Tylenol depletes glutathione your liver's most important protective antioxidant. Every dose chips away at it. So instead of taking lower doses every 46 hours, I recommend spacing to 1000mg every 8 hours. Acetaminophen & the kidney Renal Fellow Network Glutathione Depletion in Mitochondrial Diseases Glutathione Reporter Frontiers Potential adverse actions of prenatal exposure of acetaminophen to offspring Tylenol And Glutathione Invigor Medical Myth busting, Acetaminophen version. "Avoid Acetaminophen (Tylenol) because it causes glutathione depletion". Truth?? As a pediatrician and ER doctor and as moms we're often asked about this. And we understand why: