...is an OD? im not suicidal or anything, it's just something i was talking to someone about, they said you can't OD on paracetemols unless you take like 48. is that true?
2007-12-29 08:19:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
I think it was Panadols she was talking about.
2007-12-29 08:25:29 · update #1
To Star: Like I said, I'm not suicidal or anything, it's just that one of my friends was getting high off Panadols or something and I was worried she'd OD but she said it takes like 48 to OD. And I'm sorry to hear about your friend.
2007-12-29 08:29:14 · update #2
To sadisoux: How many times do I have to say I'm NOT suicidal, I was just wondering if what she said about having to take 48 pills to OD was true since I figured it'd be less than that.
2007-12-29 08:39:12 · update #3
48 pills is way to much for your body to cope with. I'd stick with the amount put on the bottle..
2007-12-29 08:23:59 · answer #1 · answered by Rita Ducharme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People do have their own personal concepts of what an overdose is supposed to be. Actually, it's anything more than the recommended dose, and may have no adverse effects at all. And many of the toxic effects are not those the uninformed have in mind. With paracetamol, for instance, it does indeed take a huge dose to ensure acute toxic effects, but those effects aren't of the type suicides think they'll be. They don't drift off to sleep but rather get nauseated, and the death, if there is one, is weeks or months in coming, awake and miserable through most of it.
2007-12-29 09:51:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Exact doses were hard to ascertain, but the researchers concluded that continual use of as little as 7.5 grams (7,500 milligrams) per day could be dangerous.
Compared to those who overdosed intentionally, study subjects who did so accidentally were more likely to have been taking two or more acetaminophen-containing medications or a narcotic-acetaminophen combination, usually for pain. They were also more likely to have suffered severe hepatic encephalopathy - the mental confusion and disorientation characteristic of later-stage acute liver failure.
Overall, 71% of patients survived the overdoses, although 8% required a liver transplant. Results were published in the December 2005 issue of Hepatology.
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http://www.shortenurl.com/1dfbj
2007-12-29 09:10:17 · answer #3 · answered by don_sv_az 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you could OD if you took 10. it just depends on what your taking and how your body reacts to it.
2007-12-29 08:22:30 · answer #4 · answered by diciccos351 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can od on paracetamol believe me i know my friend died from taking them.
please dont be thinking of suicide there are so many people to talk nowadays and you have your whole beautifull life ahead of you.things can only get better believe me..
happy new year///
2007-12-29 08:25:02 · answer #5 · answered by miss curiousity 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Over Dose.. pretty self explanatory.
2007-12-29 08:24:22 · answer #6 · answered by Charlie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why on earth are you even asking this question,unless you are suicidal,please don't give this person any more ideas,please think before you answer!
2007-12-29 08:30:41 · answer #7 · answered by sadisioux 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah thats basically true sometimes it takes more than that depending on what your taking.
2007-12-29 08:22:22 · answer #8 · answered by juturnabby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋