Tylonal Problem?

Question

Ok wellf for about 3 weeks I would get a bad headache everyday and I didnt relaly think too much of it my days were stressfull, u know? SO I WOULD TAKE 2 tylonals and be done w/ it...Well a couple of days ago about 3 the heaches stopped but my days are still stressful an so I take 3 or 4 tylonals. Is there any rick of like anything over taking tylonal like this or does this show a like sign of a future drug problem or something. It sounds stupid to be like paranoid about taking tylonal but there is some drug history in my family and I just want to make sure Im not unwilling doing somthing to put me on a road later down the road i dont want to be on. Thanks.

Answer 1

I would not worry about taking the amount of Tylenol that you are taking, persons with arthritis take daily Tylenol for pain. What I would be concerned with is why you are all of a sudden getting bad headaches. Do you maybe need eyeglasses? Are you doing lots of close up work and getting eye strain? When you have been normally headache free and all of a sudden start getting headaches, that could mean something serious. My husband, who rarely got headaches, started getting headaches over the course of 2 weeks and then one day had a very severe stroke. He is recovering well, but it is taking a long time. You probably should go and see a doctor just to make sure. Pain in any part of your body that lasts more than a day or two is a sign of something serious going on and should be looked at.

Answer 2

Tylenol can be nephrotoxic or very toxic on the kidneys so don't take over the recommended dose. Two tablets should be sufficient for a headache. Tylenol won't do anything for stress. You would need a tranquilizer for that. In some cases more is not better. If you don't want to someday be hooked up to a dialysis machine stop at two.

Answer 3

well almost anything can become an addiction and you should not take more than the recommended dos sage because it can cause problems to the body and furthermore there is a condition where your mind thinks you need the pill to fell better that is why sometimes people try using placebos to see if its physical or neurological and also just because you have family with drug issues doesn't mean you will tynolal doesn't always help there is alot of different types of headaches and there are alot of differnt types of tynaols with diffent chemicals

Answer 4

First, you didn't mention what kind of Tylenol you're taking. Is it Tylenol with Codeine? Regardless whether it is or not, how many mgs of Tylenol (the acetominophen part of it) is each tablet? If it is Tylenol with Codeine T3 or T4 one tablet should do the job for a headache. Another post mentioned that you should look into the causes of your sudden headaches. Don't just medicate yourself. It's bad policy. Codeine by itself presents no real danger except possible addiction if abused, but the acetominophen on the other hand is dangerous to the liver if taken at over 3g daily for extended time. And so is acetylsalicilic acid (common aspirin). Three grams means six - 500mg tablets. Your headache can be a sign of a stroke soon to hit you. Or a tumor. You need to check this out. Opiates are only good for a continuous and severe pain which does not respond to NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drugs). Sometimes as it is with chronic severe and continuous pain, addiction is preferable to pain. The only safe opioid without any side effect (except allergy to opioids possiblly) is Morphine but it will create addiction if not taken as prescribed. It has no alcohol toxicity as tylenol has, but alcohol will amplify the drowsiness created by Morphine because alcohol is a synergetic compound. To amplify the pain-killing effect of Morphine (or that of any narcotic), a mild tranquilizer should be taken along with the Morphine tablet (or any other narcotic pain killer). This way one minimizes the Morphine dosage. Tranquilizers in general such as valium, alprazolam (Xanax and Frontal brand name) and others in the benzodiazepines class are synergetic drugs when taken with Morphine and they're usually taken to maximize the pain-killing effect of the opiate at the lowest possible dosage in terms of miligram/tablet strength, because Morphine has received (and it still does) a bad rap because of its addictive properties when abused. So one takes less Morphine (or any narcotic) than it should normally be necessary because the treatment is augumented by some mild tranquilizer.
However, most MDs will NOT prescribe Morphine unless you're terminally ill and it will be usually in injectable form. They will prescribe something which is an artificial opioid like hydrocodone (Vicodin, Lortab, Lorcet, Norco and a few others in this class) or they will prescribe something stronger than hydrocodone, namely oxycodone (Precocet and Percodan). The problem with these drugs is that they ALL contain a fair amount of acetominophen (Percocet, Norco, Vicodin and Lortab/Lorcet) besides the narcotic opioid compounds such as hydrocodone and/or oxycodone and the acetylsalicilic acid compund is the other class of NSAIDs class which added to Percodan besides the narcotic oxycodone. Of course, there are stronger drugs for pain than these enumerated above, like Fentanyl, drug which is given to post op patients and only once or twice. I would never prescribe Fentanyl to anyone unless the person stepped on a land mine and his leg was blown off and the person is still counscious and screaming. Any drug, including non-narcotic ones, can cause a psychological dependence (habit forming) and even the aspartame (the chemical used as sweetener in soft drinks, the replacement for sugar) can and WILL create addiction if used over an extended period of time. Did you notice how diet drinks users just can't seem to quit diet drinks even though it's strong and dangerous toxin? Note that addiction is not the same as habit-forming. Addiction entails profound bio-chemical/physiological changes in the body - especially in the brain - just like nicotine and which require a long time to reverse to normal, whereas "habit-forming" is just that: a habit. So be careful how often you take ANY medication of whatever nature, because the simple repetitive act of taking "something" over an extended period of time, will translate into an undesirable habit which will be difficult to break. I hope this info was useful.

Answer 5

Well if your headaches stopped and your still taking tylenol you need to stop or you could hurt your self with a drug overdose. your days are stressful so go home and have dinner and take a nice bath and just relax.

Answer 6

don't take more than 2 tylenols at a time!
and don't take more than 6 tablets over a 24 hr period.
chronic use or overuse of tylenol can lead to irreversible liver damage!

Answer 7

if you run the risk of addiction, stay away from any kind of opiate..it will lead to a problem in the future..I have seen it one too many times..

There are things like Imitrex that you can get from the doctor, that are not addictive and you only take when you feel a headache coming on..

good luck

Answer 8

the only known risk of taking too much tylenol is severe liver damage. If I were you I would find something else to help you relax or lighten your stressful load.

Answer 9

You sound suicidal to me; whether you want to admit it to yourself or not---you are slowly reducing your body to mere existence by what you are doing--get the help you need NOW--and don't delay---life is precious--you better realize it now--because--if you don't and end up in a vegetative state you will wish you had faced reality long ago----

Answer 10

You should only take Tylenol according to the directions on the bottle. If you take more than they say to take it won't help more, but it will damage your liver.