Is it too late, HAVE I DAMAGED MY LIVER?
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Try to get off the pills if you can. The best things you can do for your liver are eat well and drink a lot of water. Your liver loves water and healthy fats: fats found in nuts, olive oil, flax seeds, fish like salmon, and canola oil. Stay away from unhealthy fats and eat a lot of fruits and veggies too, to help your liver repair itself. I also just read the other day that yogurt and berries are a great combo for your liver. The probiotics (bacteria) in the yogurt are great for the liver.
You definately are doing a number on your liver! That's a lot! A liver is a unique organ though. If part of it is damaged then it can be cut of and it will regenerate the missing part. However, if you keep going like you are you will damage the whole thing. Are you taking them for medical reasons or just for the affect?
Damage to the liver is not a side effect of Vicodin, but it is a potential side effect of taking too much acetaminophen. The maximim daily dosage of acetaminophen is 8-500mg tablets a day, and you are taking the equivalent of 6, so you are well within the maximum.
If you are worried about it, and you have been taking this medication and dosage for more than two or three months, ask your doctor about it and he may want to have you do a blood test for your liver enzymes.
its possible that you could have some liver damage, even more so if you also take other meds or drink alcohol, you have to realize though that you are only taking the equivalent of 3 extra strength tylenols and tylenol is the a better med for your system, easy on the stomach and the liver, not too sure how much damage the codeine causes though, talk to your dr next time and see what he thinks, hope that helps
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