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[npixelz]

Tylenol is my go to for aches and pains

[galled]

Tylenol is my go to for aches and pains

Tylenol is great for pain and fevers (but it kills your liver if taken too often), but for muscle and joint pain anti-inflamatories are best (e.g. ibuprophen and especially naproxen aka alleve etc.).

[npixelz]

I see!

[Arc]

I was taking ibuprofen, but then my aunt told me to switch to Tylenol, but Tylenol hasn't been helping.

No pills have been working, tbh.

[npixelz]

That's no fun

[galled]

Naproxen (generic of Alleve) is what works for me (up to 12 hours!)
https://www.drugs.com/aleve.html

[npixelz]

I never knew all these brands were different products, I just assumed they were the same stuff just done a bit differently or something, like different brands of plum sauce or toilet paper

[silverberry]

Naproxen my beloved
It's harder on the kidneys and harsher on the stomach, but IME it's so much better for aches and cramps and lasts longer

[Arc]

I always thought Aleve was the competitor of Tylenol (like Pepsi to Coke). x-x

I didn't realize it was its own thing, so I haven't bought it since I have Tylenol.

[galled]

When it comes to important stuff like medications, insurance, laws, financial stuff, etc., it's really important to read the fine print and understand what it is. That adult thing again!

I'm starting to realize that adulting is hard--I guess that's the advantage of getting older is you've had more time to compile the stuff you gotta know! I wish they taught this stuff in school. It's way more important than alot of the other stuff they filled my brain with...

[silverberry]

^^
Very true. OTC medication really should be something covered in a Health class. Plus, the fine print in the medication can be really opaque and overwhelming, what with the technical jargon, so providing a framework for deciphering it early on could have been really useful.

[npixelz]

Darn, adulting is hard

[Arc]

I agree 100%, because I feel like such an unprepared adult. @-@ Like I was thrown to the wolves to figure everything out on my own, but don't know where to start. I only just learned about credit cards a few years ago, and desperately need to educate myself on health insurance. @-@

[npixelz]

I'm still not used to it

My mom still does all my banking and sets up appointments


Well, except for my therapist, which I set up after each session, but still

[galled]

There's help out there! (And here--I think at the very least the experiences and knowlege of the combination of all us just might add up to one fully confident adult! lol) Just ask.

Credit cards are a huge one! I think we're going to go cashless as a society eventually. Collect those points!

Seriously, the best advice is to ask those handling things for you now questions and have them teach you what to do/they do now while you can. You don't need to take over right away, but knowing stuff before you're forced to do it will save you a lot of trouble. Once you know what's what, you can transition at your leisure.

A parent's job is to make/educate fully functioning adults that can continue without them. It should be goal of society too when you get down to it.