What's good in small concentrations, but lethal in higher? What's a glaring red flag you're encroaching on a lethal concentration?

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Like Fluoride or Oxygen.

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Huh. That might explain the last two weeks. Dental pains. Lot's of tylenol. And why I feel much better now.

For dental pain I recommend ibuprofen (advil). Seems to work significantly better than acetaminophen (Tylenol) and seems to be much safer.

NSAIDs can be just as bad in different ways. They cause your digestive tract to bleed and can cause perforations.

Tylenol can be taken with ibuprofen to increase pain or fever relief. Just follow directions for both.

Definitely ease up on it if you can, especially if you've been taking it for more than a week regularly. If you can't reduce usage/dose, then be much more generous with the minimum gap between doses, especially if your liver is already under a bit of pressure from other meds or alcohol.

Pain sucks, and pain management causes pain. Sorry about the dental stuff, my issue isn't teeth but I know that is no fun too.