I am unable to swallow these pills, probably for psychosomatic reasons. What would the results be if I were to crush or break them to get them down? I understand that the time release function is for a gradual release of the pain killer. Would I just get a big jolt of pain relief which would not last long, or is it dangerous?
Answer:
In essence, you'd be taking the entire dose, meant for release over several hours all at once. Tylenol arthritis has 650mg of acetaminophen per caplet or geltab. The directions say to take two every eight hours. So, if you take two and crush or break them, you'd be getting 1,300mg of acetaminophen at one time. Dangerous depends on how you define it, and it depends on how often you do this. Good luck.Just FYI, Tylenol is a bilayer tablet.
First layer dissolves quickly to provide prompt pain relief.
Second layer is time-released to provide up to 8 hours of relief.
Crushing a pill isn't going to make it easier to take, and it will destroy the time release. Instead of swallowing one pill you want to swallow tons of disgusting powder? It would give you a "jolt" of tylenol to your system.. but increasing the dosage of tylenol doesn't do much for its pain relieving power. I doubt it would be dangerous, but its far from practical.If you can't swallow the extended release, then take regular ones more often instead.
tylenol arthritis just contains 650mg of acetominiphen, no special time-release things. The meds you have to worry about will clearly state: "do not crush or chew this medication, swallow whole"Warning: Tylenol tastes VERY bitter, but it isn't dangerous to take in this manner.
SINCE YOU DO NOT KNOW, JUST TAKE REGULAR TYLENOL
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