# Aspirin

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Aspirin and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend aspirin for migraines and headaches, especially when combined with caffeine, and for cancer protection and Reye syndrome prevention in children. Stomach pain is the caveat raised.

## Why people recommend it

- Effective for migraines with caffeine (2 comments): "High dose aspirin (1000mg) + caffeine worked much better for me for migraines" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47860033)) "combining it with aspirin makes a very effective headache remedy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47967318))
- Cancer protection (1 comments): "the main reason I take Aspirin is its protection against cancer" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47942455))
- Reye syndrome protection for children (1 comments): "especially aspirin for children due to Reye syndrome" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47860509))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ibuprofen](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ibuprofen.md): 32 recommend
- [Acetaminophen](https://hackerapproved.com/p/acetaminophen.md): 14 recommend
- [Naproxen](https://hackerapproved.com/p/naproxen.md): 8 recommend
- [Paracetamol](https://hackerapproved.com/p/paracetamol.md): 7 recommend
- [Tylenol](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tylenol.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Aspirin", https://hackerapproved.com/p/aspirin/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).