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You can do severe liver damage with under $10 of acetaminophen if you take the wrong dose with alcohol.
by fecak 11y ago
You can do severe liver damage with under $10 of acetaminophen if you take the wrong dose with alcohol.
- alrs 11y agoI've had a family member in the hospital with a failed liver. I just gave a eulogy for an old friend at his local NA meeting room. Yes, you can hurt your liver with Tylenol. In the cases close to me, and in the case described by the author, the culprit was clearly alcoholism. Anecdotally, I've never heard a story about a man warned by his doctor to put down the Acetaminophen who kept going and died within a year.
- fecak 11y agoI too have seen liver failure, where acetaminophen use was mentioned by doctors as a contributing factor. My comment was intended to highlight the fact that the combination of even a relatively small amount (not overdose levels) of acetaminophen combined with alcohol can be damaging. Your comment about $500 worth of Tylenol seemed to diminish the role it could play in damaging the liver of even someone with no addiction. And $500 buys a huge amount of Tylenol. The family member I lost (well-educated) was unaware of the alcohol/acetaminophen combination being potentially damaging. My reply here aims to inform anyone who may not be aware. Be careful.
- mistermann 11y agoIs Ibuprofen ok?
- brohoolio 11y agoMore like 50 cents. This American Life has an episode that dives into the dangers. It's probably still one of the leading causes of overdose in the USA.
- nhstanley 11y agoCertainly the leading cause of liver failure and need of liver transplants. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/Depression/2233 http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/Depression/2233