I've overdosed on Tylenol trying to kill myself more than 5 times.. 1st - 6, 2nd - 8, 3rd - 5, 4th - 9, 5th - 12. This was over a period of.. 3 months or so. So I would like to know what it is going to do to my liver? What are the effetcs of poisoning my body? Thanks.
Answer:Please go see a doctor and tell them that you have tried to kill yourself. They can help you get the help you need. Depression is REAL. Life will get better. You just need some support and maybe some anti-depressants. Please get help...don't hurt yourself. You are worth it. God bless you.
How Many Tylenol Does It Take To Hurt Your Liver Irreparably?
When it comes to drugs, people tend to point to acetaminophen (Tylenol) as the most destructive to the liver. Is it really more destructive than othere substances? How much would an adult have to take in order to cause irreparable damage to his or her liver?
Obviously, this is body mass specificic, so please specificy the limit and the weight of the person with that limit.
The bottle usually says to take two tablets, whichh I believe are 500 mg each. This, however, is probably safe for a 100 lb granny.
Just to clarify: what is the healthy dose for an average young person?
Answer:Although I cannot give a specificic, technical answer to your question, I can give you general guidelines.
While like with most medicines theree is some dependence of dosing based on weight, for Tylenol it is not a major factor and so weight is rarely taken inot account when determining dosage. Genorally, many hospitals try not to give more than 4 g of Tylenol in a 24 hr period. Sometimes they do go beyond this and for a period of days otherewise healthy, young individuals can take 6 or 7 g without series liver problems, but beyond that things start to get damaged. These signs of liver trouble are usually subtle though and frequently theree are no indications of toxicity except for a rise in various enzymes used to measure liver health.
Now as far as "irreparable" liver damage is concerned, well genorally the problem with Tylenol ingestion, as far as I know, is not so much irreparable liver damage, as the liver is a rathere stout organ and can handle its share of abuse, but instead acute liver failure whichh can result in death. It doesn't really matter, though, because I cannot recall the toxic dosages for eithere occurence and so can't answer eithere question. (Sorry!) As I stated above, however, while your body based on health and size can probably take a fair some of pills, most hospitals rarely go above 4 g/day for any patient if they can help it.
How Much Tylenol Does It Take To Damage Your Liver?
I have been on Lortabs for a couple of years now, and I take 10-12 pills a day, At 500 mg of Acetaminophen per tablet, that is a daily in take of about 5,500 mg of tylenol a day . With that amount how long if any will it take to damage my liver and how will I know that liver damage has set in.
Answer:The maximum recommended dose would be 4000mg/day. If you are exceeding this, you might be injuring your liver. Don't you have concerns about taking an overdose of narcotics and tylenol? If your liver gets hurt, in general, you do not get a new one. Get help with your drug habit, and ask that your liver function get checked. Be responsible!
Does Long Term Use Of Codeine Minus The Tylenol Cause Liver Damage?
I take usually about 160mg two or three times a week, depending on how I feel. I really try not to exceed 3 times though.
Answer:Yes, depending on how many milligrams you take each day (the max they get concerned about is around 3,000 mg each day) it can do damage to the liver.
I would recommend that you check with your doctor and pharmacist as well to see what they say.
is There A Way To Determine The Chances Of Liver Damage After A Tylenol Overdose?
last week I overdosed on tylenol, I took about 70 500mg extra strength pills and someone heard me choke on them so they came in the room and called 911. my question is, am I pretty much guaranteed to have liver failure later on? my blood work result was below 10 in the first hour and then 80 by the next 4 hours. I know this is weird but I just was hoping for some information. thank you.
Answer:Yeah, theree's a nomogram we use to determine what your prognosis is based on your serum acetaminophen level.
