Question about Tylenol?!
Question: Question about Tylenol!?
Please no rude answers!. But for the past 2 years i have missed a lot of school!. I stayed home today because i am not feeling well!. My aunt is not very happy and is going to try to make me go to school tomorrow!. I have a headache and one of my ears are hurting and i am just extremely tired!. Well i took 6 Tylenol that were 500Mg!. each!. Is that okay!? Or is it bad!? I am 17!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Don't take anymore! Tylenol recommends taking no more than 6 pills in a 24 hour period!. I think you should make a doctor appointment to get a check up to see what is causing your symptoms!. Please be careful when you take over the counter drugs make sure you read the label or call your dr to see if it is ok!. Is there another family member who could take you to the doctor!? Did you try finding a permanent doctor!?
Ok I seeWww@Answer-Health@Com
Ok I seeWww@Answer-Health@Com
Tylenol comes in several sizes of tablet and can come with more than the normal drug Acetaminophen!. You are only supposed to take a maximum of 4000 mg in any 24 hour period!. The maximum dose in any one tablet appears to be 500mg so 6 x 500 = 3000mg!. But you can't take it close together either, no more than 1000mg in any 6 hours!. Taking too much can be vary dangerous, even small amounts over can cause long term damage or worse!. It could even add to you feeling sick!.
So note down when you took the tablets and once 24 hrs have passed cross them out!. That way you always know how much in 24 hrsWww@Answer-Health@Com
So note down when you took the tablets and once 24 hrs have passed cross them out!. That way you always know how much in 24 hrsWww@Answer-Health@Com
tylenol should NOT be taken at a high dose in a short period of time!. if DO NOT take anymore!. you can cause very serious liver damage!. if your aunt makes you go to school tomorrow, go to the nurse and tell her exactly what you told us!. if you're sick and you need a doctor, your guardian HAS to take you!. only you know the situation, i mean if you're "sick" twice a week, or always trying to get outta going to school, then i can see why she would MAKE you go!. but if you're genuinely ill then you gotta see a doctor!. good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
it sounds like you have been taking the tylenol for so long that your body has built up a tolerance which tends to happen if you take pills for so long!.
as for doctors, i suggest finding a permant regular doctor!. seeing multiple doctors can tend to get facts mixed up so you could have a condition that is going unnoticed because you are seeing so many different people!.
for now i would switch to a different pain reliever, i suggest excedrin!.
Hope everything works out for you!. good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
as for doctors, i suggest finding a permant regular doctor!. seeing multiple doctors can tend to get facts mixed up so you could have a condition that is going unnoticed because you are seeing so many different people!.
for now i would switch to a different pain reliever, i suggest excedrin!.
Hope everything works out for you!. good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com