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Old 08-08-2011, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Peter B View Post
My GP says it is the safest pain med to use.
Like any drug, overdosing can cause problems.
Yes, and from what I've read, your dosage is pretty high. It's within limits for short-term daily use, but high (1330 mg) for single dose - 1000 mg. is the recommended maximum within a 6 hr. period. (Yes, I see it works out proportionally) For long-term use (longer than 2 weeks), the recommended maximum is now 2600 mg./day (which comes out to 2 - 325 mg tabs every 6 hrs.).

Something to look into is the supplement NAC (N-acetyl cystiene). It's what hospital ERs give patients for tylenol (acetaminophen/paracetamol) toxicity/overdose. Taken daily, it may reduce/avoid potential liver damage from paracetamol.
See: http://yarchive.net/med/tylenol.html

I've been taking acetaminophen/paracetamol with NAC for many years now. I just had my liver tested again this past week and it is well within normal.
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