[sitharus]

> but it does absolutely nothing with actual pain

Neither paracetamol nor ibuprofen work by blocking pain. Depending on the type of pain and your physiology it can range from really effective to not at all.

I only take paracetamol, it works better than both ibuprofen and opioids for me. I know other people who have the exact opposite experience. There’s no absolute here.

[omnimus]

Yeah paracetamol does absolutely nothing to me with pain. I thought its mainly fever medicine.

[cassianoleal]

Same here. Paracetamol also gives me pretty strong stomach aches whereas ibuprofen rarely has a gastric effect and when it does it's mild at best. I've been told by many people that the opposite should be true but oh well.

I wish they dipyrone was sold here, but alas I can only get it when I travel abroad.

[sitharus]

With medicine both can be true, the response depends on so many factors in your body. Same way that for some people, particularly those with ADHD, taking stimulants can make them sleepy.

[tpm]

Yeah, for me paracetamol is worse in everything - fever, pain, etc.

For mild stuff I use ibuprofen, if it gets worse, diclofenac works every time.