alt Hacker NewsWhat does ingesting 10g of acetaminophen even look like? I've got to imagine the fatal dose is far, far, far lower with chronic usage. Finding out that people are ingesting grams is profoundly disturbing.
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I have taken 4-5g in a day while suffering from intense pain before.
There is a limit to the amount of opioids they will prescribe you, even if you are in mind shattering pain. For instance while attempting to get your dental insurance to actually cover a treatment you may find yourself between risking organ damage or risking $5000+ in ER visit bills only to have them refuse to give you anything but Tramadol.
> What does ingesting 10g of acetaminophen even look like?
20 not-especially-large tablets
Taking too much acetaminophen is bad for you but 10g is 20 extra strength pills and that much isn't likely at all to kill you but damage your organs is quite possible. Reading this might make someone in a bad place think that much will do the job and it won't. Tylenol poisoning's most likely outcome is permanent organ damage and pain, don't try it.
I've been prescribed slightly more than 5g per day (2 x 650mg tablets every 6 hours) for pain after an operation jointly with ibuprofen, which is scarily close to the limits.