Percocet Overdose Info

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I'm worried about my friend. She takes percocets and usually gets the ones that say 512. However sometimes she gets other kinds and complains about there not as good so she takes more. I know percocets have tylenol in them and i am worried about her overdosing on tylenol or the oxycodone in it. How much is to much? Also she usually don't take them all at once but she will take alot throughout the day. Today she got some that some that said 325Mg on one side and L403 on the other and she took 6 in like 2 hrs cause she felt little effects. I just worry about her. Please help me!!!

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Well, first off, the L403 were not Percocets. In fact, they dont even contain oxycodone. They are just plain Tylenol. Tylenol DOES NOT have barely any high effects to it at all. Some one can overdose on it and wont feel anything. If the pills that have 512 on them are round and white they are Oxycodone 5mg and Acetaminophen 325 mg. It depends on the tolerance. Soon she will need to take more and more to feel anything. And once you get into the high doses of Acetaminophen, there is a VERY HIGH potential for some long term effects or even death.

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To Randolph- or anyone that knows, is 6 of those 325mg L403 a dangerous amount?

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325 mg on one side and L403 on oher side. round white pill. What is it?

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6 325 mg is a high amount. But not quite considered an overdose. The round white pills that have 325 mg are Acetaminophen 325 mg. Tylenol 325 mg,

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Those actually could have codeine in them. As far as an overdose you could easily overdose on tylenol no more than 4g in a day but taking all of those at one time yes she could overdose potentially but most likely not. Taking that much will do damage to her kidneys over time but as far as immediate effects go she may vomit and have bad headache after the half life. As far as the codeine there really is not any standards put in place as a recommended dose or dose required to overdose. It would really be difficult to say how much it would take to overdose. That is one of the reasons that tylenol is added to narcotics is to prevent overdose. You would overdose on tylenol before you would codeine. If she took 6 5mg/325 it wouldn't be a good idea but she probably wouldn't overdose 30mg is a dose that wouldn't be out of question. Roxicodone has no tylenol content so it is straight codeine and is made in a 30 mg tablet. She really should seek help if she is taking that much though. Hope this helps you all.

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Dermacombin ointment or cream. What is it used for?

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Andrew is correct, the maximum daily amount for Acetaminophen is 4000mgs of 4grams. If this amount is exceeded then Acetaminophen toxicity starts and this is very dangerous and quite often FATAL.

There is NO tolerance level for Acetaminophen, even though someone repeatedly uses a lot of it, it will still cause severe damage to the body.

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FYI.... It's the Tylenol in the mix that can do the worst damage. It is easy enough if caught in time to reverse the narcotic effects but the Tylenol can and will cause damage to your liver. This damage may not even be picked up on unless liver function tests are being checked. Tylenol isn't given the respect it's due as a potentially dangerous medication. As a nurse when we get an overdose we are figuring out tylenol amt's ingested!

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Tylenol is just a name brand for Acetaminophen.

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My response is not about tylenol but it applies to it as well..In Jan. 08, i almost died of aspirin toxicity. I had no insurance so all i had for pain was aspirin-it could as well have been tylenol-for sever hip dysplasia. My kidneys failed, i was hallucinating, my liiver was failing and i had chongestive heart failure. It was from taking it for many years and toward the end when it was't working i would take more. Now my doctors watch what i take for pain and I take perocet w/325-only one every 6 hours for pain.....the only thing that saved me was dialysis. So what is said about the tylenol etc being more dangerous than the narcotic i can attest to.

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Does someone know that can verify for me are the L403/325MG really only tylenol? I'm asking because I''m concerned about my husband who told me they are percocet. They are white and have L403 and 325mg other side. I believe he has an addition problem and is lying about his meds

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nobody should take over 1500-1750 of tynolor antecet.per day or you will damage the liver fast , get the oxycodone in a 10-20 mg. tab, w/o the tynol. I hope this helps , sincerly R.M.

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I have been reading the replys that people have been posting and what I have to say is in response to those who have been saying things about overdoseing. I have a very very high tolerance ,or whatever it could be called, to ibuprofen. The most I have ever taken is 106 200mg pills. Yes, i said 106. I know that is a lot and it is over 20,000mg of ibuprofen, it is 21,200mg to be exact. But, I am still alive, not that I was trying to kill myself or anything because I wasnt. I used to take the perscription 800mg ibuprofens, it got really bad after awhile and the most I ever took at one time was 9, which was also my last time. After I took that many I quit taking them and I went through withdraw which was absolutly horrible. But now I have been trying to stop, I cant say anything for exact because its a daily process and it takes time. Considering the amout of ibuprofen that I have taken over the course of months, I have very bad chest pains every single day and often have headaches if not migranes almost every single day.

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There is of course a danger of overdose in some form when taking to much of any drug, in the cases you folks have been talking about make sure that you do not mistake back pain for kidney pain due to the oding on the ibru, this is very common, also, watch your blood pressure, many of the symptoms discribed in the oding can also come from the natural process of your blood pressure kicking up as a result of the increase in the dosage of your meds, take it slow when comming off and make sure that you monitor your blood pressure during the process of either comming off, or increasing, you may need to ask you doctor to give you something for you blood pressure as you are comming off or increasing, this will help you more than you can imagin, but as always, check with your on call advice nurse or doctor with you hospital of HMO

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You seem to know a lot of detail information about your friend. Could this person be you that you are speaking of? Whom ever it is, or the shape, size, of the pills, none of that is important. Was is important is seeking professional help. The person is addicted. If you truly love that person, seek help.

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Rsevilla noted mistaking back pain for kidney pain. I have taken the 800mg. ibu for several years now. I have never felt I've taken too many according to prescribed amt. (migraines) Some days none. I do have back pain that I feel is kidney pain. I've had several test run for kidney disease and all show neg. but I feel they are missing something. I will show pos. for kidney infec. every few months. The pain will go away after a round or two of antibiotic but after a while it will return. I am at my witts end I am worried and afraid of kidneys shutting down. My legs from the knees down (front only) are discolored and blochy but doctors cannot find the cause. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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