Can you die from eating too many paracetemol?

Question

If so how many have you got to take?

Something in the newspaper made me curious

Trust me.

Im not suicidal or anything lol

Answer 1

To take a load of these tablets at once will not kill you straight away as suicidal people think but they will kill you slowly as they damage your liver

Answer 2

Yes you can, however you are more likely to do permanent damage to your kidneys, and have to suffer in pain and agony for the rest of your life wondering why you ever contemplated taking them in the first place.

Don't do it !

Answer 3

Trissa you Jerk

of course you can kill yourself by overdosing with parecetemol

one of the saddest things I see is watching people who have overdosed with these pills die of liver failure just when they thought they were recovering

  

Answer 4

Yes you can die.

Answer 5

taking too many paracetamols may be fatal. It can take several days to start to feel the effects of this. It would be very important to get urgent medical advice ASAP even if you felt OK initially.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Tina you can overdose on any tablet ! normally you shouldn't take more than eight in a 24 hour period, if you feel you might becoming dependant see you Doctor, he is there to help you not judge !

Answer 8

Yes of course. As little as 22 paracetamols can cause a slow painful death from liver failure. Never exceed the daily maximum dose which is 2 QDS (4 times daily).

Answer 9

I had a friend who died after taking an overdose of paracetamols. It doesn't take many. She died of liver failure three days after the overdose, in pain and clear by now that that she didn't want to die. She was 20.

Anyone who tells you that paracetamols aren't extremely dangerous is a liar and a fool.

Answer 10

Yes, up to a week after ingestion major organs can fail.

Answer 11

You don't "eat" paracetamol they are not a food item. You can die from overdosing on 8 or more paracetamols quite easily, depending on your body weight and size.

Answer 12

i think you know the answer yourselve  yes you can.it will kill your liver slowly and painfully PLEASE DONT DO ANYTHING  silly and try and dont copy what you read.

Answer 13

Of course you cani ts called an overdose!! I think 5 is classed as an overdose.

Answer 14

no not aspirin,but you can totally bollocks your liver  

Answer 15

yes , it causes liver failure , even if you dont eat enough to kill you streight away you could still have a slow and pain full death as your liver slowly shuts down

Answer 16

Yes, its a common form of suicide and parasuicide......and its a ghastly death...first you get sick for a day, then you feel fine, then you die horribly on the third day.

I won't tell you the dose but its not very much. In addition, people sometimes delay seeking help and they arrive into casualty a day later having changed their minds( parasuicidal) and then......they can't be saved and they die a horrible death

Its quite toxic stuff in general...people with arthritis who take 2 four times daily for years ( the normal dose) often have bad liver damage so they are advised to take 2 three times daily at most

..its sister drug, Phenacitin was withdrawn years ago due to liver toxicity but acetaminophen( Paracetamol) got passed because it had a threshold dose for liver toxicity.

Anyhow, don't commit suicide ever cos we'd all give you hugs here on Yahoo answers so if you're feeling low, reach out to your friends and family or even us

Answer 17

if you consume too many you can end up with liver failure,  

ALWAYS READ THE LABELS

Answer 18

absolutely it is 100% very dangerous in overdose situation do not read the imbeciles messages .

as even IF you changed your mind at a and e and want to live, it is already too late as your liver will have surely failed even pumping a  persons stomach does not reverse the liver damage and the blood fails to clot so you bleed to death slowly I heard, from every o*****e.

anyone ,therefore,  who takes an accidental overdose needs URGENT dr treatment.

Answer 19

My wife's brother committed suicide with an overdose and I always assumed it was paracetamol but some answers conflict with my assumption. However, I liked the 1st answer, I wouldn't take a chance

Answer 20

You cannot die from taking paracetamol. The only thing it stops is pain it wont stop your life.

Trust me...