Why does a cup of coffee w tylenol (acetaminophen) help kick my headaches faster? and is it a safe combo? i need this a few x ' s a month.

OK: You are making your own "Excedrin" (some others add caffeine to the acetaminophen as well). This provides another mechanism to help reduce headaches, and is fine. If your headache improves with just coffee, it may be at least partially from caffeine withdrawal. Just don't overdo the caffeine or the Tylenol (3 grams/day for chronic use recommended max.).

A cup of coffee: and Tylenol will not have any deleterious effects. In fact, adding caffeine to a regular dose of common ingredients found in pain relievers (aspirin and acetaminophen) makes them relieve tension-type headache pain about 40% better than they do without caffeine. Caffeine also helps your body absorb these medications.

Caffeine: The combination of caffeine (64 to 200 mg) with simple analgesics, like tylenol, (acetaminophen) is more effective for the treatment of episodic tension headaches than simple analgesics alone, but at the cost of an increased frequency of side effects.

Safe & effective: Caffeine is a common ingredient in headache medications, including those marketed for migraines. Caffeine in combination with Tylenol (acetaminophen) can be very helpful for headaches, including some migraines. Smelling coffee can be even more beneficial than drinking it. For more information about migraines see: http://understandingmigraine.blogspot.com/

Limit Tylenol (acetaminophen): Hi. Coffee is totally safe and helps headaches in some people. Tylenol (acetaminophen) in small amounts is safe, but is toxic in large amounts. If you can tolerate ibuprofen or naproxen, they may be preferable to Tylenol (acetaminophen). In no case should you exceed 4 grams of Tylenol (acetaminophen) in a 24-hour period. Good luck!