How much Tylenol is too much?

[Tylenol_Concerns]

Hi all! I took roughly 6000mg of Tylenol for 4 days straight. These were in the form of Lortab 5/325. Is this enough to do serious damage? My last dosage was 2 days ago and I have no symptoms besides the anxiety of coming off of the opiate. I am an otherwise healthy individual and I weight approx 180 pounds. I cannot go to a Dr until Monday to have tests done and I am having severe anxiety about this.

 

[johnnypotsmoker199]

You shouldn't abuse any opiate pills which have acetaminophen as its unsafe at high dosage.

http://www.healthline.com/health/acetaminophen-overdose#Introduction1

According to healthline, FDA claims safe up to 4000 mg a day.

 

[starting_over]

Do a cold water extraction on your lortab next time and save your liver, there is a big thread on this site

4000mg is the daily limit, 1000mg limit in a single dose of Tylenol.

Your wording is unclear, did you take 6000mg of Tylenol per day over 4 days? Or 6000mg in total over 4 days?

Acute toxicity is > 7500mg in adults

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/820200-overview

 

[Phee]

I am more than not a fan of acetaminophen. I don't trust these maximum guidelines, I think it's damaging to the liver and kidneys, and how many times do we end up hearing years later that oops, such and such actually causes damage. I would avoid tylenol as much as possible. CWEs can be used when appropriate if you have no choice.

 

[oxyfen]

Ive taken 4800mg at one time every 5-6hrs (5mg's Hydrocodone) for 24hrs because I ran out of my Oxycontin, it was awful. I don't drink alcohol and my last blood test, my liver was good. This is the only reason I took any Tylenol.

 

[Phee]

If you do find yourself taking too much, drink lots of water. Also, various detox teas will help flush it out of you.

 

[cduggles]

The makers of Tylenol lowered the adult maximum dosage from 4,000mg to 3,000mg. Tylenol is acetaminophen/paracetamol/APAP

 

[Jekyl Anhydride]

If you feel you might have caused some harm but medical intervention is not warranted, take a look at this herb.

"Milk thistle (silybum marianum) is shown to soften the liver-damaging effects of many drugs, and it even appears protective against the liver toxicity of acetaminophen.
Milk thistle helps rebuild damaged liver cells, actually returning them to functional health. It works as an antioxidant complex that prevents damage to healthy liver cells and stimulates regeneration of damaged liver cells."

http://hbmag.com/milk-thistle-reversing-liver-damage/