glass of water.

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Sonatavarius
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That is like trying to tow a car using unicycle.


i would think its more like trying to tow a car w/ a banana... the unicycle still has a tire and could tow something... a banana isn't meant for towing at all

I know it is not designed to help, it is designed to kill the pain, but if it does you more harm, then it really does you more harm.


can't say i've ever gotten a headache from taking tylenol or ever had any existing problem made worse.

if it makes you feel better and whatever damage it does doesn't affect you noticeably then it would be an acceptable exchange. unless you abuse it constantly, whatever damage it does won't be significant enough to be permanent.

and if you're dehydrated to the point to where taking a dose of tylenol is enough to hurt you that bad... you might consider going to see a doctor...like 5 minutes ago... but i'm not a doctor so i dont know
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I am not calling out Western Medicine, but Tylenol.

I don't know why your doing this, tylenol was never meant to cure or fix any ailments I believe. It was just meant to relieve you of your pain and reduce your fever as you said. So even if your still sick you wouldn't consciously know you were sick. So as someone has previously said

[quote]Western medicine works exactly as intended
Kevin4762
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I don't know why your doing this, tylenol was never meant to cure or fix any ailments I believe. It was just meant to relieve you of your pain and reduce your fever as you said. So even if your still sick you wouldn't consciously know you were sick. So as someone has previously said


I don't think you understand anything that was said here. I suggest you read my other posts before you wander on in here and state things that have already been mentioned and discussed.
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I don't think you understand anything that was said here. I suggest you read my other posts before you wander on in here and state things that have already been mentioned and discussed.


Are you suggesting any political action?
Kevin4762
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Are you suggesting any political action?


What part of that phrase suggested anything remotely political?

Kevin, the issue is, well, you haven't really stated your issue clearly.


I am wondering, why is it that Tylenol really can harm you, when it says it is supposed to help you?

*Laughs at Kevin* You know alot of people said the same things as me after it was already said.


Alot isn't a word. What does "as me" mean?

So why choose my post to quote. Is it cause your a fkin f@g? I think so. Pardon my English bch. And I don't give a **** about your other posts, I thought one more person saying the same thing would get it through your head.


Oh I know. English isn't you're first language. No wonder your grammar and spelling is horrendous. That also explains the panzertank thing. You're German.

You don't seem like a logical person to me so I thought repetition would help you understand what Tylenol is. Since you were asking if Western Medice worked, I was repeating like everyone else.


I was not asking what Western Medicine does, but I was asking why do people take it when it is worse for you.
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I am wondering, why is it that Tylenol really can harm you, when it says it is supposed to help you?


Like I said, it is a painkiller, like Morphine. Morphine can have some negative effects as well, but the temporary effects are typically worth it as well as the negative effects rare, unless in the case of overdose.

And I hate jumping into conversations in the middle, but I am attempting to watch a show while keeping with my normal schedule...
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Panzer, please be careful with what you say.

I am wondering, why is it that Tylenol really can harm you, when it says it is supposed to help you?


Tylenol is harmful to you only when you take too much or when you mix it with other drugs. All drugs can be dangerous when abused or taken incorrectly.

but I was asking why do people take it when it is worse for you.


Tylenol isn't worse for you than having a fever or aches and pains unless you take too much.

Let's look at your situation, you were sick for weeks while taking Tylenol while you were only sick for a few days when you didn't take it. This doesn't necessarily mean the Tylenol made you sick.

Leave a comment on Strop's profile, he'll be able to explain this better than anyone else here.
Kevin4762
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Like I said, it is a painkiller, like Morphine. Morphine can have some negative effects as well, but the temporary effects are typically worth it as well as the negative effects rare, unless in the case of overdose.

And I hate jumping into conversations in the middle, but I am attempting to watch a show while keeping with my normal schedule...


Yes, but is it necessarily better to ease a slight discomfort when you sacrifice your health?

Let's look at your situation, you were sick for weeks while taking Tylenol while you were only sick for a few days when you didn't take it. This doesn't necessarily mean the Tylenol made you sick.

I am not saying it makes you sick, but it can harm you since it almost tricks your body, in a way.
314d1
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Yes, but is it necessarily better to ease a slight discomfort when you sacrifice your health?


The chances of sacrificing your health are low, and even then the sacrifice is, at most, a slightly worse fever. In most cases this will allow you to be able to work and do whatever you normally do for the effective period of the aspirin, which in essence means the sickness is unnoticed, and thus defeated, for the remainder of the period. (Unless there is other severe symptoms, of course.)
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Yes, but is it necessarily better to ease a slight discomfort when you sacrifice your health?


But you don't unless you abuse Tylenol... so there's no argument?

I am not saying it makes you sick, but it can harm you since it almost tricks your body, in a way.


Just because it "tricks" your body doesn't mean it's harmful. Like I said, message Strop, he should be the best when it comes to explaining medicine.
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Alot isn't a word. What does "as me" mean?

Your a big man. Telling me alot isn't a word. I meant a lot obviously. You don't know what as me means? If this is what your asking me is a pronoun. And to be honest I'm not sure was as is. Maybe an adjective...

I'll put as me in a sentence for your tiny little mind ok?

Player 1: I like the colour read
Player 2: You like the same colour as me? Amazing!

Oh I know. English isn't you're first language. No wonder your grammar and spelling is horrendous. That also explains the panzertank thing. You're German.

Your English isn't my first language French is. And comments like "your grammar and spelling is horrendous." is what causes me to snap at you.

I called myself PanzerTank because I believe it to be a great tank. The Panzer tank is a British invention not German, so you should've said "You're British"

I was not asking what Western Medicine does, but I was asking why do people take it when it is worse for you.


I wont really respond to that because other people did already.

Panzer, please be careful with what you say.

NoName the reason I snapped was because he called me ignorant, racist, the stupidest person he ever met, and that I don't know how to read graphs. And that I'm stupid enough to argue over a graph.
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It was never said to cure anything. It is a mild painkiller, does it not "kill" the headache pain? It is as simple as that.

RedLlama
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Because the pancakes have drugs in them.

Squidbears
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He thinks that relieving mild fevers hurts you i think... which it doesnt

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