Is Advil Advisable Over Tylenol For Arthritic Pain?

Posted on Wed, 28 Sep 2016

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Question : I have hemochromatosis and I was wondering which is best for arthritic pain Advil or Tylenol given my condition.

Answered by Dr. Robert Galamaga (57 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Considerations.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for the query.

For short term use would recommend you use Advil 400-600 mg every 8 hours.

if your symptoms are chronic you might consider discussing with your doctor who could consider a prescription antiinflammatory such as Meloxicam which is taken once daily and should be safe in the setting of hemochromatosis.

Tylenol may affect liver function which is why I suggested the Advil as an alternative. While significant liver dysfunction would be unlikely with sporadic use of Tylenol - to be on the cautious side would avoid it as long as there are safe effective alternatives.

Thanks again for the query,

Sincerely,

Dr Galamaga

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