What Would Happen If I Take 3 Tylenol Pm's If It Says I'm Only Supposed To Take 2 I'm 220 Lbs Would I Die Or Would It Get Me To Sleep Faster?

Tylenol PM is a store bought medication sold across the United States. It contains two active ingredients: Acetaminophen (otherwise known as paracetomol) as a painkiller, and diphenhydramine as a sleep aid. Because of these two ingredients, it is sold and marketed as both an analgesic and a sedative. Taking more than the recommended dose will have a more detrimental effect than a beneficial one.

Diphenhydramine is a generation one antihistamine, and its primary use is to prevent and counter allergies. Like many hoer antihistamines, it carries a potent hypnotic effect, and as such is often sold as a sedative as well as an allergy controlling drug. Taking more than the prescribed dose will likely not help the user to sleep better or faster, however, and in some cases this can lead to an excitatory effect - the exact opposite of what is desired. It is also worth noting that diphenhydramine builds a tolerance in the body very quickly, and after 3 days of continuous use it will present a mostly placebo effect in the user.

The other ingredient, acetaminophen, is a very widely taken world over as an analgesic, used to cope with mild pain. Whilst it is not particularly strong and doesn't lead to habit formation, it should only ever be taken in the recommended doses as the liver does not cope well with overdoses of the drug. All packaging for this medicine advises that a person seeks medical help immediately in the event of an overdose, even if the person feels well. This is because the compound can cause severe liver failure and death, and symptoms often don't set in until 24 hours after administration.

Never take more than the recommended dose of any medicine, and if you do, seek medical advice immediately.

I weigh 150 lbs and have taken 3 and I am fine.  Don't think it will get you to sleep any faster, maybe keep you asleep a little longer.

I eat four pm s and drink a glass of scotch everynight before bed and I'm not any closer to dieing then a vampire if your not a doctor don't act like one

YES, it would be awful dangerous if you took more than 2 of those Pm's because it may potentially damage your liver taking more would not help you get to sleep faster its all a mind game don't give yourself and overdose no matter what weight category you are in good luck!!!!!!

No, it won't kill you by doing that just once, but you won't fall asleep any faster either.  PLEASE be careful when taking products with acetaminophen!  I was taking several meds, long term,  during an illness, not knowing that 4 of them contained acetaminophen.  I ended up within hours of death 2ce.  I've had 2 liver transplants, (my body rejected the 1st), and several misc surgeries due to complications.  Almost 5 years later, I'm still having problems, I'm jaundiced, very weak, on a ton of meds, I have to get my blood checked 2ce a week, I have a bag hanging out of my side for my liver to drain into, and I have to have it surgically replaced every 4-6 weeks at $16K a pop.  It really sucks.

I certainly doubt if an extra Tylenol PM is going to kill you or do any damage if you take it occasionally. If you're taking it every day, you might want to re-think the dose. No medication can be good for you if you take too much or too often.

It will not kill you I'm sure I take 1 mg of melatonin and 3 tylenol pm every night but some times I only take 2 tylenol pm and 1 mg of melatonin and I get to sleep in about 20-30 minutes after I eat and I'm only 14 but I have a sleeping disorder and the drs here are a load of crap and wont give me nothing to help me sleep well I hope this helps have a blessed and great year!

Ive taken all sorta over the counter pills don't 4 simply sleep per night for months straight, may not be healthy but I'm alvie and I'm not a doctor no one here is BUT NO YOU WILL NOT DIE btw I'm just about to pop 3 of the magic blue pills

I take 6 daily after I study to fall asleep I'm fine

I'm a male and weigh about 230 lbs. Last night, I took  one Tylenol PM (500mg) and it gave me a high. I don't know how, but it did. I've taken this medicine before and nothing happened. I'm about to take 2 of them (which is dierected on the bottle) because my pain I'd back. Do NOT take them unless you absolutely need to.

I'm 6'2" 190lbs and for kicks I took around 5 or 6 and I'm fine, I slept for around 14hrs but other then that I felt fine

How much acetominophen is in them? Because your daily limit of acetominophen is 4000 mg, but some people can easily reach 8000 mg a day without hurting themselves. I have also noticed that the only thing in tylenol pm that is a sleep aid is diphenhydramine, which is nothing but benadryl. So if you do not have any pain, I would suggest taking benadryl instead. It is safer than tylenol and risk of overdose is very rare considering benadryl has been used by kids to "trip". They take almost the whole frikkin bottle and I think it is so childish but they do not die. I have noticed that if I take more than the suggested dose of diphenhydramine then I get restless leg syndrome. My muscles in my legs and arms won't relax and I can't keep them still.
As for taking 3 tylenol 3, unless you are diabetic I don't see any problem with taking 3 or even 4 but if you have any blood problems do not take it because tylenol and asprin thins your blood. If you really want to sleep I would suggest a shot of Nyquil or a shot of liquor. Nyquil has an ingredient that helps you sleep, but don't take too much Nyquil (more that 4 of those cups it comes with) in a day.

Hi, I took two tylenol pm in early morning for a headache and ended up in emergency room, with very low blood pressure, confusion, dizziness, and barely able to wake up, as well as shallow breathing. I would avoid taking anything like this if you can help it, but keep it to a minimum, and don't mix drugs.