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Maybe not that specifically, but there is growing evidence that acetaminophen has pretty serious effects on adult brain function.
by oasisbob 7y ago
Maybe not that specifically, but there is growing evidence that acetaminophen has pretty serious effects on adult brain function.
- pizza 7y agoWhat do you mean? Is there a source on this?
- bb88 7y agoAgain subjective, but here's one study. https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/11/9/1345/2224135 https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/11/9/1345/2224135
- advaita 7y agoI know HN is place where anecdotes are not appreciated but here is one nonetheless. I just caught flu a few days ago and my dad being my dad kept thrusting acetaminophen tablets to me (His way of showing love/care) and I relented after 24 hours of suffering with cold + fever + body aches. I am 100% convinced that acetaminophen impaired my ability to work with tasks that required deep thinking. e.g: refactoring a feature that is spread across multiple services/repos.
- bradstewart 7y agoImpaired your ability temporarily/while you were taking it, or permanently/after you stopped?
- advaita 7y agoImpaired temporarily (~12 hours) after taking the tabs.
- hinkley 7y agoI’ve heard people claim that If acetaminophen were submitted for approval today, it wouldn’t be accepted.