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I accidentally took too much acetaminophen three days ago, 24 hours after taking too much i spent the day vomiting i feel fine now though?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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Tylenol (acetaminophen): Glad you are feeling better. I do not know what your weight is, but significant overdose is greater than 150mg /Kg. So for a woman who weighs 120 pounds or 60kg a significant dose is 150 times 60 or 9000mg or 9grams. It still may be worth it to get some liver tests.

Answered 3/12/2018

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A member asked:

I accidentally took too much acetaminophen three days ago, 24 hours after taking too much i spent the day vomiting i feel fine now though?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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