Not that I'd do it, but a lot of my friends would. They say they'd do it to get high, but I don't know if it'll make them high or if it would kill them (or at least make them really sick). And I just want to know if they'd be okay if they done this, so I can tell them what exactly will happen if they did. And, I don't mean one kind of tylenol, I mean 2 Ultra, and 2 500....I don't know what the difference between them is.
2006-10-20 21:24:21 · 9 answers · asked by Saint Spaz 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
4 tylenols are not enough to cause injury to a healthy adult sized human. However, I have seen one patient who had underlying liver disease who went bright yellow, got liver pains and had to come to hospital from it - but their liver was pretty precarious to begin with.
As far as I know, 4 tylenols does not make you high.
Tylenol generally doesn't make you high, but is sometimes sold at raves to unsuspecting people who take a blank tablet thinking it's ecstacy and then go all huggy and get a "high" from it purely by placebo effect.
It wouldn't harm them unless they repeatedly took doses.
If you have enough paracetamol (acetaminophen) it will injure your liver and more than enough can kill you.
2006-10-20 21:45:29 · answer #1 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok tylenol containts acedaminophin which is waht can cause liver damage over time with extensive use, taking four may give your friend a stomach ache but more than likely will have no effect at all they will most certainly not get high. Now if they are taking tyleno mixed with codene ( hydrocodone) then yes they will feel high as that is a prescribed pain medication, when you say ultra are you talking in terms of the strength of the tylenol or do you mean ultracet which is also a pain medication just not very strong. So I dont recommend you frineds taking that much tylenol being as they are looking for a buzz and all that will do is make them fell sick if anything at all. Get some wine coolars and call it a day .
2006-10-21 03:55:40 · answer #2 · answered by mamiluv6969 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's like 4 Tylenol with a fat dose of caffeine. It causes a bit of a cheap buzz becuase of the 65mg of caffeine in the Ultra. The combination of the caffeine and excessive Acetaminophen causes a bit of a buzz. It's pretty stupid because of the effects on the liver and blood vessels (and not something that should be done often, if at all). Try to discourage them from taking them all at one time, space them out. Maybe even just one of each. Be satisfied they're not killing themselves, just potentially harming.
1 tylenol = 500 mg Acetaminophen, and 2 is regular dose. 1 Ultra tylenol (for extreme pain and arthritis) = 500 mg Acetaminophen + 65mg caffeine (2 for dose). So they're taking 2000mg ace. and 130mg caffeine (about 100mg in a cup of coffee)... not real smart. Acetaminophen expands blood vessels + caffeine= stupid (multilpy stupid if alcohol is involved)
Be happy it's tylenol for a cheap buzz and not crack or something (MY friends.. *sigh*). Keep an eye on them though , because escalation is always imminent.
You're a great friend. But it's hard to control those you love sometimes. Watch the labels for dosage over period of time, and how regularly they're doing it. If they need a caffeine buzz that bad, buy them an espresso! Maybe even go as far as to threaten to not hang out with them if they continue the Tylenol thing. Remind them that it's no big deal to take Tylenol and drink coffee... their parents do it every day! (oooh they'll like that!)
Go Googling for 'excessive effects tylenol' if you want to scare them!
Basically, they're getting a little tipsy, it's nowhere close to lethal dosage. But the potential is there for liver damage down the line...
2006-10-20 21:59:14 · answer #3 · answered by Snaredrum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one pain reliever that you DO NOT want to take an overdose on is Tylenol, or any of it's generic version. Tylenol is very safe when taken in recommended doses, but is VERY damaging to the liver when too much is taken. It can cause death from liver failure. In fact some people commit suicide this way. If you want to get high (not something I would recommend) use something else. Even if this way would work, the risk of serious health problems and death is very high.
2006-10-21 02:05:48 · answer #4 · answered by quagi m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 tylenols wont make you high or die (at least not right away) my doctor prescribed me to take 3-4 tylenols or any other head medicen for my cronic migranes. Really the only bad thing it could do is ruin your liver and could also cause an olser (if they were to do this alot) If its other pills they start poping then you need to be worried. Watch out for excedirine ,and perscription drugs. Or also watch out if they start takeing more than 4 at a time. Best wishes to you and your friends
2006-10-20 21:32:09 · answer #5 · answered by carbinated milk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
tylenol will not get you high. i take 6-8 anytime i get a headache. too many at once can cause indigestion, and over time all drugs cause liver damage, but tylenol will never make you high, unless you mean tylenol 3 with codeine.
2006-10-20 21:34:34 · answer #6 · answered by slippie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tylenol will not get you high, unless it is compounded in one of the analgesics prescribed by doctors. I am not going to name them, looks likes you kids wanna get loaded. Don't do it. I could tell you stories of how drugs really f-d up my life, but I won't do it here. 4 Tylenol to get high? No. Put them back or flush them. Yucky!
2006-10-23 19:41:06 · answer #7 · answered by Life's a journey.... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
regular tylenol or tylenol 3's 3's is codeine and dont try to pull the wool over our eyes. you know exactly what youre wanting to know. tylenol 3 is a poor mans high. look forward to constipation.
2006-10-24 07:40:17 · answer #8 · answered by duc602 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't even think about it.
Tylenol is an excellent painkiller- good for hangovers but it's not availiable in Britain as our government deems it too dangerous for us Brits!
2006-10-20 21:34:18 · answer #9 · answered by Jimbobarino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The short-term effect would be minimal. As you said, he might feel a bit nauseous. However, the long-term effect of overdosing on acetaminophen can be liver failure.
2006-10-20 21:34:51 · answer #10 · answered by weary0918 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋