okay? Well since you are clearly perturbed by me not explaining her medical issues, she took acetaminophen (Tylenol) in the appropriate context for back pain which was recommended to her as the route she should take by her doctor. She started gaining lots of weight and feeling faint and went to her doctor who found out she had some sort of liver damage (specific damage or what exactly in medical terms occurred not sure but she had an adverse reaction to the drug and her body stopped processing the drugs quickly enough so the dosage became toxic or something like that this was two years ago and I wasn't sitting in the room listening to him so I don't know exactly what caused it but it was only caught because she danced everyday and ate well and was gaining weight like crazy), she had to get surgery and she can't take any sort of pain medication with acetaminophen in it now because her history with the medication. I hope that explains the parameters. I am not accusing the medication of having side effects that have not been shown to occur in some people, so it isn't exactly a drastic statement. Any time you take a medication there are side effects that come with it. It does occur in some people and I would just rather take a herbal remedy that has none of these known side effects and soothes my body then risk those effects. If someone ate fresh feverfew leaves raw and had swelling in the mouth I wouldn't say they were making a serious statement just a side effect that unfortunately may happen. (side note which is why I think other methods of using it are advisable and would not eat the raw leaves). Medication is about knowing the side effects and deeming whether or not they are worth taking the risk of it occurring, I would not take that risk with NSAIDS or acetaminophen.Also I like my glass of whiskey at night and have no intention of giving that up to take some pills. I hope that clarifies things?