what happens if you take to much tylenol, or advil or stuff like that?

Answer 1

You can damage your liver and possibly die.

Answer 2

more than likely you will get sick to your stomach. if you take to much tylenol you are killing your liver. if you take to much ibuprofen (advil) you are setting yourself up for an ulcer. if you take an extreme amount of any medication you have just won yourself a trip to the hospital in an ambulance where the paramedics will start iv's and possibly drugs and then when you get to the hospital you will have a tube placed down your throat to suck out the contents of you stomach. then you will get more iv medications to counteract the overdose! Hope this helps! :)

Answer 3

Tylenol can be toxic to your liver in high doses, especially in conjunction with liquor.
Advil is different---it can interfere with clotting of the blood and in the case of someone with stomach ulcers, can cause bleeding. It can also cause other forms of GI distress. It should not be used 2 weeks prior to surgery unless your doc has ok'd it.
Aspirin also interferes with clotting, but is relatively safe except for children. In children it can can Reye's syndrome.
Used correctly, most of these meds are ok for the average person---unless it is incompatible with another medication---like other blood thinners.

Answer 4

Acetaminophen does not become habit-forming when taken for a long time but it may cause other unwanted effects, when taken in large doses including liver damage, if too much is taken.

Several hundred fatal overdoses of aspirin occur annually, but the vast majority of its uses are beneficial. Its primary undesirable side effects, especially in higher doses, are gastrointestinal distress (including ulcers and stomach bleeding) and tinnitus. Another side effect, due to its anticoagulant properties, is increased bleeding in menstruating women. Because there appears to be a connection between aspirin and Reye's syndrome, aspirin is no longer used to control flu-like symptoms or the symptoms of chickenpox in minors.[1]


Long-term treatment with high doses (arthritis and rheumatic fever): often increased liver enzymes without symptoms, rarely reversible liver damage. The potentially fatal Reye's syndrome may occur, if given to pediatric patients with fever and other signs of infections. The syndrome is due to fatty degeneration of liver cells. Up to 30 percent of those afflicted will eventually die. Prompt hospital treatment may be life-saving.
Chronic nephritis with long-term use, usually if used in combination with certain other painkillers. This condition may lead to chronic renal failure.
Prolonged and more severe bleeding after operations and post-traumatic for up to 10 days after the last aspirin dose. If one wishes to counteract the bleeding tendency, fresh thrombocyte concentrate will usually work.

Answer 5

If you take too much tylenol, you will die a slow painful death because it ruins your liver. Too much advil can cause your stomach to bleed.

Answer 6

Potential liver and gallbladder damage. You may also grow a tolerance to over-the-counter meds and will have to take more for the same relief. Try to determine the source of your pain and alternative ways to alleviate it -- heating pads, ice packs, massage are all good.

Answer 7

To much at once? Nothing. you cant OD on tylenol. If you take it constantly I believe it's effects diminish

Answer 8

Well you overdose, and you could passout and go into a coma if you took way too much. Call Poison Controll and tell them and then they will instuct you to do the following.

Answer 9

when i take too much excederine migraine i can't see straight, my heart races like its gonna explode and i get all sweaty

when i take too much ibuprofen i have blood in my stools

when i take any heavy duty pain pills (like oxiconton or codine) i pass out and sometimes have a seisure, think i am allergic but the docs say i'm not.

Answer 10

call 911