text: what would happen if you took 6 or more paracetamol at once? im not planning on doing it , but i just need to know what would happen if you did if you are asking this question you are either thinking of doing it or worried someone else has or might do.  don't take more than two tablets at once and don't take more than 8 in 24 hours.  if you are thinking of taking them yourself talk to a doctor now (go to a+e etc) who can either help you if you are feeling low or investigate/advise better pain killers if you are in pain.   if you have good reason to think someone else has then call an ambulance now. and if you think they might stop them if you can. you can also call their doctor if you are very worried - they will not be able to discuss the person with you but you can give them information about your friend. (ie that you are worried).   i have seen people die (very slowly and painfully) from paracetamol overdoses. i wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. but there is treatment if you go to the hospital and tell them honestly and quickly what has happened.   ps lancashire - it takes far far far less than 160 to end up on the organ donor list! - there are factors such as weight and metabolism to consider but fatal doses are not as high as people think. people feel ill but do not pass out until a long way into the damage usually. they stay awake and get sicker and sicker and more yellow and more sick.