If you’re taking Tylenol to numb the pain, it may also numb the pain your feel for others.
According to researchers at Ohio State University, when taking acetaminophen, it’s more difficult for you to empathize with other people. In an article published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, co-author Dominik Mischkowski says…
“These findings suggest other people’s pain doesn’t seem as big of a deal to you when you’ve taken acetaminophen.”