Can you take a pain killer called tylenol after drinking a bottle of beer?!
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I wouldn't risk it!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Yes, you can!. Don't take anymore than 800mg though, and drink some water with it!. I always have a couple tylenol before drinking so there will be no hangover,so you should be fine!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
yes!. i take tylenol and drink beer everyday!. it won't do anything other than what it is suppose to do!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
sure I take Bufferin or advil if i drink too much and wake up hang-over free!.
EDIT: I know ppl don't advise it but trust me it's fine!Www@FoodAQ@Com
EDIT: I know ppl don't advise it but trust me it's fine!Www@FoodAQ@Com
i asked my dad who's a doctor and he said it's fine!.
i'd heard that its meant to be dangerous but i think you can trust his opinion :)Www@FoodAQ@Com
i'd heard that its meant to be dangerous but i think you can trust his opinion :)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Well, hunbun, it sounds like you go into pain after you down a Bud, huh!? For myself I'd just down another beer and to hell with the Tylenol!. But to tell the truth I've taken tylenol, even the one with codeine, after a few beer and it never hurt me!.!.!.I'm still here, I guess!. Salut! Prost!Www@FoodAQ@Com
No problem if it's only 1 bottle!. And no problem if it's just regular tylenol!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Not really recommended!.
Tylenol contains acetaminophen and it does not mix well when consumed with alcohol - it can cause liver damage!. One bottle of beer probably will not cause damage or problems, but chronic use of Tylenol and alcohol in combination is bad!. Overuse of acetaminophen can be deadly, and even more so if combined with alcohol!.
When used appropriately, side effects with acetaminophen are rare!. The most serious side effect is liver damage due to large doses, chronic use or concomitant use with alcohol or other drugs that also damage the liver!. Chronic alcohol use may also increase the risk of stomach bleeding!.
Another problem can be that people 'think' they can take it when they are drunk and will wake up 'hangover free'!. This is very *DANGEROUS* practice as far as your liver is concerned (with anything, acetaminophen, or even ibuprofin)!. Routinely taking it while you are still under the effects of alcohol is playing Russian Roulette with your LIVER and you may wake up (read below) needing a liver transplant!.
http://www!.medicinenet!.com/script/main/a!.!.!.
Labeling for Tylenol products reads as follows:
"If you consume 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day, ask your doctor whether you should take acetaminophen or other pain relievers/fever reducers!. Acetaminophen may cause liver damage!."
THE DETAILS:
Chronic alcohol use activates enzymes that transform acetaminophen (Tylenol and others) into chemicals that can cause liver damage, even when the medicine is used in standard amounts!.
A person need not be a chronic drinker to suffer damage!. Taking acetaminophen after a weekend drinking binge can prove fatal!. The amount of alcohol and acetaminophen necessary for this toxic reaction varies from person to person, and thus, unfortunately, it is not possible to give guidelines for safe alcohol ingestion with acetaminophen use!. It is best to avoid this combination of drugs if at all possible!
By itself, taken in doses greater than 150 mg/kg/24 hr (>10 g, which is 20 caplets of Extra-Strength Tylenol), acetaminophen is a well-recognized cause of acute liver failure!. Due to the effect of alcohol upon acetaminophen metabolism, doses generally considered to be nontoxic (<10 g/24 hr, or fewer than 20 caplets of Extra-Strength Tylenol per day) have caused acute toxic effects in the liver when moderate to large amounts of alcohol are also ingested!. Severe hepatotoxicity may occur after ingestion of as little as 4 g (8 extra-strength caplets) in 24 hours when combined with alcohol!.
Alternative painkillers are not entirely free of danger either!. Ibuprofen, such as Advil and Motrin, can cause stomach bleeding if taken in large doses or with 3 or more alcoholic drinks per day!. It should also not be taken in combination with acetaminophen unless under a doctor's direction!.
Drug Interactions -- Know Ingredients, Consult Your Physician
John is a gentleman with a delightful sense of humor, a successful businessman, a loving husband, and a proud father of two beautiful children!. I first met him more than 10 years ago (both of us were under 40 years of age then) in a local hospital!. I was asked by his internist to help manage John's serious liver disease!. The way in which he developed his liver disease demonstrates how ordinarily-safe, over-the-counter (OTC) medications can be deadly when used improperly and the potentially serious nature of adverse interactions among drugs and of drugs with food!.
While actual dates of the events have become fuzzy, I remember the essence of what happened!. John had more than a few drinks at a New Year's Eve party at a local restaurant!. The following morning, he developed nausea, vomiting, headache and flu-like symptoms!. He took several over-the-counter cold/flu medications every few hours for relief from his symptoms!. The symptoms persisted, and he took more medications!.
A few days later, his wife took him to the emergency room because he couldn't stop vomiting, and his skin was turning yellow!. Initial blood tests performed in the emergency room showed that he had high concentrations of liver enzymes and a high bilirubin, both signs of a liver problem!. (High blood levels of bilirubin cause the skin and eyes to turn yellow, a condition called jaundice!.) His internist and I suspected that he had either acute viral hepatitis (such as hepatitis A, or B) or drug-induced liver damage (such as from acetaminophen, commonly known by it's brand name, Tylenol)!. Blood tests found no evidence of hepatitis viruses!.
During the ensuing 24 hours his jaundiced increased, and he became more lethargic!. While neither the internist nor I had a clear explanation for his liver damage, both of us were impressed by the rapidity of his deterioration and realized that unless liver transplantation could be arranged quickly, he would die of liver failure!.
Luckily, the medical director of a near-by liver transplant unit transferred John to his unit as soon as we contacted him!. In fact, John lapsed into a coma within minutes of arriving at the unit!. (Coma in the setting of rapidly deteriorating liver damage usually progresses rapidly to death!.) The transplantation team had to perform an emergency liver transplant using a non-matched liver!. Ordinarily, liver transplant recipients have to wait weeks to months for a liver from a donor who immunologically is similar to (matches) the recipient to avoid rejection of the organ!. In John's case, the non-matched liver kept him alive just long enough until a matched liver became available, and a second transplant could be done!. Today, John is alive and well, and, by my calculation, his children should be graduating from high school soon!.
Several months later, I called the transplant director to thank him and the transplant team on behalf of John The transplant director told me that they were still uncertain of the cause for the liver failure, but examination of John's liver under the microscope suggested drug toxicity-most likely acetaminophen!.
Acetaminophen is the pain-reliever in Tylenol!. Acetaminophen also is in many prescription and OTC pain relievers and cold/flu remedies!. For example, each tablespoon of the common nighttime cold remedy, NyQuil, contains acetaminophen!. Similarly, each tablet of Vicodin, a popular narcotic painkiller also contains acetaminophen in some of its formulations!.
For the average healthy adult, the maximum recommended dose of acetaminophen over a 24 hour period is four grams (4000 mg) or eight extra-strength pills!. (Each extra-strength pill contains 500 mg and each regular strength pill contains 325 mg of acetaminophen!.)!. In recommended doses, acetaminophen is quite safe to use for minor headaches, fever, aches and pains!. Acetaminophen usually is toxic to the liver only in high doses; a single dose of 7 to 10 grams of acetaminophen (14 to 20 extra-strength tablets) can cause liver damage in the average healthy adult!. The most common cause of acetaminophen induced liver damage is suicidal overdose!.
Can acetaminophen cause liver damage in lower doses!? The answer is yes!. It seems that certain individuals are more prone than others to develop acetaminophen-induced liver damage!. Doses as low as 3 to 4 grams in a single dose or 4 to 6 grams over 24 hours have been reported to cause severe liver injury, sometimes even resulting in death!. People who drink alcohol regularly appear to be especially susceptible to acetaminophen liver damage!. Therefore, a person who drinks more than two alcoholic beverages per day should not take more than two grams of acetaminophen (equivalent to four extra strength tablets) over 24 hours!.
John's illness illustrates the potential danger of interactions of food or drugs with other drugs!. (Alcohol can be considered both a food and a drug)!. I believe that John's alcohol consumption during the holiday party rendered him susceptible to acetaminophen liver damage!. He then unknowingly took too many acetaminophen-containing pills the next day!. The amount of acetaminophen that he took that day would not have damaged his liver if he had not been drinking alcohol!. In other words, the alcohol-acetaminophen interaction was the problem!. Always read the labels and understand the active ingredients and their strengths!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Tylenol contains acetaminophen and it does not mix well when consumed with alcohol - it can cause liver damage!. One bottle of beer probably will not cause damage or problems, but chronic use of Tylenol and alcohol in combination is bad!. Overuse of acetaminophen can be deadly, and even more so if combined with alcohol!.
When used appropriately, side effects with acetaminophen are rare!. The most serious side effect is liver damage due to large doses, chronic use or concomitant use with alcohol or other drugs that also damage the liver!. Chronic alcohol use may also increase the risk of stomach bleeding!.
Another problem can be that people 'think' they can take it when they are drunk and will wake up 'hangover free'!. This is very *DANGEROUS* practice as far as your liver is concerned (with anything, acetaminophen, or even ibuprofin)!. Routinely taking it while you are still under the effects of alcohol is playing Russian Roulette with your LIVER and you may wake up (read below) needing a liver transplant!.
http://www!.medicinenet!.com/script/main/a!.!.!.
Labeling for Tylenol products reads as follows:
"If you consume 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day, ask your doctor whether you should take acetaminophen or other pain relievers/fever reducers!. Acetaminophen may cause liver damage!."
THE DETAILS:
Chronic alcohol use activates enzymes that transform acetaminophen (Tylenol and others) into chemicals that can cause liver damage, even when the medicine is used in standard amounts!.
A person need not be a chronic drinker to suffer damage!. Taking acetaminophen after a weekend drinking binge can prove fatal!. The amount of alcohol and acetaminophen necessary for this toxic reaction varies from person to person, and thus, unfortunately, it is not possible to give guidelines for safe alcohol ingestion with acetaminophen use!. It is best to avoid this combination of drugs if at all possible!
By itself, taken in doses greater than 150 mg/kg/24 hr (>10 g, which is 20 caplets of Extra-Strength Tylenol), acetaminophen is a well-recognized cause of acute liver failure!. Due to the effect of alcohol upon acetaminophen metabolism, doses generally considered to be nontoxic (<10 g/24 hr, or fewer than 20 caplets of Extra-Strength Tylenol per day) have caused acute toxic effects in the liver when moderate to large amounts of alcohol are also ingested!. Severe hepatotoxicity may occur after ingestion of as little as 4 g (8 extra-strength caplets) in 24 hours when combined with alcohol!.
Alternative painkillers are not entirely free of danger either!. Ibuprofen, such as Advil and Motrin, can cause stomach bleeding if taken in large doses or with 3 or more alcoholic drinks per day!. It should also not be taken in combination with acetaminophen unless under a doctor's direction!.
Drug Interactions -- Know Ingredients, Consult Your Physician
John is a gentleman with a delightful sense of humor, a successful businessman, a loving husband, and a proud father of two beautiful children!. I first met him more than 10 years ago (both of us were under 40 years of age then) in a local hospital!. I was asked by his internist to help manage John's serious liver disease!. The way in which he developed his liver disease demonstrates how ordinarily-safe, over-the-counter (OTC) medications can be deadly when used improperly and the potentially serious nature of adverse interactions among drugs and of drugs with food!.
While actual dates of the events have become fuzzy, I remember the essence of what happened!. John had more than a few drinks at a New Year's Eve party at a local restaurant!. The following morning, he developed nausea, vomiting, headache and flu-like symptoms!. He took several over-the-counter cold/flu medications every few hours for relief from his symptoms!. The symptoms persisted, and he took more medications!.
A few days later, his wife took him to the emergency room because he couldn't stop vomiting, and his skin was turning yellow!. Initial blood tests performed in the emergency room showed that he had high concentrations of liver enzymes and a high bilirubin, both signs of a liver problem!. (High blood levels of bilirubin cause the skin and eyes to turn yellow, a condition called jaundice!.) His internist and I suspected that he had either acute viral hepatitis (such as hepatitis A, or B) or drug-induced liver damage (such as from acetaminophen, commonly known by it's brand name, Tylenol)!. Blood tests found no evidence of hepatitis viruses!.
During the ensuing 24 hours his jaundiced increased, and he became more lethargic!. While neither the internist nor I had a clear explanation for his liver damage, both of us were impressed by the rapidity of his deterioration and realized that unless liver transplantation could be arranged quickly, he would die of liver failure!.
Luckily, the medical director of a near-by liver transplant unit transferred John to his unit as soon as we contacted him!. In fact, John lapsed into a coma within minutes of arriving at the unit!. (Coma in the setting of rapidly deteriorating liver damage usually progresses rapidly to death!.) The transplantation team had to perform an emergency liver transplant using a non-matched liver!. Ordinarily, liver transplant recipients have to wait weeks to months for a liver from a donor who immunologically is similar to (matches) the recipient to avoid rejection of the organ!. In John's case, the non-matched liver kept him alive just long enough until a matched liver became available, and a second transplant could be done!. Today, John is alive and well, and, by my calculation, his children should be graduating from high school soon!.
Several months later, I called the transplant director to thank him and the transplant team on behalf of John The transplant director told me that they were still uncertain of the cause for the liver failure, but examination of John's liver under the microscope suggested drug toxicity-most likely acetaminophen!.
Acetaminophen is the pain-reliever in Tylenol!. Acetaminophen also is in many prescription and OTC pain relievers and cold/flu remedies!. For example, each tablespoon of the common nighttime cold remedy, NyQuil, contains acetaminophen!. Similarly, each tablet of Vicodin, a popular narcotic painkiller also contains acetaminophen in some of its formulations!.
For the average healthy adult, the maximum recommended dose of acetaminophen over a 24 hour period is four grams (4000 mg) or eight extra-strength pills!. (Each extra-strength pill contains 500 mg and each regular strength pill contains 325 mg of acetaminophen!.)!. In recommended doses, acetaminophen is quite safe to use for minor headaches, fever, aches and pains!. Acetaminophen usually is toxic to the liver only in high doses; a single dose of 7 to 10 grams of acetaminophen (14 to 20 extra-strength tablets) can cause liver damage in the average healthy adult!. The most common cause of acetaminophen induced liver damage is suicidal overdose!.
Can acetaminophen cause liver damage in lower doses!? The answer is yes!. It seems that certain individuals are more prone than others to develop acetaminophen-induced liver damage!. Doses as low as 3 to 4 grams in a single dose or 4 to 6 grams over 24 hours have been reported to cause severe liver injury, sometimes even resulting in death!. People who drink alcohol regularly appear to be especially susceptible to acetaminophen liver damage!. Therefore, a person who drinks more than two alcoholic beverages per day should not take more than two grams of acetaminophen (equivalent to four extra strength tablets) over 24 hours!.
John's illness illustrates the potential danger of interactions of food or drugs with other drugs!. (Alcohol can be considered both a food and a drug)!. I believe that John's alcohol consumption during the holiday party rendered him susceptible to acetaminophen liver damage!. He then unknowingly took too many acetaminophen-containing pills the next day!. The amount of acetaminophen that he took that day would not have damaged his liver if he had not been drinking alcohol!. In other words, the alcohol-acetaminophen interaction was the problem!. Always read the labels and understand the active ingredients and their strengths!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
taking ibuprofin and drinking alcohol can cause severe liver damage!. look at the label on the tylonol!. it's right there in black and white!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You really should not mix alcohol and medications, including over the counter drugs!. So many otherwise healthy people have died doing so!. Please do not say, "That will never happen to me"!. Do you know how many dead people said those very words!? Alcohol and drugs, Tylenol included are no joke!. Please be safe and never ever drink and drive!. I am so tried of seeing young gifted people dying because they chose to drink and drive!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
i have before, i was okWww@FoodAQ@Com
It is not advised if you are drinking a lot or often!. Tylenol can have negative affects on the liver!.!.!.so obviously mixing the two can be a bad thing!. But again, it depends on how much you drink and how often!. Personally, I would just take a couple of plain old aspirin!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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yeah you can i did it before but your ganna pass out just saying it gets you high for liike 10 minsWww@FoodAQ@Com
Please make these idiots stop answering questions!!!
acetaminophen when mixed with alcohol is EXTRAORDINARILY DANGEROUS to your liver!. You'll feel fine the next day, but the damage done to your liver is 1) unseen and 2) irreversible!
Studies released just last year show that a single incidence of acetaminophen and alcohol could result in liver damage so severe as to place the person's life in jeopardy!.
While it is unlikely to occur to you in just one happening, you are in fact playing Russian Roulette and you WILL LOSE eventually!. The problem is!.!.!. it may take a couple of years for the liver damage to become symptomatic and all the while, you thought you were doing just fine!.
Each time you mix alcohol with acetaminophen you are cutting strips from your liver!. The one strip you need to survive wont' become apparent until long afterwards!.
According to UC Davis (link below) "A person need not be a chronic drinker to suffer damage!. Taking acetaminophen after a weekend drinking binge can prove fatal!."
And everything2!.com says "Don't take Tylenol (acetaminophen, paracetamol, whatever) when you've been drinking, or you'll do horrible damage to your liver, and possibly die!."
This is NOT fear mongering!. This is REAL and the effects are life-long and irreversible!. Do NOT mix these two things!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
acetaminophen when mixed with alcohol is EXTRAORDINARILY DANGEROUS to your liver!. You'll feel fine the next day, but the damage done to your liver is 1) unseen and 2) irreversible!
Studies released just last year show that a single incidence of acetaminophen and alcohol could result in liver damage so severe as to place the person's life in jeopardy!.
While it is unlikely to occur to you in just one happening, you are in fact playing Russian Roulette and you WILL LOSE eventually!. The problem is!.!.!. it may take a couple of years for the liver damage to become symptomatic and all the while, you thought you were doing just fine!.
Each time you mix alcohol with acetaminophen you are cutting strips from your liver!. The one strip you need to survive wont' become apparent until long afterwards!.
According to UC Davis (link below) "A person need not be a chronic drinker to suffer damage!. Taking acetaminophen after a weekend drinking binge can prove fatal!."
And everything2!.com says "Don't take Tylenol (acetaminophen, paracetamol, whatever) when you've been drinking, or you'll do horrible damage to your liver, and possibly die!."
This is NOT fear mongering!. This is REAL and the effects are life-long and irreversible!. Do NOT mix these two things!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You should never mix any meds with alcohol!.Www@FoodAQ@Com