A new study has revealed that Acetaminophen, more commonly known as Tylenol, which is usually taken to help with physical pains and cramps, might just be effective enough to help in relieving psychological pain that is caused by heartbreaks and rejection.

For the sake of research, as many as 62 healthy subjects, all college undergraduate students, were divided into two groups, with one group placed on 1,000 milligrams of Acetaminophen daily, and the other on a placebo. After analyzing data collected every evening for a total of 3 weeks, these subjects were asked to report the social pain they experienced, using the "Hurt Feelings Scale".

Students on Tylenol reported "fewer hurt feelings and social pain over the course of the experiment".

"When you experience something that is socially painful, your body is going to experience it in much the same way as it would experience physical pain. By numbing physical pain, you should numb people to social pain. And that's what we've found", shared study author C. Nathan DeWall, who is an Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Kentucky.

The details of the study are all set to be published in the upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal.