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The Effect of Tylenol & Advil on the Blood

Tylenol and Advil have been found to have a tendency to increase blood pressure in women. The Nurses Health Study at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found that women taking Tylenol are twice as likely to develop high blood pressure.

  1. Effects

    • According to azcentral.com, women between 51 and 77 years of age who took more than 500 mg of acetaminophen a day had a 93 percent chance of getting high blood pressure within three years.

    Misconceptions

    • Tylenol has long been thought to be a safe drug. Even pregnant women are told they can consume Tylenol without worry.

    Significance

    • Dr. Gary Curhan, one of the author's of the study, suggests this finding could even hold true for women taking Tylenol for headaches. He states that headaches could quite often be the result of the high blood pressure. Taking Tylenol then creates a bad cycle, which will not clear up.

    Considerations

    • There is an even larger percentage of younger women who develop high blood pressure as a result of Tylenol and Advil use, according to the study. There is a 99 percent increase in cases of high blood pressure among women ages 34 to 53 years.

    Prevention/Solution

    • Take care when using even over the counter drugs. They are dangerous, even if taken in small doses.

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