Expired Tylenol

[zeruty]

Are you SERIOUSLY asking whether or not tylenol that expired in 2006 is going to hurt you?

There is absolutely no way it will hurt you...

 

[marulee]

Originally posted by: zeruty
Are you SERIOUSLY asking whether or not tylenol that expired in 2006 is going to hurt you?

There is absolutely no way it will hurt you...

Not really.. ATOT was a backup plan in case of emergency.

 

[FoBoT]

:camera:'s?

 

[Jeff7]

:music: Taps :music:

Originally posted by: marulee

Originally posted by: Mwilding
huh? So, in addition to being a hypochondriac, you are also a moron?

So do you. indeed.. if you clicked on refresh..

This is right up there with something from Futurama.
"I heard alcohol makes you dumb."
"No I'm....doesn't!"

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
:music: Taps :music:

Originally posted by: marulee

Originally posted by: Mwilding
huh? So, in addition to being a hypochondriac, you are also a moron?

So do you. indeed.. if you clicked on refresh..

This is right up there with something from Futurama.
"I heard alcohol makes you dumb."
"No I'm....doesn't!"

glad I am ot the only one. His non sequitor responses have me questioning my sanity...

 

[IAteYourMother]

what are you, 12?

 

[Fritzo]

It's most likely safe. The effectiveness may be lessened a bit though.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother
what are you, 12?

Either that or he's just stupid. No other reason for freaking out about a Tylenol expiring in 2006 or for spamming the FS/FT forum when he signed up.

 

[NoShangriLa]

Originally posted by: marulee
So I had it and I just found it was expired.

What should I do now..

It should be fine to take the expired Tylenol and most over the counter medicines. The only draw back is that some of them maybe a bit less effective because it has lost some of its chemical potential. Many prescription medicines works just fine even if they are expire that why there are programs that ask users to donate their expired medicines to poor/third world hospitals.

Medicines that may give you problem/s when expired are medicine that require refrigeration.

 

[TraumaRN]

Yea except dextromethorphan is more or less a placebo for cough....

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: Bryophyte
The expiration date is VERY conservative. I personally wouldn't think twice about taking it. If the medicine caused your dizziness, it's either psychomatic (as M4H pointed out) or you're sensitive to dextromethorphan. I think DXM is what some kids take in large quantities for recreational purposes (which is dangerous, so don't do it!)

And we have a winner!

Even if the stuff had an expiration date of Jn 2001 I'd say the worst thing that would happen is that it won't help your coughing ..... unless you are allergic to one of the ingredients (possible) or you took a substantial overdose (in which case I'd suggest 911, not poisen control!) you have nothing to worry about.

 

[TraumaRN]

Originally posted by: Captante

Originally posted by: Bryophyte
The expiration date is VERY conservative. I personally wouldn't think twice about taking it. If the medicine caused your dizziness, it's either psychomatic (as M4H pointed out) or you're sensitive to dextromethorphan. I think DXM is what some kids take in large quantities for recreational purposes (which is dangerous, so don't do it!)

And we have a winner!

If the stuff had an expiration date of Jn 2001 I'd say the worst thing that'll happen is that it won't help your coughing ..... unless you are allergic to one of the ingredients (possible) or you took a substantial overdose (in which case I'd suggest 911, not poisen control!) you have nothing to worry about.

Aint gonna help his cough anyways...dextromethorphan=somewhat of a placebo.

Oh and yea there are only a few expired meds that you have to worry about. An Epipen, or dilantin(capsule or liquid), certain antibiotics, sublingual nitro...thats all i can think of at the moment.

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: DeathBUA

Originally posted by: Captante

Originally posted by: Bryophyte
The expiration date is VERY conservative. I personally wouldn't think twice about taking it. If the medicine caused your dizziness, it's either psychomatic (as M4H pointed out) or you're sensitive to dextromethorphan. I think DXM is what some kids take in large quantities for recreational purposes (which is dangerous, so don't do it!)

And we have a winner!

If the stuff had an expiration date of Jn 2001 I'd say the worst thing that'll happen is that it won't help your coughing ..... unless you are allergic to one of the ingredients (possible) or you took a substantial overdose (in which case I'd suggest 911, not poisen control!) you have nothing to worry about.

Aint gonna help his cough anyways...dextromethorphan=somewhat of a placebo.

Oh and yea there are only a few expired meds that you have to worry about. An Epipen, or dilantin(capsule or liquid), certain antibiotics, sublingual nitro...thats all i can think of at the moment.

This is also true, although when combined with an antihistimine like Benedryl it'll ease the "tickle in the throat" kind ... anything serious requires a visit to the doctor for perscription Tussionex or somthing similar.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
glad I am ot the only one. His non sequitor responses have me questioning my sanity...

Maybe it's because of the Tylenol.

 

[FoBoT]

did he make it through the night? :moon:

"Last Visited On: 02/12/2007 08:48 PM"

 

[Aikouka]

I did it once not realizing the cold/flu medicine was expired. I was fine, although I found out (the hard way) that gel tabs are murderous on my stomach... they end up giving me stomach aches for hours on end.

EDIT: Note the stomach aches even came from taking new cold/flu medicine that I bought (DayQuil gel tabs) to replace the old ones.

 

[Lord Evermore]

Certain cold medicines make me dizzy and keyed up and kind of nauseous. It's just a reaction to particular types, and you learn to not take that kind anymore. Or sometimes it hits you more than others.

DayQuil also has dextromethorphan as an ingredient. It sounds like you just had a reaction to it.

Not all medications get less potent as they age. I've heard that codeine and related tablets get more potent over time (but they usually also have acetaminophen mixed with them).

Dextromethorphan is an opioid. Plain codeine also has anti-cough properties.

Calling it a placebo outright is silly. Apparently there is debate about all cough medicines' effectiveness, but you shouldn't necessarily just not take any.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dextromethorphan