Aghh!!!
I dont think it would hurt for me to go see a doc....I am wondering if this is the cause of the petichiae that have showed up on my body lately.
The sores (Erythema-like) were very painful, and took a good two weeks to heal. I believe it's the Acetemetifin (sp?) in the Tylenol.
We almost lost our 14 year old daughter to liver failure caused by a Tylenol overdose. It is a very serious concern.
I must be woozy from the heat outside... I thought the headline read "High Tylenol Doses Linked to Liver In Wolves."
The liver toxicity of acetaminophen (Tylenol) has been well understood for at least 40 years.
to find out more.
I have MS and use an interferon. There have been several articles recently warning interferon users who regularly use Tylenol to premed before their shots to be very aware of liver problems.
Of course, if you take an interferon, you get regular blood work to detect liver problems, so as a population, we'd be alerted earlier to liver problems than the unsuspecting person that's popping the OTC drug, or those using pain pills containing tylenol and then taking tylenol on the side.
Ibuprophen is the drug of choice at our home, of course, the latest studies say it can damage your heart, so I guess it's a game of "pick your poison."
Thanks for the post. Neverdem (((PING)))
Eight tablets a day for two weeks sounds like a lot to me. I mean when you have a headache, you take two and that usually does the trick. I would think that whatever ailment you are taking Tylenol for, if the pain is still there after taking 8 tablets a day, I would see a doctor before I kept taking the drug.
Thanks, Drudge.
The health community has known this for years but the general public is encouraged to call us quacks so they pay the penalty for the Pharma interests who need the money badly.
The Tylenol murders occurred in the autumn of 1982, when seven people in the Chicago, Illinois, area in the United States died after ingesting Extra Strength Tylenol medicine capsules which had been laced with cyanide poison. This incident was the first known case of death caused by deliberate product tampering. The perpetrator has never been caught, but the incident led to reforms in the packaging of over-the-counter substance and federal anti-tampering laws.
I thought it was well known that Tylenol could have adverse effects on the liver?
I've avoided tylenol for years because I drink a lot of beer.
Healthy adults taking maximum doses of Tylenol for two weeks had abnormal liver test results in a small study, researchers found, raising concerns that even recommended amounts of the popular painkiller might lead to liver damage.
Now we have a "small study" in which some "healty adults" showed "abnormal" liver test results.
It's been known for a very long time that excessive use of Tylenol can cause liver damage, and that the difference between the approved over the counter dosage and what can cause problems isn't as great as it is with many other over the counter medicines.
The solution to that has been warnings on the label so that people are informed.
However, informing consumers doesn't make trial lawyer insanely rich. Lawsuits do.
I didn't think it is any great news that Tylenol can damage the liver.
A friend of mine was detoxing at home from his fifth a day habit, and took some Tylenol PM to sleep.
Almost killed him, and for a while he was on the liver transplant list. Fortunately he was young enough that his liver was able to recover and he was able to recover his health.
Right after the excerpt stops, the qualifying explanation begins. It seems like the drug manufacturers have to create a Tylenol scare to panic people away from the most commonly used and effective pain remedy available in the world. Google or Ask.com the large body of research and read carefully.
The sponsor of this study wants us to believe that its product, OxyContin, an opinate, is far more innocent than big bad killer acetaminophen (paracetamol, elsewhere). The pain reliever of first resort should remain acetaminophen for its well-known safety and effectiveness relative to virtully everything else.
"Another co-author, Dr. Paul Watkins of the University of North Carolina, said he's less worried than Kaplowitz, noting that acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, has been used for 50 years and has a good safety record.
The maker of Tylenol, McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals, said its own research found much lower rates of abnormal liver results. The company's studies tracked high-dose users over longer periods than did the new study.
"It doesn't lead to liver disease and it usually resolves as patients continue to take acetaminophen," said Dr. Edwin Kuffner, senior director of medical affairs at McNeil.
The researchers had been hired by the drug company Purdue Pharma LP, maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin, to find out why abnormal liver tests were showing up in people testing a combination drug containing the acetaminophen and the opiate hydrocodone.
Purdue Pharma stopped its hydrocodone study early because of the abnormal liver tests. Researchers Watkins and Kaplowitz thought they would find the culprit in hydrocodone's interaction with acetaminophen.
"Our jaws dropped when we got the data," Watkins said. "It doesn't have anything to do with the opiate. It's good ol', garden-variety acetaminophen."
Acetaminophen is more popular than aspirin or ibuprofen. Each week, one in five U.S. adults uses it for pain or fever, a 2002 survey found."
Take every thing in moderation. Everything.
I sucked down Tylenol daily for years. Two to four grams.
Fortunately, my liver tests out fine.
I took Tylenol to deal with muscle pain for about 10 days last year. I started peeing blood. Even though the Tylenol was working for the muscle aches, I quit taking it. Aspirin and Ibuprofen from now on for me. Although, I hear that Ibuprofen causes liver damage as well.