Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol and sold widely under the brand names Tylenol and Panadol, may also increase risk-taking, according to research from 2020 that measured changes in people’s behavior when under the influence of the medication.
This seems a suspicious. The drug has been in use for decades and this side effect is just now being discovered? Maybe. But it going to need more study to seriously convince people.
To add to the suspicion, the study was done in 2020 and this article is just a rehash of that six year old study.
At my advanced age, I use it when I know I will be engaged in some sort of physical activity that will otherwise hurt. So I suppose it becomes risky.
It is easily believable that some kind of fairly mild effect that is also as subtle as “risk-taking” (what all could that include? I’ve seen silly stuff) would not show up without VERY large studies over a fairly long period of time.
Of course, something that mild also seems very unlikely to be a major concern point, more of a click chase.
So yeah, *something* doesn’t add up about it.
Richard’s point, above, could also explain it quite easily if there are insufficient controls or other weaknesses in the study… that someone is then using to chase clicks.