Comments on: Rapid Release does not equal Rapid Relief

By: Ron's got problems

Ron's got problems — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:13:10 +0000

I think Ron might want to consider some remedial typing, language, and grammar classes …. I think I have his migraines after (trying to) read that collection of nonsense.

By: Joanmarie

Joanmarie — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:58:11 +0000

I just did my science fair project on the dissolving times of pills. i can’t seactly tell how quickly they relieve pain, but the RRG did dissolve quicker than the caplets, geltabs, etc. My problem was that the geltabs wouldn’t dissolve for about half an hour.
BTW, i used Sierra Mist. It simulates stomach acid (about 2.5 pH)

By: headache sufferer

headache sufferer — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:47:21 +0000

Wow…I’d think you’d just be happy with the fact that your headaches go away when you take over-the-counter meds, period. I know that I wake up in the mornings with a terrible headache (that then becomes a migraine) and no amount of over-the-counter drugs work to alleviate it. If I’m lucky, it might go away by late afternoon. But, it usually lasts until the next day.

Whether it works faster or not, just be happy that it works

By: A dude

A dude — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 03:05:39 +0000

Hmm. Interesting. As someone not in the habit of breaking tylenol capsules in half, I did notice that these worked pretty fast. After all, it’s kind of a hassle to break tablets in half if you’re running around during the day, and if you bite them they’re pretty gross. So there is may be a convenience advantage here over regular tablets. The real test would be to compare the speed of a whole one of these to an unbroken gel-cap and a broken gel-cap, to see if its any faster that a regular gel-cap, or maybe even as fast as a broken one.

I also wonder how these compare speed-wise to the old-fashioned “non-gel” tablets. Anyway thanks for shedding a little light on this small mystery.

By: ron

ron — Sat, 06 May 2006 16:35:17 +0000

anyone try maxalt? My migrainas occure about every 4 weeks severe pail behine the right eye. been reading about seritonin and its rol in migrain. trititan type drugs change seritinin levels. I also have low platlets which aloso store seritonin. I’m a bit concerned about seritonin syndrom.

Any dotors out there than can tell me about seritonin syndrom and its role in migrain?

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:27:48 +0000

It takes roughly 15 minutes for a gelcap (in tact) to start to dissolve. It takes about 2 minutes for a Rapid Release Gel to completely dissolve. True, breaking a gelcap in half does the same thing, but the holes in Rapid Release gels allow the quick dissolving without the bitter taste of the medicine. I got the information from McNeil’s consumer call line.

I love these because you don’t need water to swallow them. I think they did a great job. Why didn’t anyone else think of this??

Also, I disagree with the the original reviewer… The box clearly states “fast release, fast relief” They couldn’t have stated this on the box without as least proving they were faster than original gelcaps.

By: artin

artin — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:32:55 +0000

The breaking in half causes the Tylenol to dissolve faster. On the Tylenol Rapid Release, they laser cut small holes into the side of the pill to do the same thing. Otherwise your stomach has to dissolve the gelatin coating, then go at the medication. The breaking in half kind of simulates the rapid release feature by exposing the medication.

By: ErinM

ErinM — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:37:35 +0000

Hey.. why do you break the Tylenol in half? Just wondering…