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In the article it is mentioned but it is worth stressing that N-acetylcysteine is a trivially available antidote for paracetamol overdose (and you may have it a
by antirez 6mo ago
In the article it is mentioned but it is worth stressing that N-acetylcysteine is a trivially available antidote for paracetamol overdose (and you may have it at home without knowing, Fluimucil, Mucomyst, NAC or alike).
Also: in Europe everybody normally takes paracetamol and not FANS as a first reach to minimize adverse effects. So this article looks like very US centric. AFAIK liver failure because of paracetamol in Europe is very rare. So here there could be cultural issues at play (medical culture of what is prescribed, and the fact that Europeans in general take lower dosages of everything).
EDIT: trick, if you very rarely take paracetamol and other pain medications, the next time try to take just 250mg. It works for most people, no need to take 750 or even 1 gram of paracetamol. 500 works for almost everybody, 250 for many folks.
- xen0 6mo ago> Also: in Europe everybody normally takes paracetamol and not FANS as a first reach to minimize adverse effects. So this article looks like very US centric. This is not my experience. After moving to Germany from the UK, I feel like people take and expect Ibuprofen far more often than Paracetamol. It seems like the first port of call for colds and general headaches, with Paracetamol being treated with some suspicion, despite it being far more effective in my experience for certain things (I've taken a lot of Ibuprofen and other NSAIDs in my time so am quite familiar with how they affect me).
- antirez 6mo agoDidn't expect that, my feeling was that the situation in most continental Europe was like in Italy and the UK, and even more in France! (I believe they have the record of use), in such places paracetamol is very strong.