Panicked about paracetomal overdose

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I'm confused...

I take cocodamol 30/500 for pain management.

Wed night I took a dose about bedtime (before 10) , and potentially around about lunchtime, can't remember.

Yesterday (bad day) I took 1 tablet at 2pm, 2 at 6 and 2 at 10.15pm . I don't think I took any tablets in the morning. Doesn't seem likely as I was sore in class.

This morning I've taken 1 at 5am as still sore but need to be able to function.

I'm petrified that I've overdosed somehow over the last couple of days. Just off the phone to NHS 24 who said I've nothing to worry about but maybe they aren't quite understanding what I meant?

They said if I had OD'd accidentally its in all likelihood ever so slightly and would be harmless - and just to take nothing from now until bed?

Should I try to vomit up the 5am tablet? Cant sleep as so worried.

If it helps I'm tall (5 ft 9), quite overweight (105 kg) and non alcohol drinker..

Pennysnow. What on earth are you talking about? It's the paracetamol component that is the real danger here and no, giving your stomach a 'good lining' with milk and a cereal bar is not going to protect against drug toxicity of any type.

Haven't had any more paracetomal today . Probably best to give system a break.. I will get an app or pillbox or something. V constipated but hesitant to take laxative as gave me unfortunate results last time!

Thank you all, I really appreciate the advice (or head wobble haha!) . Yes I know dangers of paracetomal too , had a friend OD on it , so thays why it worries me as much as it does. I used to have cocodamol for night and 4-8 dihydrocodeine daily for breakthrough but new surgery have vetoed that. Shame as it worked.

Selma my point is there is a time and place. This isn't it.

* I’m guessing you have no experience of caring for people who have taken ODs, Kit . Misinformation and accidental ODs are rife. People often believe what they want to believe.*
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I doubt you’d be eye-rolling if you’d watched a few teenagers die slowly of paracetamol toxicity.*

There’s always one, isn’t there?