How much tylenol with codeine is to much?

Question

I found out today that I have a cyst INSIDE my ovary. I've been in a LOT of pain, and today the doc gave me a script for Flagyl 500 MG 2x a day, and also gave meTylenol 3 + codeine (Tylenol/COD #3 30MG TABS) to take "1 to 2 tablets by mouth every 4 hours as needed for pain" --as bottle states. Ok, at the doc office they also shot me in my backside with stuff that is leaving a bitter taste in my mouth still have a pain in my a** cause of the shot. How often would it be safe to take just one, not two? Since it says I could take one OR two every few hours, I'm confused. Maybe it's just the shot, but I can't seem to figure it out... THANKS in advance!!

Answer 1

If the Tylenol w/ codeine are 30mg tablets, think of it this way: Do not take more than 60mg within a 4 hour block of time. The reason it says 'one OR two' is because you might not be in enough pain to need to take two so you can chose to take only one instead. You can even take half of one if you want! Take one pill and see if it kills the pain. If not, go ahead and take another one right away or even wait an hour or two. Don't take a third pill until 4 hours have past since you took the first pill, understand? But that's only if you want to be a stickler about this.

Honestly, it doesn't really matter how or when you take these pills as long as you aren't taking tons at a time or within a short period of time. The point is to take as little as possible but enough to kill the pain. If 2 pills does not kill the pain, it's really OK to take a third, even if 4 hours hasn't passed. The 'directions' are just to keep people from going crazy and taking too many at once which might suddenly make you dizzy, nauseous or overly tired (or kill you if you take the whole bottle at once!!)

*If 2 or even 3 pills in a 4 hour time period is not dulling your pain, you need to talk to the doctor. They can prescribe something stronger so you do not need to worry about taking 'too many' pills at once.

Answer 2

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Liet-kyn, The answer is NO. Tylenol (= acetaminophen) is available over-the-counter in the US without a prescription even though an overdose may cause severe, sometimes fatal liver damage. Codeine is a narcotic drug controlled in the US by federal (national) government Drug Enforcement Agency and requires a physician's prescription in every state of the US, including Washington. Possession of codeine without a doctor's prescription is a federal crime. Doctors do prescribe Tylenol with codeine (1/4th or 1/2 grain = 15 or 30 mg) commonly for documented indications.

Answer 3

Its like this, take 1 if pain is gone good. Then take 1 every 3 1/2 hours. It takes about an 1/2 hour to start working so if you take the tylenol ths way you will stay out of pain. Its when it wears off its harder to get a handle back on the pain. But if you need to add additional pill for pain then thats no more than 2 every 3 1/2 hours. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

1) never take more than 4000mg of tylenol in 24hrs
2) it sounds like you can take 1-2 tablets of tylenol w/ codeine every four hours. one way to figure out how much to take is as follows: if you rate your pain on a scale from 0-10 (0 is no pain, 10 is the worst pain ever) you can figure out how much to take.
if your pain is 0, take nothing. if it is 1-2, take a plain tylenol or motrin. if it is 3-5 take one tablet of tylenol with codeine every four hours. if it is 6-8, take two tablets of tylenol with codeine every four hours. if it is 9-10, take two tablets of tylenol with codeine and call your doctor for help.
3) the foul taste in your mouth is probably from the Flagyl
4) never drink alcohol and take flagyl at the same time, you can get very, very sick as a result.

Answer 5

The reason the prescription says 1 or 2 tablets every four hours is to allow you to determine how much pain you are in and what you think is needed to relieve it. You can take up to 2 tablets in a four hour period. If you choose to take one tablet, and it is not enough to relieve your pain, you can take a second. You need to wait at least 2 hours after taking the second tablet before you can take another 1. You can also wait the full four hours after taking the second tablet, and choose to take 2. To figure out how many you can take, figure out how long it has been since your last tablet or tablets. You can't have more than 2 tablets in a four hour time period. So if you took one, and 2 hours later you take another, you must wait 2 hours more before you can take another. If you take 2 at the same time, you must wait four hours.
Don't take the tablets in combination with any kind of alcohol. Also, be sure you up the fluid intact a little, because a side effect of codiene is constipation. If you are still unclear about this, call either the doctor's office or the pharmacy and tell them when you took the last dose and how much you took. They can tell you how much you can take and when you can take it again.

Answer 6

the directions say take 1-2 tablets every 4-6 hours as needed for pain...?

OK...if you take one tablet, you can take them every 4 hours...if you take two tablets, wait 6 hours before redosing...it is not the codeine that you have to worry about...(that just makes you constipated, dopey/sleepy)
it is the Tylenol that can cause liver damage if not taken properly...don't worry 8 t#3 a day (if you take the max dose) will not hurt you

Answer 7

Acetaminophen-cod 3 Tablet

Answer 8

based on my personal experience I wouldn't take it more than every 4 hours (even if you only take one). if one doesn't help, or the pain is more severe take the 2.
if you're worried about it I would talk to a pharmacist. (they have to keep more up-to-date with this kind of info and generally have access to computer system with the info you need more than doctors).
hope you get to feeling better (cysts suck and the pain is intense)

Answer 9

If you don't understand the directions on the bottle, call the doctor and ask him or her.