Long-term use of acetaminophen during pregnancy was associated with twice the risk of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. However, two experts believe that the data do not support these findings.
Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol, is the active ingredient in Tylenol and hundreds of over-the-counter and prescription medicines, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. It is commonly prescribed during pregnancy to relieve pain and fever, with an estimated 65% of pregnant women in America using the drug, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This doesn't really surprise me one bit. It's bad for your liver so guaranteed it's bad for other parts for the body as well like little babies brains when they are still in the womb. I'll admit there nothing better for me when I have a cold or cough that's keeping me up at night than Nyquil but I don't drink with it and don't take it for more than a couples days straight. Acetaminophen like any toxic substance in the boy isn't going to permanently harm if you take small doses of it while you're sick but it's the people use it constantly for headaches and pain relief that are really in danger of doing harm to their liver or in this case unborn babies.
Here's a tip for all the headache suffers out there that need to take Tylenol. Most headaches are caused by something you eat, drink or breath. In my case I would get some nasty headaches after eating Chinese, Ramen noodles or really salty marinates for meat. One day I realized I would get a nasty headache an hour after eating Ramin so I looked on the package and saw that MSG was like third main ingredient. So I immediately stopped eating that shit. I don't eat much Chinese either endless I can see there's no MSG in it. The only time I get headaches from food is if i'm eating out an order a marinated chicken breast or steak and they use MSG in it.
So figure out if it's something in your environment that causing your headaches in the first place so you don't have to be popping pills all that have bad side effects.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/30/health/acetaminophen-adhd-pregnancy-study/index.html