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Can you overdose on these?

need_money

http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/30003850/

Concerned about something.

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Reply 1

need_money

lessthanthree

you can overdose on any medication - it's important not to, really. If you have gone over the reccommended dosage by a bit, don't worry, but if you take excessive amounts [I think they'd make you drowsy, those ones] you should see a doctor.

What i mean is...can they be fatal if you took like 6 or 7? :dong:

Its not me btw.

Reply 2

viviki

Ring up NHS direct and find out. You can certainly be very ill on just a small overdose of antihistamines.

Reply 3

Helenia

Doubtful - it's not like paracetamol where even just twice the recommended dose can kill you. It might make them very drowsy (so no driving etc) but it shouldn't be done on a regular basis.

Reply 4

need_money

viviki

Ring up NHS direct and find out. You can certainly be very ill on just a small overdose of antihistamines.

Hm...yeah. Drowsiness, sickness, weakness. :dong:

Reply 5

RetiredAccount89

dry as a bone, red as a beet, hot as a hare, mad as a hatter, and blind as a bat.

that's what ahppens if you OD on anti-histamines.
seen it happen. was hilarious. bless the lady she was trying to top herself, just was going about it completely wrong.

Reply 6

need_money

Jamie

Hm...aye..sounds hilarious. ^o)

Reply 7

viviki

I've accidentally taken a double dose of mine because I'm a forgetful mare and that was enough to make me sleep for an entire day nearly and give me a headache so I wouldn't fancy taking a few of them.

Reply 8

Jonatan

need_money

http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/30003850/

Concerned about something.

Well from teh webpage you gave us:
Never take more than the prescribed dose. If you suspect that you or someone else has taken an overdose of levocetirizine contact your doctor or go to the accident and emergency department of your local hospital at once. Always take the container with you, if possible, even if it is empty.

Seeing how at once is bold out I think it might be a good idea to follow that advice. Basically if the medecine sais you should contact proffessional help at once, I'd suspect that is pretty much teh best thing to do.

Reply 9

RetiredAccount89

need_money

Hm...aye..sounds hilarious. ^o)

lady smacking her lips together cos her mouth was so dry, bright red, trying to pull her hospital gown off cos shes so hot and mummbling that they came for her brother and they were coming for her too.

Can't OD on anti-histamines by bum.
:rolleyes:

Reply 10

musicbloke

Helenia

paracetamol where even just twice the recommended dose can kill you

That can't really be correct can it?

MB

Reply 11

need_money

musicbloke

That can't really be correct can it?

MB

Doubt it seeing as the recommend dosage is 2 normally and i've heard of people taking 8 and being ok. :confused:

Reply 12

SilverWings

Well the allowance per 24 hours is 8 I think?? :confused:

16 paracetamol at ONCE wouldn't kill you - I'm sure... nevermind in 24 hours

Reply 13

Jonatan

musicbloke

That can't really be correct can it?

MB

Sounds unlikely, it could however cause irrepareable damage to your liver, and I shall not ignore the possibility that this might be fatal if you have contracted liver damage from before ( from drinking, cancer, other medications etc .. )

Reply 14

need_money

Well the allowance per 24 hours is 8 I think?? :confused:

16 paracetamol at ONCE wouldn't kill you - I'm sure... nevermind in 24 hours

They would sure as hell put you in hospital! Was watching casualty ages ago and a girl took 15 paracetamol and almost died. :eek:

I know its only TV but its based on fact.

Reply 15

RieLouise

need_money

They would sure as hell put you in hospital! Was watching casualty ages ago and a girl took 15 paracetamol and almost died. :eek:

I know its only TV but its based on fact.

It depends on the individual's current medical condition, I'd imagine.

Reply 16

selc_83

There was a story in the news a while back about someone who took 9 in a day and died!

Reply 17

Fluffy

musicbloke

That can't really be correct can it?

MB

It's more or less true [I have 3-4 times in my lecture notes, but what's 2 tablets between friends?] - paracetamol has a low therapeutic range (the difference between bugger all physiological effect and toxicity). The therapeutic and toxic dose are fairly similar.

Combine it with alcohol and the toxic dose is even lower (as it potentiates liver damage).