How much tylenol would cause an overdose?
442578
You shouldnt take over 4000 miligrams in twenty four hours. It can affect your liver and cause other problems. Regular strengh tylenol is three hundred and twenty five miligrams each and extra strengh is five hundred miligrams each.
755764
It will not be an overdose. So you are safe.\nVitamin A can accumulate in the liver an cause toxicity. But, this occurs at manyfold higher dose than the RDI. Few other vitamins can cause toxicity. Rarely vit D can. But, you can take a balanced diet and still take vitamin pills.\nMinerals can be toxic but again the dose in pills os extremely low.
999460
I was told this is safe to do, alternating every 2 hours.  (EG 10 am take advil, noon take tylenol, 2 pm take advil, etc.) And so you don't exceed the daily requirements of either.  However, vicodin is pretty high powered stuff, so I would make a quick call to your doctor or pharmacy about this first.
711593
A lethal dose can vary from person to person depending on numerous different factors.  Taking over the recommended dose of any medication can potentially be harmful.  With that said taking the recommended dose of some medications can be harmful, but if you are prescribed something it's probably for a reason (benefits out-weight the risk). Anyways I'm kind of worried why you asked this.  If you think you overdosed immediately call poison control or 911!  If you think your dosage is too high or too low, contact your physician and they will help you make  adjustments to your prescription.  If you are thinking of overdosing, please visit your family physician as they can probably help you work out a few things.
842458
Yes. Overdosage amplifies the side effects of benadryl (in most countries, that is diphenhydramine HCl). Drowsiness becomes sleepiness. Gastrointestinal or stomach upset becomes gastrointestinal hemorrhage. One may take too much and damage the liver and kidneys. It is not unthinkable that someone goes into coma and possibly death with too much diphenhydramine, an antihistamine with central depressant effects, a downer. In my country, it is not recommended to give more than 400mg for adults in 24 hours or 50mg/kg-body-weight for children in a 24-hour period. It has a high LD50 though (LD50 is the dosage lethal to 50% of the population).
519196
Well the obvious is that you will damage something and not feel it.  An overdose can cause a heart attack even in young guys.  Its used by some people to prolong the sexual act by decreasing the guy's sensitivity.
184604
Short answer, no. I think you are trying to remove part of a compound in your kitchen. It won't work and I wouldn't risk my health trying it. And I have a chemistry background. Best solution: if you are concerned about liver toxicity, ask your Dr. to prescribe something without the acetominophen included or to go over the following drug toxicity info with you: \n\nParacetamol/acetominophen: (same drug, different name)\n\nRisk factors for toxicity\n\nThe toxic dose of paracetamol is highly variable. In adults, single doses above 10 grams or 140 mg/kg have a reasonable likelihood of causing toxicity. In adults, single doses of more than 25 grams have a high risk of lethality. Toxicity can also occur when multiple smaller doses within 24 hours exceeds these levels, or even with chronic ingestion of smaller doses. However, unintentional paracetamol overdose in children rarely causes illness or death. This may be due in part to the immature cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme system in children. Excessive consumption of alcohol can impair liver function and increase the potential toxicity of paracetamol. For this reason, other analgesics such as aspirin or ibuprofen are recommended for hangovers.\n\nSome individuals are more susceptible to hepatotoxicity, with toxic doses as low as 4 g/day, and death with as little as 6 g/day. Fasting is a risk factor, possibly because of depletion of hepatic glutathione reserves. It is well documented that concomitant use of the CYP2E1 inducer isoniazid increases the risk of hepatotoxicity, though whether CYP2E1 induction is related to the hepatotoxicity in this case is unclear (Crippin, 1993; Nolan et al., 1994). Chronic alcoholism, which also induces CYP2E1, is also well known to increase the risk of paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity (Zimmerman & Maddrey, 1995). Concomitant use of other drugs which induce CYP enzymes such as antiepileptics (including carbamazepine, phenytoin, barbiturates, etc) have also been reported as risk factors.\n\n\nYou're probably worried about nothing, though. the dose is likely way under the threshold.
1081879
i am not a doctor, but i would say you should Not.  call Patient First near you, or a hospital or some kind of nurse helpline and ask a nurse.  Or you could even call the poison control number and ask before giving the medicine to your child.
778384
Well, I know they make a Tylenol PM which is basically Unisom and aceteminophen. And there might even be an ibuprofen version I can't remember. So in my opinion there is no problem whatsoever, IOW it would be at least as safe as Tylenol PM and probably safer.
542403
You should only take the amount proscribed by your doctor. Your doctor selected that dosage for a reason. A person can overdose on many drugs, not just the illegal ones.
889598
I am a pharmacist in consulting practice.\nYes this is a real problem and if you have within the past several months purchased caplets of generic Tylenol (known as acetaminophen) I would put it aside and purchace a 30 day supply of BRAND NAME PRODUCT (made by McNeil) Tylonol.  This probelm could effect generic acetamionphen from many different stores.  There were and estimated 11 Millon bottles of product involved.  Part of the issue here is the overall quality and reliability of any generic product.\n\nAttached for your reference is a copy of an ALERT issued by the American Pharmacist Association in Washington DC to its membership on this problem:\n\n"Metal fragments result in large acetaminophen recall\nPerrigo, supplier of store brands to dozens of retailers, says metal fragments might be in caplets of 11 million bottles; FDA investigating.\n\nA recall announced this morning by FDA affects some 11 million bottles of store-brand acetaminophen distributed nationally, including many large retailers such as Eckerd, Fred Meyer, Kroger, Long’s Drug Stores, McKesson, Publix, Ralph’s, Safeway, and Wal-Mart. Conducted by Perrigo Company of Allegan, Mich., the recall affects 383 lots of acetaminophen 500 mg caplets and resulted from presence of small metal fragments found in a few of these caplets.\n\nTo date, no illness or injuries related to this problem have been reported, and no consumers have complained to FDA or Perrigo. Based on information currently available, FDA believes the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote; if a consumer were to swallow a caplet containing metal fragments, it could cause minor stomach discomfort and/or possible cuts to the mouth or throat. Consumers should consult their physician if they suspect they’ve been harmed by use of this product.\n\nConsumers who believe they are in possession of the affected products (see links below for lot numbers and store brands) should discontinue use immediately and call Perrigo’s Consumer Affairs Department at 877-546-0454 for further instructions. Any adverse reactions experienced with the use of this product should be reported to Perrigo at the above number and the FDA’s MedWatch Program by phone at 800-FDA-1088, by fax at 800-FDA-0178, or on the MedWatch Web site \n\nFDA is currently investigating the cause of the metal particles found in the acetaminophen 500 mg caplets. Perrigo originally informed FDA of this problem after discovering through their own regulatory quality control procedures that their tablet-making equipment was wearing down prematurely. The company is also investigating the cause of the problem. The ongoing investigations have revealed the presence of the metal fragments in these caplets. Perrigo reported to the FDA that 70 million caplets were passed through a metal detector, and this resulted in the discovery of approximately 200 caplets containing metal fragments ranging in size from "microdots" to portions of wire 8 mm in length.\n\nAt this time FDA does not anticipate that this action will cause a shortage of acetaminophen. Currently, only one strength (500 mg caplets) is affected. Consumers may wish to take additional amounts of the lower strengths of acetaminophen tablets or caplets, which are not affected by this recall, to reach the 500 mg dose or use acetaminophen produced by other manufacturers. In all instances, FDA advises consumers to follow labeled instructions for maximum daily dosage.\n\nPerrigo is notifying its distributors and retailers of this issue and will inform them of steps it will take to facilitate product replacement."
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Both Advil and Tylenol are about the same.  Some say Tylenol would eat away at your liver!  Too much of ANYTHING will be bad.  As long as you maintain a sense of moderation... you will be fine.  So if you suffer from a headache right now, whatever you have in your medicine cabinet would probably be best!
872013
not really that many if you use them short term and as directed by the doctor. a lot of prescription narcotics like codeine and hydrocodone contain acetominophen and addicts will take enough of them to damage their liver, especially after theyve built up a tolerance and need large doses to get a high. also, large doses and/or taking them with alcohol as a decent number of addicts do can cause neurological or breathing problems that can be potentially fatal. injection drug abusers are at risk for blood borne illnesses like hepatitis and HIV
786747
Tylenol has a different mechanism of action than the other drugs. It does not thin your blood and is safe to take before surgery.
316557
Because research and studies have been done to determine the best dosage. Less might not work for your problem. too much probably will not hurt you once but if you do it consistently you may end up with liver or organ damage.If you take too much of certain medications it will kill you.Most people do not die from overdoses but may end up with brain damage. Is it worth it?
751195
More than likely it will make you sick and you will vomit..depends on what and how much.  Pain meds are made to where they will make you sick if you take too many. Sleeping pills....depends..probably won't kill you but you may sleep for a while (I tried killing myself with sleeping pills, I just got high and didn't sleep for days).
312389
Yes, this is basically Vicodin.  It is a combination of Tylenol and an opioid pain medication and is prescribed for moderate to severe pain.  In cases of overdose, the hydrocodone can cause respiratory depression and the apap (Tylenol) can cause liver damage.  More commonly reported side effects are dizziness, sedation/drowsiness, constipation, nausea, and itchiness.  And yes, in some cases it can lead to dependence.