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Frighting news

by avisg, Jan 10, 2008 12:51PM
I saw this on the today show ...I really felt that i need to share .
Smart advice: Acetaminophen is one of the safest pain relievers and a first-line choice for arthritis relief.

Tailor it if you have a glass of wine (or any alcohol) daily. There's already a warning on bottles of acetaminophen for people who have three or more drinks every day, noting that the combo can damage the liver. But even light drinking can prime the liver for trouble, says Donald Jensen, M.D., a board member of the American Liver Foundation. Although 4 g of acetaminophen is the recommended maximum daily dose, he says, you shouldn't exceed 2 g of acetaminophen on any day you have even one drink.


Member Comments (16)

by taekwondo_fighter, Jan 10, 2008 12:58PM
To: avis
wow... this is very scary news....  

by hopsing94, Jan 10, 2008 01:46PM
To: avis
Great now I know i'm gonna die. Thaks avis,just what i needed.
just kidding,

Seriously, did they say if it is something that would catch up to you in time or happen while you were taking it. I took ALOT of acetemenophine when i was using and drank everyday and quite a bit sometimes,especially on weekends. I did have my liver tested about a month ago and its ok right now. Worried it might catch up to me though.

by addictedme, Jan 10, 2008 01:57PM
I didnt find the post alarming at all unless you take pills and drink. I know that theres always a debate on how much addiction (or how little) info on addiction to the pills can be but I"m positive theres a warning on every bottle about the dangers of pills and booze.Let me take that back so as to not offend anyone,,I know the warnings on every bottle I get.

by avisg, Jan 10, 2008 02:16PM
To: addicted
This does not just effect  addicts, . It is a universal problem for anyone and i mean anyone who has  taken a tylenol after having  only one glass on alcohol .I am also really glad that you read the label on every bottle ,but most people don't

by Angel929, Jan 10, 2008 02:25PM
To: avisg
This is interesting and good information.  I would have never even thought of this.  Thanks for sharing!!!!!!
Angel929

by sleeplesss, Jan 10, 2008 02:26PM
To: all
I also saw that on the Today show, and I'm happy that you pointed it out to everyone.  Thanks!

by hopsing94, Jan 10, 2008 03:18PM
To: avis
Did they say when this would affect your liver. Would it be something that i would see now or later down the road?

by GoingToMakeIt, Jan 10, 2008 04:47PM
Once again we are in your debt, avis. Thanks for sharing this. I know I've had liver tests, but I am amazed that it is still OK.

by avisg, Jan 10, 2008 04:57PM
To: hops
no they did not say .I was wondering the same thing .
avis

by NurseinNC, Jan 10, 2008 05:10PM
To: everyone
I am a registered nurse, I also work in an ICU in a big city hospital. I am very aware of what happens when you take to many products that are filtered by your liver at one time. So, I will give you all a briefing on what I know. Acetaminaphen (tylenol) is found in many products that you dont even know it is in so read all labels. Taking more than 4g or 4000mg daily, over a period of years can cause slow liver damage. If you drink on top of it, it simply happens faster. If, at one time you take more than...say 20-27g of tylenol in a 24 hour period you can go into immediate liver failure. Signs and Symptoms-cold, clammy skin, tiredness, malaise, lightheaded and finally a coma. You can go to an ER where they can either pump your stomach, make you drink a cocktail to bind with the drug or induce vomiting. The options depend on whether the drugs are still in your stomach or not. But that doesnt mean your free, damage may already be done and it may be perminent. When it comes to drugs such as lortab and darvocet, I think the most dangerous aspect of an addiction is the risk of liver damage due to acetaminophen toxicity. I take about 8g a day and it scares me to death that one day I will be checking into work instead of punching in. Hope I helped...cuz I sure could use some.

by hopsing94, Jan 10, 2008 05:20PM
**** i was taking 6500-9750 mg of acetaminaphen a day for the last 5 years. Ok now i am worried. I'm gonna be going to the doctor next week for a follow up visit and i'm going to ask to do another liver test.

by NurseinNC, Jan 10, 2008 05:27PM
To: hopsing94
I hope you are ok and I hope you have slowed down with the amount of acetaminaphen you take in. Everyone is different and everyones liver reacts differently. GL to you!

by hopsing94, Jan 10, 2008 06:02PM
To: nursinNc
Well funny thing is, I quit taking the pain pills but now I have the crappy cold and I'm taking some otc cold med with acet in it. Once the cold is gone though I won't be taking any. However I do still drink my 2 beers every day. Not good I know. Hey maybe i'll quit that next. If the alcohol triggers me to use the pills i'll have to quit. We shall see,so far so good.

by blueyz, Jan 12, 2008 11:04PM
To: All
This happened to me and I spent the holidays in the ICU with acute Liver failure.  Yes,  I was taking pills, but not a lot.  I did take a lot of tylenol for chronic pain, but not much of a drinker.   Please be careful with this.  I found out I almost didn't make it and it ( Acute liver failure) happened in a matter of hours.  Please nbe careful, read the instructions on the bottle and use accordingly....And I guess if your on pain meds ask for pills w/o tylenol....Just my $0.02 worth...

by Charlie's girl, Jan 13, 2008 10:35AM
To: blueyz
How did you know that your liver was failing?  What did you feel like?

by avisg, Jan 13, 2008 10:38AM
To: blue
awww ,I am glad you are alright . that is very scary . ......i think as addicts we tend to think ohhhhh that wont happen to us ...... but it does.
avis

by NurseinNC, Jan 14, 2008 12:46PM
To: all
Some signs of liver failure that occurs over a period of time is weight loss, nausea, yellow tint to your skin and to the white of your eyes, fatigue and generalized aches and pains. Just overall a feeling like something isnt right.
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