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Can Over Dose Of Paracetamol Causes Lips To Turn Blue?
Hello. I had a cold and took some pills that had paracetamol in them. Last pill was taken at 3pm, there were about 3-4 hour gaps between taking them. At 7pm my body temperature just dropped suddenly, my lips turned blue. Could this have been paracetamol poisoning?
Thu, 8 May 2014
Paracetamol is one of the safest drugs in medicine. It is given for bringing down fever, for pain-reduction and for colds. A few tablets of paracetamol does not cause toxicity.
Paracetamol in very high doses > 3 gm in a healthy adult can cause paracetamol toxicity which may be asymptomatic/ manifest as nausea and vomiting/ cause liver toxicity. Paracetamol overdose does not cause lips to turn blue.
Paracetamol in very high doses > 3 gm in a healthy adult can cause paracetamol toxicity which may be asymptomatic/ manifest as nausea and vomiting/ cause liver toxicity. Paracetamol overdose does not cause lips to turn blue.
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