The medication they rx at the hostpital for tylenol induced hepatic failure, is NAC.. It is a supplement sold over the counter in many drug stores. It is recommended to take around 600mg a day.
I was taking 4 500mg tylenol 3x a day for about a week, and on occasion I would drink two to 3 glasses of wine at home with dinner. I was also on other medications but those were all ruled out by the doctors.
That's a good question, I too have taken loads of tylenol for pain from a car accident. I have just been diagnosed with hepc and cirrohis, not sure of all the numbers yet but have been wondering if all that tylenol didn't speed up the damage. I would get a script of 60 tylenol 3's(codeine) and because I had to work would eat them like candy. I'm sure that it didn't help matters. I am about to start my treatment next week and I'm scared to death of all the side effects that I'm hearing about. I wish you all the best in dealing with this and if you find out any info regarding the tylenol, please post and let us know. Good luck.....nannieg
How much Tylenol were you taking and for how long? Did you drink alcohol while taking it?