Tylenol?

[tara1021 13]

I'm having terrible headaches and I'm wondering if it's related o the Lortab. What Tylenol/dosage do you take? Was thinking of picking some up today.

[Writergirl 230]

Did you just have surgery? I seem to recall that I was told I could take the regular strength Tylenol caplets, broken in half, along with the Lortab and plenty of Water. If in doubt you should call your doctor or pharmacist, though.

[Wheetsin 714]

Lortab contains a combination of hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen (aka Tylenol). So you're already getting a good amount of acetaminophen from the Lortab. Lortab elixir 7.5 mg-500 mg/15 mL Oral Soln is giving you 500mg acetaminophen per 15ml. A single Tylenol extra strength has the same 500mg in it. A daily amount over 4,000 mg is considered toxic. So just please be very careful to keep track of your doses, and also make sure your surgeon or surgeon's nurse know you plan to add the Tylenol.

I understand you're probably talking about stopping the Lortab and switching to Tylenol, but just make sure count your doses in any 24 hour period (e.g. Lortab you took yesterday might still count toward additional mg you take today).

Hmm, all those pharmacology classes paid off after all...

I'm having terrible headaches and I'm wondering if it's related o the Lortab. What Tylenol/dosage do you take? Was thinking of picking some up today.

[MinaT 669]

I am allergic to codeine, hydrocodone and all it's derivatives. When they took me off the morphine I went directly to Tylenol. For some reason Adult strength liquid tylenol has been pulled from most shelves over the last few years and it had to be ordered. I tried child strength liquid tylenol it made me gag, I tried tylenol suppositories, really..not worth it, so the doctor allowed me tylenol pills split in 1/2. I take two (whole split pills) twice a day.

It most likely is the lorotab giving you a headache. While tylenol never really touched my pain ever, I use it and I tell myself it works great. Luckily, power of persuasion works well with me and I believe what I say lol.

Good luck and feel well soon.

[tara1021 13]

I as going to discontinue lortab and just take Tylenol. I was just wondering what dosage I could take of liquid or melts.

[Wheetsin 714]

Any standard dosage should be fine, it should not bother your stomach. If you have extremely limited capacity still you may want to split or crush the pill (warning, it will taste horrible). At 2 days post-op I was able to take small pills. Especially if you go with the Tylenol tablet (little round ones) versus the standard size, it should be OK. There used to be a chewable max strength Tylenol called "to go tabs" or something - you might want to see if those are still around.

Someone above mentioned a liquid Tylenol. That's what I used when I had my band. The standard one was a cherry elixir and it was called "Rapid Blast". I could only find it at Walmart, and they no longer carry it, at least at mine. Probably because of the price. IIRC it was $4 - $5 for what amounted to about 8 doses. Not too bad, really, but when you can get 50 doses as a pill for $2, and most people are OK with pills...

It also came in a Tylenol PM formula that was "warm vanilla" flavor or something. It was horrible.

[alliegb3 112]

The loritab will make some people sick- especially if taken on an empty stomach... Which I'm sure u have... You can try drinking something and then taking it or liquid Tylenol