I've been really getting concerned about my liver, since it must be in the same shape as an alcoholic's. I mean, I'm only 21 (almost 22) and have been taking huge amounts of painkillers for 5 years. So I was wondering if anybody has an idea of how much a liver can take?

For the first 4 years I was taking an average of 500mg accetaminophen (tylenol), 200mg celebrix, and 600mg ibeprophen a day. Since my pain got worse, I've stepped it up a notch. In the past half-year I've been taking 650mg acetaminophen with 75mg Tramadol twice a week, with the 200mg celebrix a day.

Now in the past month with my pain levels worse than ever, I'm taking 1,300mg acetaminophen, 150mg Tramadol, and 200mg celebrix every day (plus smoking the weed, it's great for the leg and arm pain, not so much for the back and neck). It's still not enough, but the docs won't give me anything stronger so what can one do really... So how much more of a beating can my liver take before it finally fails, going at this rate? With my pain levels I don't see how I can reduce the meds, and it pisses me off how the pharmacuetical companies force you to take liver-killing acetaminophen with every damn med whether you need it or not.

Believe me, I've tried not to take the painkillers, but I just can't seem to do it. I made a new years resolution to quit the meds, and after 2 1/2 days of incredible pain that grew exponentially, I finally went back to it realizing there's no way I could live in that much pain.

Also, does anybody know some methods for making my liver healthier? A cleansing method perhapse? So far I'm takin a stuff called "Liv-tone" with a bunch of herbal extracts, and I've heard of drinking lemon jiuce as a cleanser. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, especially on how much longer my liver might have.
mrdevious Reviewed by mrdevious on . How long does my liver have? I've been really getting concerned about my liver, since it must be in the same shape as an alcoholic's. I mean, I'm only 21 (almost 22) and have been taking huge amounts of painkillers for 5 years. So I was wondering if anybody has an idea of how much a liver can take? For the first 4 years I was taking an average of 500mg accetaminophen (tylenol), 200mg celebrix, and 600mg ibeprophen a day. Since my pain got worse, I've stepped it up a notch. In the past half-year I've been taking 650mg Rating: 5