The Untold Risks of Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Tylenol and Similar Pain Relieving Drugs
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OVER 37 YEARS AS A CHIROPRACTIC DOCTOR, AND EVEN IN MY CURRENT HEALING WORK, I’VE KNOWN PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TAKING PRESCRIPTION OR OVER-THE-COUNTER PAIN MEDICATION TO MANAGE THEIR HEALTH CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY CHRONIC PAIN, WITHOUT KNOWING THE RISKS. FEW PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY AWARE OF THEIR SIDE-EFFECTS. HAVE DRUG COMPANIES AND MEDICAL DOCTORS TOLD US ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FACTS?
“After taking Ibuprofen (Advil) for only 6 months, persons have three times the risk of dying from stroke, heart attack, or other heart related problems!”
Marilyn Marchione, Assoc. Press. Release 4/19/2005)
A “One Aspirin Per Day” therapy carries with it a 40% increased risk of stroke!
Taking 1 Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra carries with it a 500 % increased risk of stroke!
(European Heart Journal, Volume 27, Issue 14, 2 July 2006, Pages 1657–1663)
(The FDA & U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) have abandoned the routine recommendation for daily aspirin use for primary prevention of Cardio Vascular Disease)
While Vioxx was taken off the market in 2004 due to it's cardiovascular risk, a similar medication, Voltaren (Diclofenac) which is still sold world-wide, carries with it a 50 % increased risk of heart disease even within 30 days of initial use.
(Brittish Medical Journal 7/19/2018)
1 in 10-30,000 people will die from taking Acetaminophen (Tylenol),
even at lower doses…
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is the most common cause of liver failure
in the United States!
(Hepatology. July 2004; 40(1):6-9)
After 5 years on Ibuprofen (Advil) …
Women are 50 % more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer.
Women are 80 % more likely to develop breast tumors which are not sensitive
to hormones estrogen or progesterone
(Rita Rubin - Research Summary, USA Today, 6/1/2005)
Aspirin, Ibuprofen (Advil), and Acetaminophen (Tyenol), and similar non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pain killers have been linked to a marked increase in Autism, ADHD, and physical birth defects including : Club Foot, Cleft Lips or Palate, Anopthalmia or Microopthalmia (children born with no eyes or very small eyes), Spina Bifida, Amniotic Sac Defects, etc.
(Birth Defects Linked to Pain Killer Drugs Taken During Pregnancy)
“Ibuprofen and certain other drugs in this category have been found to raise the risk of heart failure between 20-80%, depending on the drug being taken, and the age of the individual.”
(Brittish Medical Journal 9/28/2016)
The New England Journal of Medicine (December 20, 2001;345:1801-1808) stated: The lifetime total medication tolerated before reaching End-Stage Renal or Liver Failure for ...
- Tylenol = 1000 pills (at just1 pill/day, for 365 days, we reach this total in 3 yrs use)*
- Ibuprofen = 5000 pills (at just 1 pill/day, we reach this total in 13 years use)*
Note: * taking multiple tablets per day cuts the above numbers in ½, 1/3, etc.
One of the most dangerous pain medications is Vicodin = (Tylenol + Codeine) ... because "by the time you handle the opioid addiction you are often far along into end-stage liver disease".
A nationwide case-control study from Finland of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) - European Heart Journal, May 26, 2006 stated:
In the largest population-based observational study this far on the cardiovascular risk associated with NSAIDs, in users of of both COX-2 Inhibitors (Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra) and conventional NSAIDS (Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Naproxen [Aleve], Clinoril, Voltaren, etc.) the results showed...
"None of the above anti-inflammatory drugs were found to have a protective effect against heart attacks among current users. Instead, the increased risk of heart attacks for users of these drugs was between 35% - 50% greater"
"In the users of these anti-inflammatory drugs, the increased risk for heart attacks was "elevated regardless of the length of use." (even after 1 day's use!)
"The risk of serious upper gastrointestinal events [bleeding] is 200% - 500% greater in users of anti-inflammatory drugs compared to non-users. Additionally, 16,500 Americans die each year from bleeding ulcers related to the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxyn."
A Harvard Medical School Study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, February 2007;167:394-399, found that NSAID usage also lead to increased risk of HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE in men they studied. They found that taking the following medications leads to...
Taking Tylenol 6-7 pills per week increased the risk of hypertension by 34%
Taking Aspirin 6-7 pills per week increased the risk of hypertension by 26%
Taking Tylenol or Aspirin 7-15 pills per week raised the risks of hypertension to 52% and 32%, respectively
For Other NSAIDs 6-7 pills per week increased the risk of hypertension by 38%
"According to McGill University & Colleagues in Italy, using anti-inflammatory drugs and steroids to treat pain may increase the risk of developing chronic pain. Their findings call into question traditional pain-relief methods. Normal recovery from a severe injury involves inflammation, and medicines that prevent that inflammation may result in more difficult-to-treat pain... These results are also corroborated by a separate study of 500,000 individuals in the United Kingdom, which found that those who used anti-inflammatory medicines to alleviate their pain were more likely to have pain two to ten years later."
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abj9954
https://scitechdaily.com/new-side-effects-of-popular-medicines-discovered-anti-inflammatory-drugs-could-cause-chronic-pain/
*** NO MATERIAL ON THIS SITE IS INTENDED TO SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT. PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE TAKING OR DISCONTINUING ANY PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS AND EVEN OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS. THE ABOVE MATERIAL IS INTENDED FOR GENERAL IFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. NEVER DISREGARD PROFESSIONAL ADVICE OR DELAY IN SEEKING TREATMENT BECAUSE OF ANY INFORMATION YOU READ ON THIS WEBSITE! ***
