I accidentally overdosed on acetaminophen after a surgery once. Doctor forgot to tell me (or I was still high when he told me) he gave me acetaminophen during/after the surgery. I thought I still could take up to 4g that day. A few hours after the surgery, the pain started to kick in so I took some acetaminophen. Ended up vomiting uncontrollably.
fiat_lux@kbin.social 10 months ago
Panadol / Paracetamol / Tylenol / Acetaminophen / C8H9NO2 is exceptionally easy to overdose on. I've done it accidentally a couple of times. It causes liver damage at even lower overdoses, you really don't want that.
The maximum dosage is 1g every 4 to 6 hours, maximum total 4g a day. I am no doctor but I strongly recommend 6+ hours between doses (I set a timer) and I try very hard to not get to 3g or above per day. It's even worse that plenty of medications just throw it in to the mix casually.
Unfortunately as the only first line of defence I have against pain, I cannot avoid it altogether.
AppaYipYip@lemmy.world 10 months ago
TurnItOff_OnAgain@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Can you not use ibuprofen?
fiat_lux@kbin.social 10 months ago
Sadly no, the entire NSAID class are off the table. I'm one of the "lucky" few who gets one of the rare but serious side effects.
ilex@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Huh. That might explain the last two weeks. Dental pains. Lot’s of tylenol. And why I feel much better now.
FaceButt9000@lemmy.world 10 months ago
For dental pain I recommend ibuprofen (advil). Seems to work significantly better than acetaminophen (Tylenol) and seems to be much safer.
ilex@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I was dual wielding.
kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world 10 months ago
NSAIDs can be just as bad in different ways. They cause your digestive tract to bleed and can cause perforations.
Foggyfroggy@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Tylenol can be taken with ibuprofen to increase pain relief. Just don’t overdo it.