r/science 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/RandomRedditReader Feb 21 '25

Yep, it's why I NEED a white noise maker to sleep. If I so much as hear a penny drop outside my room I'm wide awake and my heart starts racing making it impossible to quickly get back to sleep.