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I asked a pharmacy in Reykjavik if they sold it, or Tylenol PM, and the pharmacist reacted like I'd asked to buy a brick of cocaine.

• orev 3y ago
  Never take Tylenol PM to sleep, unless you also have a reason to need a painkiller (acetaminophen). Acetaminophen is toxic to the liver and can cause liver failure if overdosed. A regular diphenhydramine (Benadryl) is the just the PM part without the extra risk (except that has its own risks).
  • zigboppityslick 3y ago
    Perhaps never is a bit extreme here? You make a good point but if it's all you've got and you haven't been drinking it isn't going to hurt you. It's got a normal dose of acetaminophen last I checked. This is all assuming it isn't being used for some kind of chronic sleep issue.
  • jansan 3y ago
    It has a therapeutic index of 10, which is quite low (easy to overdose). I stopped taking Paracetamol almost completely after learning what it can to your body. Also, there was a story about the developer of DirectX who alledgedly overdoesed on Paracetamol/Tylenol: https://web.archive.org/web/20201223122742/https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-misfit-helped-lead-company-into-game-market-11607537700 https://web.archive.org/web/20201223122742/https://www.wsj.c...
  • nalllar 3y ago
    cumulative exposure to dihenhydramine is linked to dementia so it also shouldn't be used regularly