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I also do not like how toxic tylenol is, but I'll echo the other (probably parents) posters pointing out that dropping a fever from 104.2 down to 100.9 is... pr
by hadlock 3y ago
I also do not like how toxic tylenol is, but I'll echo the other (probably parents) posters pointing out that dropping a fever from 104.2 down to 100.9 is... pretty awesome when you have a screaming 6 month old and panicking mother. Arguably it's best feature is mild fever reducer. I love that feature. My child will peacefully go back to sleep within an hour of taking it and we can go get prescribed antibiotics for her ear infection first thing in the morning, rather than jumping through a bunch of hoops during a midnight run to the ER.
Ibuprofen is in almost all ways a better drug overall for parents/home use, but because of some rare reaction to it, it's not suggested until 6 months, so most parents assume Tylenol is "safer" and never switch over.
- travisjungroth 3y agoMy first paragraph lumped together a bunch of pros/cons. Tylenol definitely reduces fever and eases mild headaches. It doesn’t do some other things that it’s prescribed for. The thing about the weak fever reducing is it’s useful for reducing the suffering from the fever itself, like letting your baby sleep. It’s surprisingly ineffective at reducing febrile seizures. I think it’s that it doesn’t have much against a fever that bad.
- mcpackieh 3y ago104.2 F is a severe fever FYI, a medical emergency. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever#Hyperpyrexia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever#Hyperpyrexia
- hadlock 3y agoYep, if you call the nurse hotline generally they will advise you to dose Tylenol and then if if it doesn't come down, go into the ER. We have not yet had to do the second step.