Wow…the FDA is warning doctors to be careful about how much Tylenol is mixed with the pain pills prescribed embedded in the prescriptions…

I have read so many reports of liver damage due to overdosing of Tylenol…how does the drug company that produces this medication not get black-boxed for this danger?

Two of my pain pills I was prescribed after surgery had Tylenol. The home nurse and I talked at length about how much to ingest each day due to the dose of Tylenol in the med…I don't take Tylenol, and was alarmed to see it on the labels of these meds…I got off of one after a couple of days after coming home, and got off of the other med as soon as I could, even though it helped lessen the pain.

I know that one of the main issues post-surgery is pain management, and also avoidance of DVTs. That is why they don't allow you to take aspirin or NSAIDs along with the blood thinners they prescribe. It is worrisome, however, to see warnings on the news discussing how doctors now have to be warned about this problem…I wonder how this will pan out in the long run concerning how the FDA will deal with problems with drugs like Tylenol and organ damage/failure...

Tylenol all on its own can cause liver damage. I took care of a patient years ago who suffered from bad headaches and took Tylenol to get rid of them, down side was that all that Tylenol killed his liver. I highly recommend doing your homework on meds before letting doc put you on any. Even before a surgery. Tylenol is in almost everything. acetametaphen (sp?)

Vicodin has both Tylenol and another pain killer, right? I can't take a Vicodin without the following symptoms: sudden high blood pressure, irregular heart beat, spasticity.
I thought this was because I had Porphyria, and Vicodin is a no-no for that. But it may be that others get these symptoms.
When I was in hospital for a back injury, they wanted to transfer me to a nursing home, and insisted I take Vicodin. I told them what would happen. They said try one pill. I did, got the symptoms, and I had them write down and document the High blood pressure and irregular heart beat. I imagine it didn't change their habits to see what one Vicodin could do to a susceptible person.

I had the HBP and irregular pulse still when I got to the Nursing Home by ambulance, but both went away shortly after that. They then gave me Demerol or something in that category, which did not cause side effects. What one must do to prove things sometimes.

I noticed that in the hospital, they give Tylenol out readily, for just about
any pain.. Especially if you are on blood thinners and can't take aspirin.
I never worried, because I knew not to take too many, because of liver
toxicity, years ago.

They've been mixing it with narcs for years. Tylenol 4 is Tylenol with
codiene,

You're right Sal…warnings have been posted in the media for years. I have not had it in my medicine cabinet for years (until this surgery).

it is strange that drugs with known toxicity are readily available, yet we allow cigarettes to be sold legally…and deem herbs with anecdotal evidence of positive symptom relief like cannabis to be bunched with illegal substances like heroin and LSD…even though research has proved that cannabis is psychologically but not physically addictive, such as cigarettes and heroin.

Our theories on meds are weird…just hoping it isn't based on profits