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/Raibean Feb 21 '25

You may need to take ibuprofen

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u/Brossentia Feb 23 '25

Nah, ibuprofen does nothing for my headaches, generally. I should honestly talk to my GP about them in the future.

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u/JonatasA Feb 21 '25

Better not risk it.