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Just consuming more than 4g on one day may be enough to start the liver failure, especially if using alcohol or other drugs. Protip: have some N acetyl cystein
by 1996 6y ago
Just consuming more than 4g on one day may be enough to start the liver failure, especially if using alcohol or other drugs.
Protip: have some N acetyl cysteine handy. It's freely available on amazon, and it protects your liver from acetaminophen abuse (and helps rebound faster the next day after a night of heavy drinking, but the FDA absolutely hates when people mention that :-)
EDIT: replying here as HN things I'm "posting too fast"
Whenever in doubt, by default, you take it due to its extremely good tolerance.
There are no bad side effects at usual doses, even after 50+ years on the market (well, at very large doses, vomiting, which I think is good in case of acetaminophen or alcohol poisoning)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcysteine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcysteine
Don't let the FDA make it illegal:
https://www.sgtreport.com/2020/08/use-n-acetylcysteine-the-fda-is-trying-to-make-it-illegal-because-it-could-help-treat-covid-19/ https://www.sgtreport.com/2020/08/use-n-acetylcysteine-the-f...
https://fda.news/2020-08-21-fda-trying-make-n-acetylcysteine-illegal-could-help-treat-covid19.html https://fda.news/2020-08-21-fda-trying-make-n-acetylcysteine...
- toomuchtodo 6y agoIf you have this on hand, how do you know if and when to administer?
- kridsdale1 6y agoNot a doctor. I just take it when I feel shitty. I figure there is a correlation between not feeling great and oxidative stress in my whole system.