Paracetamol for Headache on Shabbat
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Question
Hello,
A person who has a headache on Shabbat to the extent that he cannot recite Birkat Hamazon without feeling severe pain, or even enjoy the Shabbat meal. Should he take paracetamol?
Answer
Hello and have a good week
If a person feels unwell to the extent that his whole body is weak and he needs to lie in bed, [even if he does not actually lie down, but the degree of weakness is such], it is permissible to take medicine on Shabbat.
However, if it is a localized pain that does not weaken the whole body, it is forbidden.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 328
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