Which one is better? Advil PM or Tylenol PM?

Question

I also need to know which one is a higher dose in acetaminophen.

Answer 1

dont use that stuff go herbal it is much better for your health  

Answer 2

Tylenol PM contains 500 mg of acetaminophen for pain relief and 25 mg of diphenhydramine HCI, as a sleep aid.

Advil PM contains 200mg of ibuprofen for pain relief and 38 mg of diphenhydramine Citrate as a sleep aid.

So what's the difference, is one safer or better then the other. The answer is not all that clear, each will affect different people in different ways. Acetaminophen has a history of causing liver damage if dosage restrictions are not followed closely. Care must be taken that when adding Tylenol PM to an existing medication routine that the patient is not doubling up on acetaminophen as it's commonly added to many drugs for pain relief. Because of that it's very easy to exceed maximum daily dosages, and the effect may cause rapid and permanent damage to your liver.

Because of this abundance of acetaminophen in other products, you have another option. Advil PM, which contains ibuprofen,an (NSAID)Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug. The danger of accidental overdose of ibuprofen is not so great, as it is not found as often in other drugs. Be aware that ibuprofen is associated with digestive tract bleeding, but it's not as likely to affect the liver.

So where does this leave you, both drugs have pluses and minuses. Simple, its a matter of which works best for each person, and which can be added without affecting a current medication routine. For some Tylenol PM is the recommended application, and for others Advil PM will be preferable.

Answer 3

Advil is Ibuprophen, not acetaminophen - that's tylenol.  They both have the same dose of benadryl in them - that's the Pm part.

I like Advil better - it's better for swelling or inflamation of any type - but don't take more than what it says.

You can just get an economy size bottle of Advil (or generic Ibuprophen) and a generic bottle of benadryl - take 2 Advils and 2 benadryls and you will get the same effect for half the cost.