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Old 04-01-2014, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by mrsD View Post
Really the upper limit is 4000mg a day, and you are over the limit now,
A few years ago, there was a proposal to lower that limit to 3000 mg/day, and 2600 mg/day for chronic (longer than 2 weeks) use. Some "lobbying" took place, and now the "official" safe limit is in a range between 3000 and 4000.

It's been suggested (and I do this myself) that anyone taking acetaminophen at those levels—or long-term (longer than 2 weeks)—take N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) to help protect the liver.

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