r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Feb 21 '25
Neuroscience The risk of developing ADHD was 3 times higher among children whose mothers used the pain-relief drug acetaminophen (paracetamol) during pregnancy. The association was stronger among daughters, with the daughters of acetaminophen-exposed mothers showing a 6.16 times higher likelihood of ADHD.
https://newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/child-adhd-risk-linked-to-mothers-use-of-acetaminophen
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u/Snakeinyourgarden Feb 21 '25
Yup. Have chronic migraine. Tylenol was the only option during pregnancy. Got diagnosed with adhd two years after my youngest child. Both kids have adhd.