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ironkb57 t1_j40mwsq wrote

In short, death. A very painful death.

Long-term effects, I would say, are for those who survive an overdose. It can be very brutal. It literally destroys the liver. It will cause toxic hepatitis. Can and probably will cause problems with coagulation (since coagulation factors are produced in the liver). Hepatic encephalopathy will be also a problem due to the liver not being able to fulfill its job as the filter of blood. All said up to now happens in the first 1 - 2 weeks, and I left out a lot of details not to make it too complicated.

If the patient survives, then the liver will become scarred. In other words, cirrhosis, which could further lead to cancer.

However, if properly diagnosed and treated the mortality rate is 2%.

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V0idL0rd t1_j47mb99 wrote

Replying to ironkb57 (#1,339,865)

Paracetamol is extremely toxic in case of overdose, and the lethal dose is quite low so it is possible to overdose if you take too many pills in a short interval of time. If by long term toxicity you mean taking a low dose of paracetamol everyday for example there is an increased probability of toxicity. But generally speaking if the dose is low there shouldn't be much of an effect. Its only toxic after surpassing the limit your liver can process. There are substances that are immediately tox at any dose, lead for example. Other are only really affecting you negatively only after a certain dosage, being harmless before arriving at that point

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