Acetaminophen and alcohol

I posted this link in the Abs board, but I wanted to put it here also www.envtox.ucdavis.edu/ce...cetalc.htm

Marcie
did you take a lot of tylenol when you drank I had heard about this in college (I took advil, not sure if that was better but aspirin would have killed my stomach). and lately I had gotten so bad I didn't even get hangovers, so pathetic.

I didn't read the link and I think my kidneys have suffered and I know that codeine (available in plain old Canadian drug stores) turns in to Morphine in your blood stream. I take tylenol with codeine after drinking to kill my hangover and I guess my liver and my kidneys are all messed up as a result.

OMG I always take Nurofen Plus (Ibuprofen 200mg plus codeine) when I have a hangover! I am so over that now I have read that thread. Thank you for putting it in there because I was oblivious to the dangers.

Thanks
Jools xxxxx

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Scary!! I too take ibuprofen... quite alot actually - thx alot for the alert - duly noted.

Ibuprofen is the best one to take if you are drinking. Do NOT take Acetaminophen. Of course any drugs can cause problems if you drink a lot, but Acetaminophen(Tylenol) is the worst one.

Marcie

Hi all,

Tylenol is worst for liver - never take with grapefruit juice (maybe all citrus). I've read that Ibuprofen is the one that does a job on the kidneys (but seems to have protective benefit for breast cancer -go figger. must be anti-inflammatory action).

D*mn, wish I lived in Canada so I could get codeine ...
that's a bad wish, right? :rollin

Take care,
Pansy (panic attack survivor!)

I can get you some when I go in July- lol
now now RJ it's over the counter there.

Hi Gang,

Yikes, I have avoided Tylenol like the plague for many years. There have even been deaths. One woman was a light wine drinker but took a lot of Tylenol for pain--and she died of liver disease from the synergistic effects.

Pain is a big issue for me since I have bad arthritis. Sometimes I take Motrin but mostly I use ice, patches and other external things like getting a massage:D . Wish I could afford that all the time. I don't even think about wanting a drink after a good massage.

Ned