enoughorangejuice? said:
should we really be dicksizing APAP doses in THIS THREAD of all threads? 8(
no one's dicksizing; people are putting things in perspective. albeit a fucked up perspective, but still. I took 13,000 mg of APAP in 2 back to back days and survived. I thought I was taking 325mg APAP pills combined with something else, when they were really 500mg. STUPID on my behalf, since the 500mg combos are fucking HUGE compared to the 325s. BUT, I'm still here. Nothing I'd advocate, or do again, but just sayin'...
My doctor told me that when you're young, and healthy, you can get away with taking 6 grams in a 24 hour period. 4 is and should be the limit, but a lot has to do with liability by the medicine's manufactorer. Back when I was taking Lortab 7.5/500 8 times a day prescribed and it wasn't cutting it, I was ordered to take NO MORE THAN 10 a day if I wanted to increase the dosage until my next prescription.
I've been on APAP containing painkillers day-in-day out for over 2 years now, and hadn't had a liver test once. I really, really should. I can't imagine what it looks like, even though I've stuck to the 4mg or below APAP range (for the most part).
No one is dicksizing, just telling the kid (and others) that they've taken similar doses and lived. No one's telling him not to go to the hospital either, but they're just sayin... they're here still.