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Acetaminophen OD after-affects

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XoMonkey
XoMonkey

Hi guys. Before I post this, spare the pity. I know what I did was dangerous and blah blah. Hence why I did it. I'm asking this as curiosity, not because I actually care. 

On Wednesday I OD'd on 21 acetaminophen (paracetamol) 500mg each. I was fine, clinical levels were fine 2 hours after. I drunk activated charcoal (have done before) +4 hours after had bloods. Had to have 1 bag of NAC infusion IV and after 3 hours of the OD I was puking every 15 minutes for roughly 6 hours. Next day i was took off infusion but had severe abdominal cramps, headaches, tiredness etc. Spent 2 days in hospital. I'm home now with still severe abdominal cramps, possible UTI now, temperatures, ive slept for 16 hours, no vomiting, constipation, I have hardly eaten. How long does the OD symptoms last in ones body, on average?

Thanks

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  • lyn1951
    lyn1951 XoMonkey

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    Did you realise that an overdose of paracetamol can kill your liver, and if you kill your liver you cannot survive it.

    I know of one case that the hospital did there best to cover up, here in Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia, nurses overdosed a patient after knee replacement, she died.

    • XoMonkey
      XoMonkey lyn1951

      Posted

      Yeah. I’m more than aware. Thanks for telling me. I seem to be fine these days now
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