Is taking aspirin dangerous?

Question

my mom keeps nagging me about not takin aspirin but take aleve or tynenol. she keeps saying it can kill u.

Answer 1

aspirin is not dangerous as long as you ask your doctor first.  There is some older people that take aspirin every day to reduce the risk of heart attack.  recommend from some doctors

Answer 2

naw theirs nun dangered wit dat

Answer 3

taking to much can and will hurt your body.yes it can kill too.

Answer 4

Aspirin is very good for the heart, but can cause stomach problems if too much is taken.  It's definitely not going to kill you.  If you take it with some food then you shouldn't have any stomach trouble.

Answer 5

Unless you take ten pills at a time you're fine.

Out of the three listed aleve helps with the most things but can cause more problems. Tylenol doesn't do much of anything. Aspirin should be avoided with young children but is a fairly good medicine otherwise and has been suggested to help people suffering a heart attack.

Answer 6

Aspirin can cause problems in children under 16 years old as it can cause a rare condition. In adults aspirin has been known to cause stomach bleeds and various other problems. If you are only taking the tablets occasionally you should be alright but if you are taking them on a regular basis it is unwise. But your mum is right aspirin along with many other drugs can cause death and not only by overdose.

Answer 7

Aleve, tylenol, advil, etc. are all asprins. wether they can kill you depends only on how often and the amount you are taking. if you take lets say 2 a day for month and you arent on an asprin regimen for lets say a heart condition, this would have very bad effects and yes, possibly even kill you. As long as you dont take a asprin for a prolonged period of time(such as 2 weeks) daily then you should be fine no matter which brand you use. Your mother might have been saying this because of the myth that some asprins such as advil can cause cancer. As of now this is untrue though.

Answer 8

Alright yes it is very dangerous trust me I've studied this. Depending on your age though. If your not an adult yet its usage is deadly. From what I understand it increases your blood pressure but also makes your blood thicker. This is a deadly combination because when your young your heart rate is elevated to begin with.

What this could result in?

Well if your healthy its going to make you really dizzy, nauseous maybe. If your out of shape it could be fatal causing possible heart attacks and strokes believe it or not.

Answer 9

Not in general. There are some people who are allergic to aspirin. There are some people who have asthma whose asthma attacks can be caused by aspirin. If you take aspirin a lot, then your stomach might start to hurt because it's bad for your stomach lining, or you might get a ringing in your ears. When children take Aspirin when they have a viral disease like Chicken Pox, there's a small, rare possibility of a problem, Reye's Syndrome, that could possibly be deadly. But that's rare. Otherwise, no, it's not dangerous, and in fact many people take an aspirin a day to prevent many different problems, like stroke, heart attack, and blood clots, and maybe colon cancer. Someone must have told your mother something like one time about aspirin that was bad, and from then on, she's been paranoid. Or perhaps she knows someone who had Reye's syndrome--or maybe you had it as a baby. But in general, aspirin is a good thing. Have  you ever asked her why she thinks it can kill you?