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Feb

Ok came in really drunk saturday morning/ night abotu 3 30am. Took about 20 maybe less i cant remember paracetamols feel asleep. feeling really ill today its just past midnight on a tuesday. should i worry?


Answer:
I'm glad you went to the docs :)

They did a blood test on me when I did that.

It all depends on sooo many factors. I only took 16, but ended up in hospital for 3 days on an antidote, I'm quite small, 5″0' and pretty light, and it just seemed to affect me quite a lot, since the levels in my blood were high enough for them to keep me in.

The first symptoms tend to be severe nausea (and ironically I got a banging headache!) but if the physician tested your urine then you're all good :D

Oh, they won't believe you if you state it's a mistake. I told them I didn't know know how/ why I did it…. they didn’t believe me.


Answer:
If I were you I would go to hospital **right now**. Paracetamol overdose can be deadly. When you go to hospital they’ll give you an injection of N-acetyl-cysteine. This will help your liver make the antioxidant Glutathione which will be able to help your body deal with the paracetamol overdose.

Go now!


Answer:
That's the trouble with paracetamol it makes you sleep for a while and then you feel okay and it really kicks in huge time a couple of days later.

You really need to present yourself at a casualty unit asap where you will quickly get the blood tests you need doing and you’ll either get the help you need or peace of mind.

Time to review the drinking as well after a scare like this is it not……………


Answer:
Clare, please do me a favour and seek medical attention. Depending on the symptoms (possible sickness, stomach pains and lack of appetite), you could have already seriously damaged your liver. That can occur 12-48 hours after taking paracetamol. It is one of the major causes of acute liver failure in the west.
Don't sit back and leave it to chance. Having seen a colleague suffer a great deal with acute liver failure, you cannot sit back and hope you are going to be fine.
I don't know what country you are in, but if in UK, call NHS direct and seek advice, but ideally get to an NHS walk-in centre or A&E.

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I would contact a physician or go to nearest A&E immediately especially with alcohol,because this can or may cause damage to your liver

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