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Warpy

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13. It's all those damned combination drugs
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 03:20 PM
Sep 2016

for colds, sinus headache, flu, and others that contain it. People OD when they take several of them at once when they've got a nasty cold or flu with multiple symptoms they want to medicate. Then they take an extra strength Tylenol because they hurt and their liver starts to fry. It's not just that extra strength Tylenol, which would be fine by itself. It's all that other crap that contains Tylenol.

People just won't read labels, so the best idea is to get rid of the combination products. The one that will cause the most squawking by drug warriors is Sudafed since it can be used in meth production. Oh well, better to have a meth cooker visit 20 drug stores a day to get enough for a batch than kill a bunch of people with Tylenol OD. It's a really nasty way to go.

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in America, the most common cause maxsolomon Sep 2016 #1
Yeah, fortunately for Canada they only have to worry about hepatotoxicity etherealtruth Sep 2016 #2
It's hepatitis c. LeftyMom Sep 2016 #3
it was a joke maxsolomon Sep 2016 #4
I laughed Stuckinthebush Sep 2016 #15
You would have to take a metric fuck tonne for that to happen Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2016 #5
That's true Dorian Gray Sep 2016 #6
Research has clearly identified liver damage associated with the administration of therapeutic doses etherealtruth Sep 2016 #7
It was meant to be a Canada metric system joke... Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2016 #8
Sorry ... it turns out I am an idiot sometimes etherealtruth Sep 2016 #9
Not true. Without monitoring, people are poisoning themselves with OTC pills in the US Yo_Mama Sep 2016 #19
Canada. Metric System. Profanity. Joke Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2016 #20
I'm stupid. This is happening in the US too. n/t Yo_Mama Sep 2016 #21
In Canada with a single payer system they would have an incentive to find demigoddess Sep 2016 #30
The idea of drinking while sick Egnever Sep 2016 #31
Hot toddies actually do work in the onset of some viral illnesses. Yo_Mama Sep 2016 #33
Wonder if taking it and drinking enhances the problem? rurallib Sep 2016 #10
Alcohol + Tylenol/Acetaminophen/Paracetamol is long known to be the main problem ColemanMaskell Sep 2016 #11
That combination is incredibly toxic to the liver Ruby the Liberal Sep 2016 #25
'most common cause of liver injury' Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2016 #12
i would have gone with a pic of glenliver unblock Sep 2016 #27
It's all those damned combination drugs Warpy Sep 2016 #13
I agree (and so do "they") etherealtruth Sep 2016 #14
I rarely take it. Tylenol does nothing for me. Coventina Sep 2016 #16
I don't take it either ... I prefer ibuprofen, which is not without its own risks .... etherealtruth Sep 2016 #17
Go to earthclinic.com where there is a wealth of health information. Doitnow Sep 2016 #28
Natural does not mean harmless hack89 Sep 2016 #32
I think they primarily recommend it for children TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #18
For arthritis SCantiGOP Sep 2016 #22
My doc didn't even bring it up! TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #23
Aspirin is linked to Reyes Syndrome etherealtruth Sep 2016 #29
It does nothing for me either - I use external pain patches most of the time. smirkymonkey Sep 2016 #24
Depends on the person. Works really well for me for sharp pain type things harun Sep 2016 #26
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