The FDA is concerned about overuse and over-prescription of Tylenol. I can speak to the fact that it causes liver issues. I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in my left shoulder last year. Now the ache has spread to both shoulders and neck.
I sometimes take Ibuprofen or Aleve (sodium naproxin)--NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory) drugs. They're the only OTC drugs that will bring swelling down. Tylenol won't. I took my mother in law to ER a few months ago with swollen joints. She'd been seen a few weeks previously and was told to quit the p taking Tylenol and start taking the Advil/Aleve. She wanted Vicodin. Read on. Tylenol, Prescription Painkillers, Opiods Don't Help Arthritis - News - Bubblews
