Comment by rapjr9
4 years ago
So perhaps acetaminophen (Tylenol) is responsible for the increasing political divide in the USA and in the world? People literally care less about each other because their empathy is being blunted. How long does the effect last? Days at least if I remember previous reports correctly. There are a LOT of people using acetaminophen often. If the effect lasted a week would just one pill a week make you a less caring person? This seems like it could be a really big deal.
If you're worried about mass emotional issues from medication, statins are one to look at.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200108-the-medications-...
Steroids cause problems with rage also. Still more people probably take acetaminophen than both steroids and statins combined. Some people probably take all three. Rage is a somewhat different manifestation than lack of empathy also.