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Teenager took asprin?

miss.tified asked:


I took asprin a few days ago, about eight low dose. Never heard about any danger of teenagers taking asprin, than my mom told me about reye’s syndrome, or some other disease. I’m 15 by the way, I feel fine, just really worried that I’ll get some disease. Is it true that asprin causes this? Is it rare? What should I look for?
Please answer I’m worried

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5 Responses to “Teenager took asprin?”

  1. Big Guy on May 10th, 2009 6:04 pm

    reyes is generally associated with children and aspirin younger then 15. you should be fine but until you are 20 or so tylenol probably better for you..and don’t take so many..8 low dose is a high dose..to much aspirin can cause bleeding so limit the low dose to one a day if you need to take at all

  2. Dayne L on May 11th, 2009 10:57 pm

    ALERT THE MEDIA!! A TEENAGER POPPED A PAINKILLER!
    It’s advil. If you followed the directions on the bottle you are fine.

  3. greydoc6 on May 14th, 2009 4:14 am

    First, there is almost always an underlying condition going on with Reye’s such as chicken pox or influenza. It’s the addition of aspirin to this mix that precludes one to Reye syndrome. While there have been isolated cases of Reye’s in teens, the vast majority are in younger children.

    Symptoms are persistent vomiting, nausea, stupor, confusion, coma in that general order.

    Relax.

  4. Tim S on May 16th, 2009 1:01 am

    Aspirin is indicated for adults and children 12 years and older. You will be fine.

    Reyes syndrome is thought to be partially caused by children who take aspirin while they have a viral infection (such as chickenpoxs). For this reason, it is advised that children under 12 should not take aspirin at all. Reyes syndrome usually shows fatty liver deposits and encephalopathy (swelling of the brain).

    The rate of Reye’s syndrome is extremely small. Estimates show about 2 cases a year in the US. Another estimate shows it at about 0.2 cases per 1 million children.

    You will be fine.

  5. John de Witt on May 17th, 2009 7:15 pm

    Reye’s syndrome crops up in an association with aspirin use in youngsters with flu or chicken pox. Reyes’ is also rare in children, and vanishingly rare in teens. It’s better to use acetaminophen/paracetamol when there’s an easy choice, but your risk of Reye’s is less than your risk of being struck by lightning, so it isn’t something you change your life about.