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Tafkam Hokie
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Um, how do you take 800mg of Tylenol?

Regular strength Tylenol (which is almost impossible to find anymore) is 325mg per tablet. So two is 650 and three is 975. Can't get to 800 that way. Extra strength Tylenol is 500 mg per tablet. Can't get to 800 with that either. I guess if you took five children's Tylenol (5 @ 160mg each) would work, but that seems awfully obtuse. Frankly, if I'm in enough pain to be worth taking anything for it, Tylenol (unless it's "just" a headache...Tylenol works great on headaches for me) by itself doesn't cut it. I usually find a cocktail of 800mg ibuprofen plus 1000mg of Tylenol works fairly well. Just gotta be absolutely sure to stay under 3000mg of Tylenol every 24 hours.
Posted: 06/30/2022 at 09:28 AM ET
(In response to this post by EDGEMAN)

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if the shingles vaccine is that rough I can't imagine what the disease
HokieMacDaddy • 06/30/22 08:11 AM ET
It was a tough second dose for me also, more swelling at injection site
HortHokie • 06/30/22 09:22 AM ET
Are you taking Tylenol? That's what my doctor recommended
EDGEMAN • 06/30/22 09:20 AM ET
Um, how do you take 800mg of Tylenol? ◄
Tafkam Hokie • 06/30/22 09:28 AM ET
Blame my doctor for the recommendation?
EDGEMAN • 06/30/22 09:34 AM ET
You might want to confirm? 800 IBU is pretty common and he might have meant
reconhokie • 06/30/22 02:35 PM ET
800mg ibuprofen every 8 hours does make a lot more sense
Tafkam Hokie • 06/30/22 03:14 PM ET
Army calls it “Ranger candy”**
reconhokie • 06/30/22 05:19 PM ET
Don't do anything rash.**
Guy LeDouche • 06/30/22 08:51 AM ET
He's just scratching the surface**
RhinoVT • 06/30/22 09:26 AM ET
Be careful, you might hit a nerve**
turkeywinghokie • 06/30/22 09:54 AM ET
You do NOT want to have shingles!
C67VTCC • 06/30/22 08:24 AM ET
I had the exact same things in my 20s. Since it was a developing rash
pfishe • 07/01/22 08:58 AM ET
The "you do not want shingles" sentiment came up a lot
Tafkam Hokie • 06/30/22 09:20 AM ET
If you are a Costco member, go there
EDGEMAN • 06/30/22 09:24 AM ET
Two main issues there
Tafkam Hokie • 06/30/22 09:33 AM ET
Shingles shot, tires, beer, tennis balls, lunch meat, paper plates, tools,
RhinoVT • 06/30/22 09:29 AM ET
Indeed, but you left out "top tier" gasoline at discount prices.**
EDGEMAN • 06/30/22 09:35 AM ET
Filled up this a.m. Gas there down 20 cents since last fill-up. **
RhinoVT • 06/30/22 09:53 AM ET
But do they sell shingles**
reconhokie • 06/30/22 09:34 AM ET
I hear ya. My mom had it twice when I was a young lad. She
DeBord • 06/30/22 08:28 AM ET
I've had both. vaccine worse. **
radhokie1 • 06/30/22 08:21 AM ET
You don't want ophthalmic (eye) shingles beyond all else
Va AandM • 06/30/22 10:35 AM ET
You're crazy...lol
EDGEMAN • 06/30/22 09:21 AM ET
well this is a new perspective**
typed by ben • 06/30/22 08:56 AM ET
Take 800mg of Ibuprofen/Motrin. That is Rx strength
swordsman1 • 06/30/22 08:20 AM ET