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May 14, 2008 @ 11:55:31

jmo

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So I was just researching calpol and paracetamol (laura and I like calpol) and found something I don't really understand.

According to wikipedia paracetamol "doses above 200 mg/kg consumed over a single 24-hour period have a reasonable likelihood of causing toxicity".

But I'm sure each tablet has 200 mg of paracetamol in them, and you take two a time, up to four times a day, that makes 1600 mgs consumed in 24 hours.

How come I'm not dead yet?

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May 14, 2008 @ 11:57:31

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How many kilos do you weigh?

That dose for toxicity is 200mg PER kg of your body weight

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May 14, 2008 @ 11:57:55

angelcake

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mg/kg to me implies 200mg per kg, so for a 60 kg person it would have to be 12000mg for it to cause toxicity

Even if I told the world, it would not be enough coz it was not said to you..

May 14, 2008 @ 11:58:09

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misunderstood said:
How many kilos do you weigh?

That dose for toxicity is 200mg PER kg of your body weight

o wooo i got it right

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May 14, 2008 @ 11:58:57

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misunderstood said:
How many kilos do you weigh?

That dose for toxicity is 200mg PER kg of your body weight

Ah right.

Um, I weigh about 12 stone, what is that in kg?

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May 14, 2008 @ 11:59:50

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jmo said:
Ah right.

Um, I weigh about 12 stone, what is that in kg?

76.2kg

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May 14, 2008 @ 12:01:16

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Lol so you're not gonna die! Mmmm Calpol

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May 14, 2008 @ 12:04:11

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misunderstood said:
76.2kg

Okey dokey, so 76.2 times 200 equals... 15240, take away 200 just to be on the safe side makes 15040, devide that by 200 aprox 75 paracetamols. so I can safely consume about 3-4 paracetamol per hour.

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May 14, 2008 @ 12:05:55

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No, that much would still severely damage your liver.

You should take NO more than 8 in any 24 hour period.... Dr sent someone to hospital for taking 12 in that time period.

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May 14, 2008 @ 12:07:26

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My friend tried to overdose, took 42 and was rushed to hospital to have her stomach pumped etc

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May 14, 2008 @ 12:07:49

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misunderstood said:
No, that much would still severely damage your liver.

You should take NO more than 8 in any 24 hour period.... Dr sent someone to hospital for taking 12 in that time period.

Yeah, I don't think i've ever taken more than 8 in a day.

But the liver thing brings up something else I've always wondered, whenever I'm hungover I take paracetamol/resolve. So if thats going to damage my liver, which will already be pretty f**ked up from the alcohol, should i not take paracetamol or resolve?

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May 14, 2008 @ 12:08:15

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