For inflammatory pain (most headaches, most pain from injuries), ibuprofen absolutely works better. For migraines, neither works at all on its own -- though ibuprofen plus caffeine (I generally drink tea) does a little. For overexertion aches and cramps, or fevers, I think either is generally fine.
There seems to be some percentage of people that acetaminophen seems to do very little for. Ibuprofen has a much more pronounced effect, to the point that I take it at half it's recommended dosage.
For inflammatory pain (most headaches, most pain from injuries), ibuprofen absolutely works better. For migraines, neither works at all on its own -- though ibuprofen plus caffeine (I generally drink tea) does a little. For overexertion aches and cramps, or fevers, I think either is generally fine.
There seems to be some percentage of people that acetaminophen seems to do very little for. Ibuprofen has a much more pronounced effect, to the point that I take it at half it's recommended dosage.
> Does ibuprofen work better?
In my experience it works far better at managing headaches/migraines.