Acetaminophin Withdrawal???

[NautyOne]

Does anyone know if it's possible to feel withdrawal from Acetaminophen?  I have always been curious if it is just the narcotic in the withdrawal process.   I can't find any information to substantiate this, but Just about anything you take in high doses for a period of time..I would think has to affect the body in some way?  No?  And, I am already aware of the affects on the liver.........

Thanks.

Nauty.....................

[abbysmom457]

I'm glad you brought this up cause i was actually thinking about this the other day. You know one time when i was getting pills from my friend, we started the conversation of withdrawls, and let me tell you this guy seems to know everything under the sun when it comes to pills, but anyways he actually told me and i found this very interesting too, that your body does become addicted to the acetaminophen and there are some withdrawls with it too. I've wondered if it's true as well.

[TrayCee]

There are no physical withdrawls from acetaminophen (Tylenol)

[GoingToMakeIt]

I have never heard anything about that. Interesting question though. It is true that too much of anything has to affect you.

[Firefaery1023]

I was told by a pharmacist that the narcotic does provide pain relief, however the tylenol is there to extend the time that it lasts.  I assume that we can have withdrawals from almost anything.  I don't really know though.

[NautyOne]

Thanks guys.......Jaqui......interesting  never thought of that.  I was told once from the doctor that it is the Acetaminophen that is providing the pain relief and not the Narcotic?  I thought that was weird, but that the narcotic is just tricking the brain.  So a lot of things make sense now.  I just got to thinking about that statement and couldn't get it out of my head for some reason.  Thanks again for your input.

Nauty..............

[Jacqui805]

Hey there Nauty,

I've never heard of any w/d from this, but it is possible that one might have developed a psychological dependence on taking almost any med.  Even just the physical act of taking something to feel better, that is taking the med. at all.  If you aren't taking it when you normally would, your brain may be getting the idea that you'll feel poorly.  Kinda like with cigarette addiction, part of it is actually holding that cigarette and having it in your mouth.  So, for this, you aren't actually handling then swallowing the pill, and part of feeling better before when you did may have been a sort of placebo effect because you expected to feel better when you took it.

Jacqui

[mimi1313]

Some news program had a brief story on that a few years ago. If you take it every day you get used to it and if you stop, you will feel achy, etc. I wish I could remember who did it. But I was really surprised to see that on an OTC pain med did that.

[toxictome]

I don't have a clue...but it seems my liver is screaming for MORE!!!!  lol